MPH student publishes Op-Ed advocating for mental health awareness

Contact: Jillian Fraze
July 13, 2026

Kara Hasty, a 2026 grad of the Master's of Public Health in the School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs, recently published an Op-Ed on navigating the mental health system in the South Bend Tribune. Hasty completed the Op-Ed as an assignment in Dr. Shannon McMorrow's Health Promotion and Education class where students learn about and practice writing Op-Eds for public health advocacy. The college is proud to have public health students like Kara to represent the School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs, the college and university.

Read Kara's Op-Ed