Katie Jones's Blog

Katie is from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She graduated from Grinnell College with a BA in History. She is a second year Master of Public Health student in the Community and Behavioral Health department at the University of Iowa. She works for the MPH Department and for the Iowa Cancer Consortium. She is interested in many public health topics, including health disparities, chronic disease prevention, sexual assault and domestic violence prevention, and health communication. In her spare time, she enjoys cycling and playing board games with friends.

This student blog is unedited and does not necessarily reflect the views of the College of Public Health or the University of Iowa.

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Graduation!

I can't believe this week is final's week and this Friday is the College of Public Health graduation ceremony. The past two years have flown by. It still hasn't sunk in completely that I will be done with graduate school at the end of this week. These past few weeks have been especially exciting, with one of the highlights being that I accepted a job offer! I am going to be a Health Education Specialist. I think the job is a great fit for me and I'm looking forward to beginning in June!

Leaving the College of Public Health is certainly very bittersweet. I am excited to begin my post-graduate professional career and put what I've learned in the MPH program to use, but at the same time, I will miss being around my classmates (as well as the faculty and staff) and taking interesting classes. Although I certainly plan to continue to stay connected to the College of Public Health community, as an alum who is close by, it will be quite different from being a current student.

It's been a pleasure blogging for the College these past few months as well! If you're considering going to the University of Iowa College of Public Health and would like to ask me some questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. You can get my email address from Lexie Just by emailing lexie-just@uiowa.edu.


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