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
Kylee Cochran
Multimedia Fellow
Kylee Cochran is an MPH candidate at Boston University School of Public Health, studying health communication and maternal and child health. She is passionate about translating public health messages through creative and digestible media. Her interest in public health communication stems from her previous work as a maternal health research assistant and background in communication and art. In her free time, you can find Kylee working in her studio, building her painting and photography portfolio.
Priyanka Athalye
Writing Fellow
Priyanka Athalye is an MPH candidate at Boston University School of Public Health, studying epidemiology and biostatistics. She approaches public health from a social justice perspective and is interested in how social factors and health policy influence community health outcomes. Her background includes professional experience at the community and federal levels in public health. In her free time, Priyanka enjoys reading, crafting, taking long walks, and spending time with her friends and family.
Rylie Lillibridge
Writing Fellow
Rylie Lillibridge is an MPH candidate at Boston University School of Public Health, studying epidemiology and biostatistics. With a background in journalism, she is passionate about providing reliable and comprehensive health information to everyone. In her free time, she loves discovering new music, and when she’s not writing, you can probably find her at a show.
Farah Nimeri
Writing Fellow
Farah Nimeri is an MPH candidate at Boston University School of Public Health, studying epidemiology and biostatistics. She is drawn to the intersection of clinical medicine and public health and is passionate about addressing barriers to equitable health care, particularly those related to language access. In her free time, Farah can be found baking, reading, and trying out new coffee recipes.
Monica L. Wang
Editor-at-Large
Monica L. Wang, ScD, MS, is an associate professor of community health sciences at Boston University School of Public Health, editor-at-large of Public Health Post, and author of The Collective Cure (Beacon Press). A globally recognized public health leader, researcher, and educator, Dr. Wang focuses on the social and structural drivers of health, chronic disease prevention, and community-engaged strategies to improve population well-being. Outside of work, she’s a runner, artist, baker, and proud mom. If she weren’t in public health, her dream job would be designing beautiful spaces as an interior designer or whipping up new recipes on her own Food Network show.
Michael Stein
Executive Editor
Michael Stein is the executive editor of Public Health Post, chair and professor of health law, policy & management at Boston University School of Public Health, and author of the books Me vs Us: A Health Divided, Accidental Kindness: A Doctor’s Notes on Empathy, and A Living: Working Class Americans Talk to Their Doctor. He is a physician and health services researcher who is an international authority on the intersection of primary care, mental health, and substance use.
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’s not getting lost in a good book or overly invested in TV characters, she enjoys experimenting with new recipes and exploring crafting hobbies.
Jennifer Beard
Senior Editor
Jennifer Beard is a clinical associate professor of global health at Boston University School of Public Health and the senior 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.