2004 - 2006 Cohort

Alison received her MPH from Boston University and her BS in Dietetics from Bradley University. Alison completed her Fellowship at the Dane County Health Department where she focused on physical activity and nutrition interventions. Alison’s experience as a fellow helped her decide to pursue a PhD in Nutrition Epidemiology. 

Following the fellowship, Alison earned a PhD in Nutrition Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2010. In 2011, Alison joined the University of Kentucky Department of Nutrition and Food Science as an Assistant Professor. Since 2011, Alison has focused her research and practice on community based interventions focused on improving food access in rural communities. 

Ben received his MPH with a concentration in epidemiology and biostatistics from Drexel University in Philadelphia. During Ben’s Fellowship, he was placed at the Milwaukee Health Department (preceptors Dr. Vivien Chen and Dr. Capri-Mara Fillmore) where he worked with the Division Manager from each department. Some of the projects Ben was involved with during his time there included creating Data Briefs on topics such as teen pregnancy, infant mortality, and tobacco. In addition, he assisted on communicable disease outbreak investigations and led the implementation of a door-to-door diabetes screening and intervention project. 

Following the fellowship, Ben worked at the City of Milwaukee Health Department as a Health Information Specialist. In 2007, Ben started working at Waukesha County Public Health, first as an Epidemiologist overseeing communicable disease outbreaks and public health preparedness, and then as the Health Officer, where he has dedicated the past decade to driving transformative change in Waukesha County. Ben currently serves on a number of Boards and Committees representing public health and as an Adjunct Professor at Carroll University.