Practicum Advising & Supervision

Each student will be expected to work with the following individuals at different touchpoints of their Practicum. For questions about your Practicum project, Faculty Adviser, and Site Supervisor, contact Manager of Experiential Learning. For questions about registration, add codes, or credits being posted to transcripts, contact your Departmental Staff Adviser.

Practicum Faculty Adviser is a UWSPH faculty member who reviews and approves the learning contract, advises student on selecting a balanced set of practice-oriented, competency-based activities, and evaluates student’s overall practicum experience.

Site Supervisor is a public health practitioner affiliated with a public health organization who supervises the student’s work on a day-to-day basis and evaluates the student in the practice setting throughout their practicum.

MPH Program Director/Practicum Faculty Lead is a UWSPH faculty member who provides curricular oversight and upholds the standards of practicum within their respective departments or programs.

Departmental Staff Adviser is a department or program staff who collaborates with the Manager of Experiential Learning and Practicum Faculty Advisers on student advising and submits official credits for practicum.

Manager of Experiential Learning administers the practicum at the UWSPH, coordinates and advises all practicum participants to ensure a cohesive and engaging experience that meets practicum guidelines and complies with the CEPH accreditation requirements. Serves as the primary contact for prospective practicum sites exploring opportunities with students.

Practicum Contacts

UW SPH Departments and Interdisciplinary Programs
Department/Program	MPH Program Director/Practicum Faculty Lead	Department/Program Staff Adviser
Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences	Tania Busch Isaksen tania@uw.edu	Amy Gundlack Ritter ehgrad@uw.edu
Epidemiology	Steve Schwartz stevesch@uw.edu	Kevin Schuda epcourse@uw.edu
Global Health	Deepa Rao deeparao@uw.edu	Lyda Ebadani ghmphadv@uw.edu
Health Systems and Population Health	Clarence Spigner cspigner@uw.edu	Erin Gunsul hservmph@uw.edu
Online MPH	Genya Shimkin gshimkin@uw.edu	SJ Putz uwonlinemph@uw.edu
Community-Oriented Public Health Practice	Jsani Henry jah26@uw.edu	Mimi Krutein uwcophp@uw.edu
Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health	Anne Lund ael4@uw.edu	Nichole Waterman gradnutr@uw.edu
Public Health Genetics	Brian Shirts shirtsb@uw.edu	Annique Atwater phginfo@uw.edu

UW SPH Office of the Dean

Janet Baseman

Associate Dean for Public Health Practice, Professor of Epidemiology, jbaseman@uw.edu

Janice North

Manager of Experiential Learning, jlnorth@uw.edu, sphpractice@uw.edu

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