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While growing up in Benin in western Africa, Doriane Sossou saw how food insecurity affected those around her.

By the time she reached middle school, Afsan Bhadelia had lived in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America. With two parents trained in the medical field — her father is a neuroradiologist and her mother studied biomedicine — she gained early exposure to differences among health systems around the world.

Chandra Whippen wanted to find a way to combine veterinary medicine knowledge and IT skills.

After years of changing schools, Alyssa Rodriguez craved stability. When Purdue opened a high school, it was the perfect fit.

Growing up, Patricia Wolf, an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition Science in Purdue’s College of Health and Human Sciences, was among the 10% of U.S. households facing food insecurity. “These experiences influenced my interest in researching how food insecurity might relate to health,” Wolf says.

Every day at work, I use the data and risk analysis skills that I got from Purdue Global.

Michael Preston, an assistant professor of pharmacy practice in Purdue University’s College of Pharmacy, seeks to understand the barriers that prevent individuals from seeking evidence-based interventions such as cancer screenings. He develops health initiatives that provide road maps for engaging communities that tend to be underrepresented, rural and under-resourced.

Henderson was introduced to the stage when an aunt put him and his brother on a tour of local churches.

The most striking thing about Joe and Donna is how proud they are of one another.