Public Health in Ireland
Faculty
Dr.
Sloane
Burke returns for her third
year
as
Summer Study Abroad faculty. After the
2011 Summer Study Abroad trip to Switzerland,
she received an offer she couldn't refuse- the
opportunity to return to her alma mater, California State University-Northridge,
as a faculty member in is its esteemed Masters of Public Health
program.
From 2006 - 2011 she was much loved professor in ECU's
Dept. of Health Education and Promotion
where her expertise and academic interest were focused on global
health. She is an experienced traveler and has visited over 55
countries . She was the Faculty Director for both the 2010
"Public Health in Ireland" and the 2011 "Switzerland and the
World Health Organization" Summer Study Abroad
programs. She is excited about this "East Coast-West Coast"
collaboration and is looking forward to working with her ECU students
again and introducing them to her new CSUN students.
Karen
Vail-Smith has
been a faculty member in the Dept. of Health Education and Promotion
for over 20 years and is an award-winning instructor. This is her
third Summer Study Abroad trip with Dr. Burke. This is also
Ms. Vail-Smith's third trip to Ireland...her very favorite place in the
whole world! She looks forward to returning to the Emerald
Isle and working again with Dr. Burke.
Karen
Vail-Smith
and
Sloane Burke on
the "Cliffs of Moher," a highlight of the 2010 "Public Health in
Ireland"
Summer Study Abroad trip. The rugged west coast of Ireland is
sure to be a favorite place of our 2012 students.
Sloane Burke and Karen Vail-Smith
in Zermat at the base of the Matterhorn,
visited during the 2011 "Switzerland and the World Health Organization"
Summer Study Abroad trip.
