Students and Alumni of HSP - Health - The University of Utah

Aspen Bias

I graduated with a bachelor's degree in Health Society & Policy, and minors in International Studies and Nutrition. In addition to providing me with a comprehensive understanding of the factors that contribute to human health, this major has offered me the space to explore my specific interests which lie in anthropology, sustainability, and social justice. Additionally, the brevity of this program allowed me to dedicate a large portion of... [read more]

Sydney Boogaard

As an HSP and ENVST major, I had the opportunity to participate in various extracurricular activities and internships. I was a member of the Sustainability Leaderships Committee, an Ambassador for the College of Social and Behavioral Science, and interned with Sustainable Works, Salt Lake City’s Division of Sustainability, and Salt Lake County’s Environmental Health Department. Each position has given me further direction... [read more]

Brixton Ellsworth

I am a Health, Society & Policy and Psychology double major, with minors in Nutrition, and Health; and an Applied Certificate in Positive Psychology. I am also an inducted member of the Sigma Alpha Pi and Psi Chi Honor Societies. I began my studies at the University of Utah after a number of years on the road, touring and playing music professionally in various bands. I always knew I wanted to eventually go into the mental... [read more]

Kelsie Lewis

My academic journey at the University of Utah can best be described as efficiently indecisive. After declaring majors in the College of Engineering, Nursing, and Humanities, I eventually found my home in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. I studied Health, Society & Policy; Sociology, and Criminology. For the first time, I became fully confident that the path I took to get where I am now is the one that allows me to... [read more]

Stormy Foster-Palmer

I majored in Health, Society & Policy with a minor in International Studies. Throughout my undergraduate experience I worked as a Neuromuscular Research Assistant at the School of Medicine, interned for Utahns Against Hunger doing food policy research, and with Utah Foundation doing public policy research on prison drug rehabilitation programs and suicide. I have participated in Global Health Scholars, as well as... [read more]

Christoph Frausto

I graduated from the University of Utah with a double BS in Anthropology with a Health Emphasis and Health, Society & Policy. I wanted to take all that I learned from these majors, and the work experiences I had accumulated over the span of my Undergraduate Career, and apply them to Disability Studies/Medicine, and Applied Ethics under the arch of Applied Medical Anthropology and Public Health. Currently, I am... [read more]

Abbey Gates

I graduated with dual majors in Health, Society & Policy and Honors Political Science. When I first started attending the University of Utah, I was unsure as to what major to pursue. I was in the process of deciding whether I would continue school to become a doctor or a lawyer but knowing that I definitely wanted to obtain a second degree left my options for an undergraduate major fairly open. I had a love for the social...[read more]

Zoe Kozlowski

I graduated with an Honors Health, Society & Policy Degree. My thesis was "Assessing the Contraceptive Needs of Homeless Women in Salt Lake City" and I plan to continue my research in the future. In my time at the University of Utah, I worked as a University Ambassador, a Hinckley Intern at Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., and as the ASUU Vice President of University Relations. I chose the HSP Program because it is... [read more]

Grace Mason

I am studying Political Science and Health, Society & Policy through the Honors College. In my time as a first year, I served the University as a member of two ASUU Boards (Government Relations and Student Advocacy), the Bennion Center’s First Year Service Corps, Students for Choice, The Daily Utah Chronicle, Allied Students for Contraception, and previously as a writer for Her Campus. As a student research assistant with the... [read more]

Maia Southwick

I double majored in Health, Society & Policy and Honors Psychology, and pursued an Economics minor and Quantitative Analysis certificate. HSP was a great stepping stone for a career in public service and policy work. I was a Hinckley Intern at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. During my internship, I was able to learn more about the intersection of federal agencies, policy work, and... [read more]

Gillian Stucki

For years I searched to find my own niche between the two worlds I find most alluring: healthcare and politics. To better understand my options, I interned for three months at Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. through the Hinkley Institute of Politics. My time there was spent getting nearly "power moved" out of a meeting with the Secretary, writing on services available post-incarceration, recording webinars, exploring... [read more]

Students and Alumni of HSP: HEALTH CARE POLICY AND MORE