Lise Anderson (‘84)
Lise is Grants Specialist at the Research Development Core of MICHR, a new Institute at the UM. She has held this position for the past year. She helps a broad array of teams doing "translational research" - some focused on health disparities - to get funding.
Lonnie Barnett (‘93)
Lonnie and his wife Karen are pleased to announce the arrival of Sarah Rachel Barnett, born on July 1, 2008. Sarah has two older brothers and one older sister. They live in Lansing, Michigan, where Lonnie works at the Michigan Department of Community Health.
CARRIE BEST (‘05)
Carrie welcomed a son, Jude Owen Wetters Best, on August 8, 2008. In February she started a new position as Project Director with the Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine at The Miriam Hospital and Brown University Medical School in Providence, RI.
Kendra Bigsby (‘04)
Shortly after getting married to Tom Sweeney (UM 2004 - SNRE) this past summer, Kenda started a new job with Colorado State University as Program Coordinator for their new Master of Public Health program. She says that "it's nice to be working with students, to be in an academic setting, and to be a part of the development process of a brand new program".
Nicole Exe (‘07)
Nicole has a permanent position with the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor VA Medical Center as a research associate for the Center for Behavioral and Decision Sciences in Medicine (CBDSM).
Lisa Goldenhar ('08)
Lisa recently got a job at the Michigan Department of Community Health in the Nutrition and Physical Activity Unit in the Cardiovascular Health Section. She writes that she "is enjoying the job and learning a lot". She and Justin Holtzman (HMP) were recently engaged. She notes that they "don't have a date yet, but are thinking Spring/Summer of 2010. "
Natalie Kerr (‘05)
Natalie was married on September 5, 2008 to Joshua Clemens. She is still currently working in Tobacco Treatment Services at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, MI.
Gloria Kim
Gloria is in her 3rd year of OB/GYN residency in Chicago. 
Marta Metz (‘04)
Marta headed to Las Vegas in March to reunite with several others from the class of 2004. The reunion included Derek Smith and Lucius Bishop (from San Francisco), Merritt Beckett (from Arizona), Amy Frank (from Ann Arbor).
Jeremy Meyer (‘97)
On February 20, 2008 Jeremy began a new position as Director of Health Promotion for the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics, an organization whose mission is to serve all regardless of their ability to pay. It is comprised of 3 medical clinics, 2 health promotion centers, and a dental clinic. He oversees outreach, education, and chronic disease prevention and management. Previously Jeremy coordinated health and nutrition services for the Head Start and State Preschool Programs of Child Development Resources of Ventura County.
Debby Nagusky (’85)
After working in and out of public health since receiving her MPH in 1985, Debbie is enjoying a fairly new job in the Department of Patient and Family Education Services at the University of Washington Medical Center, in Seattle. She writes: “It's the first position with the title "health educator" I've ever had!” . She also received a certificate in editing from University of Washington Extension, in 2005, and this job is a perfect marriage of health education and editing. When not working, she spends time with friends playing music, tending to my house and garden, and hanging out with Greg, a professional jazz guitarist and bass player. She'd love to hear from my old HBHE mates.
Ileana Sasano
Ileana landed a new job as Health Services Coordinator for San Francisco Head Start in August. She writes: "What is interesting is that I am taking over a position which was previously held by a current first-year HBHE student."
Michelle Segar (’97)
Michelle Segar's focus on understanding how to facilitate sustained physical activity participation and self-care behaviors among midlife women hasn't wavered since receiving her MS in Kinesiology in 1995 and her MPH in 1997.
Since that time, she received her PhD in Motivational Psychology in 2006.
Her doctoral researched identified which exercise goals help or undermine women's long-term exercise motivation, behavioral self-regulation and participation. Her interdisciplinary approach to solving this important problem has generated national accolades and media attention. This year, her dissertation was awarded "Distinguished Student Outstanding Dissertation Award" by the Society of Behavioral Medicine and her published research was recognized by the North American Menopause Society. More Magazine featured Michelle and her NIH-funded and women-specific exercise, self-care, and weight control coaching business(www.essentialsteps.net) in their November
2008 issue. She consults with heath care organizations and trains clinicians about "best practices" for prescribing exercise to their female midlife patients. But the most exciting thing to happen this year for Michelle was her and her husband's (Jeff Horowitz, Kinesiology Professor, UM) adoption of their son Eli Segar Horowitz!
Peggy Sheagren, (‘89)
Peggy Sheagren MPH, MBA was recently promoted to Associate Director, MHealthy Administration, at UM. This basically means that I'm over all of the operations for our internal employee health and well-being program (called MHealthy) for all UM faculty, staff, dependents and retirees
Colleen Streeter (‘01)
In 2006, Colleen finished a second masters program in health sciences librarianship, started working for Davenport University as a reference librarian, and got married. She and her husband, Jeff, are expecting their first baby in early November.
Patricia A. Wren (’92)/
Melissa J. Smiley, (’06)
Patricia A. Wren MPH ’92, PhD ‘99 and Melissa J. Smiley, MPH/MUP '06 married at San Francisco City Hall on Sept. 22, 2008. Patricia received her PhD in Education from UM in 1999. She is currently an assistant professor of Wellness, Health Promotion, and Injury Prevention at Oakland University in Rochester, MI. Melissa is currently a doctoral candidate in Michigan's department of epidemiology, a research assistant in the Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health (CSEPH), and a graduate fellow with the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute.
Joan C. Wright (‘01)
Joan is proud to announce the birth of her first child, Gabriella Zettye Williams, born on July 5th 2008 @ 5lbs 2oz. She writes: "Distinctive features she got from her mom - very curly hair and a big smile. We call her "Gaby". Gabriella's favorites - "Jack's Big Music Show" and our morning conversations."
Alice Zheng (‘07)
In July, 2008, Alice began her position as Senior Researcher with Synovate Healthcare, healthcare market intelligence firm, in Shanghai, China.
Kathy Zoppi (‘81)
Continuing to teach in a medical education setting, teaching health behavior and communication to medical trainees, in the Community Health Network in Indianapolis. Along with her colleagues, she founded a new non-profit 501c3, Indiana Health Advocacy Coalition, to develop and provide integrated advocacy programs (including medical, social work, legal services, and public health services) to patients needing multidisciplinary coordination. One colleague is Enid Errante Zwirn, also an HBHE grad.