2026 NPHW | From Classrooms to Careers: A Panel Discussion on the Future of the Public Health Workforce

College of Public Health
NPHW

This panel will explore how the public health field is evolving and responding to funding shifts, changes in federal leadership, and overall trust in public health. The discussion will also include a young professional perspective and advice on navigating the field, entering the workforce, and translating education into practice.

Panelists:

  • Melissa (Moose) Alperin, president-elect of APHA and faculty and director of the executive MPH program at Emory's Rollins School of Public Health
  • Patrick Kelly, BSPH’19, MPH’20, PhD Candidate at Brown University
  • Palak Raval-Nelson, Health Commissioner for the City of Philadelphia

Attention students! For a chance to win Barnett CPH swag:
- Be sure to scan the Suitable QR code at the completion of each NPHW event you attend.
- For each event attended, students will earn Suitable points and an entry into a raffle to win Barnett CPH swag! 
- All students attending 3 or more NPHW events will receive a limited edition Barnett CPH NPHW t-shirt.

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OPEN TO: Alumni, Faculty and Staff, Graduate Students, Parents, Public, Undergraduate Students