Spotlight: Jeffrey Freeman, PhD '17
Jeffrey Freeman has been appointed as the next director of the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health.
After graduating from BSPH, Jeffrey went to work for Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), where he developed the Lab's Disaster Response Corps and also the Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Program under the National Health Mission. He then served as senior technical staff in the Biotechnology and Human Systems Division at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, working on health innovation efforts. Jeffrey now serves as director of the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health.
I learned at BSPH how to develop and leverage expertise in any new or emerging field, which has allowed me to work on innovation in the health domain across academia, industry, and government.
How did your degree prepare you for your current and future roles in environmental science?
More than any specific technical skills, I learned at BSPH how to develop and leverage expertise in any new or emerging field, which has allowed me to work on innovation in the health domain across academia, industry, and government.
What was your favorite thing about living in Baltimore and going to Johns Hopkins?
I loved Baltimore! I loved the city! I loved the people! I loved the diversity in all aspects that Baltimore brings. At Johns Hopkins, I loved the opportunity to learn from and with some of the greatest minds in health and medicine.
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