The Bridge: Hofstra MPH Newsletter

  Dr. Trishnee Bhurosy is the newest faculty member of Hofstra University’s Master of Public Health Program. Dr. Bhurosy’s program of research studies the effectiveness of strategies and tools that can be integrated with behavioral interventions to improve nutrition with the active involvement of community stakeholders. She was born and raised in Mauritius, a beautiful island on the southeast coast of Madagascar. In 2012, she graduated from her undergraduate studies with a degree in Nutritional Sciences and earned a masters in the same field in 2013. Soon after, she began teaching high school students along while working part-time at the University of Mauritius teaching various health topics related to nutrition, food safety, and occupational health. After working and conducting research for some time, and lacking a solid mentorship in behavioral sciences, Dr. Bhurosy decided it was time to pursue her research through a doctoral program. It was a tough decision as she had never thought