Kaci Ginn is this week's guest. She's currently an undergrad public health student at the University of Iowa who is also working at a county public health department helping to navigate the COVID19 pandemic.

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The Real World: public health undergrad Kaci Ginn is helping her home town navigate COVID19

Summers off? No way. Not of you're a public health student. Join host Lexi Fahrion as she talks with 4 current UI College of Public Health students about their summer internships and work experiences, what they've learned, and how these experiences will help them in the classroom and in their future plans.

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A Different Kind of Summer School: talking student internships and summer work experience

This week, we welcome 5 new members to our student podcasting crew and get to know a little bit about them and their interests in public health; Adriana Kotchkoski, Lauren Lavin, Rasika Mukkamala, Garrett Naughton, and Amy Wu.

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New Voices: get to know the newest members of our student podcasting crew

Dr. Elizabeth O'Neal, a transportation safety expert and professor at the University of Iowa College of Public Health, discusses her research on pedestrian safety, particularly in relation to driverless vehicles and children. She explains that her research uses virtual environments to study how children interact with traffic and make crossing decisions. She also discusses the implications of driverless technology and the need for clear communication between autonomous vehicles and pedestrians, especially children. Dr. O'Neal emphasizes the importance of considering the safety of vulnerable road users when developing policies and recommends teaching children about road safety beyond the basic "look right, look left" approach. She suggests that parents can use talk-aloud protocols to demonstrate their decision-making process when crossing roads. To stay informed about ongoing research and developments in this field, Dr. O'Neal suggests checking the websites of organizations such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the University of Iowa College of Public Health.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-teaching-children-about-modern-pedestrian-safety/

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Is "Look Both Ways" enough? Teaching children about modern pedestrian safety.

This week, Lauren welcomes UI College of Public Health alumnus and recipient of the college's 2024 Outstanding Alumni Award, Dr. Vijay Golla. They discuss his journey into public health that began with his medical training in India, where he became interested in preventive medicine and social medicine. This led him to pursue a Ph.D. in industrial hygiene at the University of Iowa, where he focused his dissertation on assessing pesticide levels and related doses among farm families in Iowa.

After graduating, Dr. Golla returned to Western Kentucky University, where he obtained a training grant to support undergraduate and graduate students in environmental health sciences. In his current role as Vice Provost for Research and Health Sciences at Texas A&M, Dr. Golla has been able to significantly increase research funding and expand the university's health science initiatives, which he sees as a critical part of public health's future focus on disease prevention.

Dr. Golla emphasizes the importance of field experience, networking, and staying research-active for current public health students and young professionals. He is excited about public health's growing influence and its potential to play a pivotal role in providing personalized preventive healthcare recommendations, much like a vehicle's diagnostic system.

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