About Us
Public Health Post is a daily population health magazine written by public health students and practitioners, and edited by experts.
Our mission is to spotlight critical intersections in public health and social justice to advance conversations about health in urban and rural communities across the United States.
We achieve this by:
- Increasing awareness of underreported, evidence-based public health solutions at the local, state, and national levels
- Translating complex research into plain journalistic language without the paywalls or jargon of academic publishing
- Nurturing the next generation of health science communicators via fellowship and mentorship opportunities
- Amplifying the voices of direct service leaders improving the health of their communities.
This is who we are
Meet Us
Jack Mellom
Multimedia Fellow
Jack Mellom is an MPH candidate at Boston University School of Public Health, studying health communication and promotion. His passions include promoting public health through new mediums in hopes of making its dissemination digestible for all. He has a background in plant sciences, which has given way to his love of public horticulture being used to improve health, as well as his love of plants. His favorite tree is the Live Oak. Outside of his public health work, Jack loves all things music, his favorite artist being Vampire Weekend.
Bernadette Carter-Salmond
Writing Fellow
Bernadette Carter-Salmond is an MPH candidate at Boston University School of Public Health, studying health communication and promotion. Some of her public health interests include mental health, sexual and reproductive health, substance use, and environmental justice. She is especially passionate about how public health issues intersect with vulnerable populations. In her free time, she enjoys watching anime and sports, meditating, and going to comedy shows.
Mallika Chimpiri
Writing Fellow
Mallika Chimpiri is an MPH candidate at Boston University School of Public Health, studying epidemiology and biostatistics. Her interest in public health stems from a passion for clinical medicine and exploring how various determinants can intersect to manifest population-level disease. In her free time, Mallika can be found reading fiction, rewatching comfort shows, or taking portraits of her friends.
Rowena Lindsay
Writing Fellow
Rowena Lindsay is an MPH candidate at Boston University School of Public Health, specializing in epidemiology & biostatistics and health communications. She is passionate about reproductive and environmental health. Her background is in science journalism, and as both a writer and public health practitioner, she aims to empower people to make informed decisions in all aspects of their lives. Outside business hours, you can find her hiking, practicing yoga, and listening to audiobooks while crafting.
Aidan Stotz
Writing Fellow
Aidan Stotz is an MPH candidate at Boston University School of Public Health, studying epidemiology and biostatistics with a concentration in chronic and non-communicable diseases. He is passionate about cancer epidemiology, particularly pediatric cancer research, and examining how social determinants shape health inequities. His experience includes rural and urban mental health, data analysis, and social justice advocacy. In his free time, he enjoys reading, discovering new music, and thrifting.
Jennifer Beard
Associate Editor
Jennifer Beard is a clinical associate professor of global health at Boston University School of Public Health and the associate editor of Public Health Post. She was a co-principal investigator for the multi-study Ghana Operations Research for Key Populations project, which focused on HIV prevention and other needs of young female sex workers and their intimate partners, prisoners, men who have sex with men, post-secondary female students, women who work in bars, people who inject drugs, and people living with HIV at risk of dropping out of antiretroviral therapy.
Michael Stein
Editor-at-Large
Michael Stein is the dean ad interim at Boston University School of Public Health, editor-at-large for Public Health Post, and author, most recently of the books Me vs Us: A Health Divided, Accidental Kindness: A Doctor’s Notes on Empathy, and The Turning Point: Reflections on a Pandemic with Sandro Galea. He is a physician and health services researcher who is an international authority on the intersection of primary care, mental health, and substance use disorders.
Monica Wang
Executive Editor
Monica L. Wang is an associate professor of community health sciences at Boston University School of Public Health and the executive editor of Public Health Post. An award-winning researcher, educator, and thought leader, she specializes in social determinants of health and health equity, with a focus on chronic disease prevention and community-engaged interventions. With over a decade of experience leading health disparities research, Dr. Wang has made significant contributions to understanding and addressing systemic health inequities.
Mallory Bersi
Managing Editor
Mallory Bersi joined Public Health Post after several years of working as a writer in public health communications. She received her MPH from Boston University School of Public Health with a focus in health communication and promotion and maternal and child health. When she is not getting lost in a good book or (overly) invested in TV characters, she enjoys experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen.