Philip Hudson, a former police detective who is pursuing his master's in public health at Georgia State, has helped the Georgia Department of Public Health research roadway deaths and other safety issues.

The wide-ranging study found that the most common forms of discrimination for LGBTQ people in the South were being subject to slurs and jokes, rejection by friends and family and places of worship, and poor service at places of business.

Kate Kroell (MPH, '11) sees accessibility to fresh foods as a public health issue and a matter of social justice.