Alumni Profile is an opportunity to highlight an alumnus for their outstanding achievements.
“It is more important than ever for students to pursue fields that make a tangible impact on public health – to solve issues like climate change, health equity, mental health crises, and health misinformation,” Retired Rear Admiral Pamela Schweitzer says.
Jordan Ruggieri is a regional marketing manager for biotechnology company Thermo Fisher Scientific – a career that allows him to use his NSM education in unexpected ways.
Alumnus David Webb has helped develop diabetes and cancer treatments. Now, he’s conducting medical research studies to understand and develop treatments for COVID-19.
Cal State Fullerton alumni Gary Gallego (BS ’09), Rene Perez (BS ’02; MS ’09), and Oscar Castillo (BA ’02) reflect on how their NSM education has influenced their careers.
Geology alumna Christine Irwin has an untamable curiosity for science.
Janis Hernandez has loved the outdoors since the camping trips of her childhood. And when she took a geology course in the early ’90s, she realized she had found her calling.
