Piia T. Hanson, MSPH

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy at Meharry Medical College

2010

Piia T. Hanson, MSPH, a native of Texas, received her undergraduate degree from Xavier University of Louisiana. She began her career as a research scientist at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo., studying the role of the beta cell in the pathophysiology of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. After 10 years in academic research, Hanson decided to pursue a master of science in public health (MSPH) at Meharry Medical College. She was selected as one of 10 students in the first cohort in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy at Meharry Medical College Health Policy Certificate Program. She is interested in policies that address racial disparities in health-related outcomes. Hanson will complete her M.S.P.H. in May 2011.

Scholar Testimonials

My scholarship in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Certificate Program has been an invaluable experience that has taught me how to use health policy to improve public health. The RWJF Center for Health Policy at Meharry Medical College has given me an unmatched education in the fundamentals of health policy, and has provided the opportunity to develop policy expertise that I’ll apply in the area of health disparities specific to minority and underserved communities.