Robyn L. Anderson, Ph.D., MPH
Professor of Exercise and Health Science
Office: EHS / MCE 119
Phone: (989) 463-7159
Micheal R Vickery, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Professor of Communication
Office: Swanson Academic Center 350
Phone: (989) 463-7238
Alma College received a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation in August 2009 for research that could eventually lead to the development of more effective drugs to treat and prevent certain kinds of influenza, including human infections of swine and avian flu. "This project provides an opportunity for students to get involved in important laboratory research," says faculty member Jeff Turk, principal investigator.
Kari Tapley
Graduation: 1999
Major: Communication
Minor: Public Health
Kari St. Bernard Tapley wanted a way to combine her interest in communication with her interest in health. The minor in public health showed her the need for public health programs.
Now a perinatal Hepatitis B surveillance specialist for the Michigan Department of Community Health, she works on reporting and preventing disease in pregnant women.
