169: Advocacy, Policy, Research for Micronesian Islander Community with Jackie Leung PhDc, JD, MS

Jackie Leung, PhDc, JD, MS is the Executive Director of the Micronesian Islander Community as well as being a PhD candidate in Public Health at Oregon State University. She has an interest in global health and public health, particularly healthcare access, utilization, and policy research. She has a background in human rights and immigration law and nonprofit leadership. She conferred a Bachelor English at California State University, Los Angeles. She then got her Masters in Community and Behavioral health at University of Iowa. then went on to get her Juris Doctor (JD) in Law at Willamette University College of Law.  She currently works as the Executive Director of the statewide nonprofit, Micronesian Islander Community and is an Assistant Professor at Linfield University.Jackie Leung, PhDc, JD, MS on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/profjackieleung/Join my 800+ member email blasts: http://thephmillennial.com/signupThe Public Health Millennial on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thephmillennial/Omari on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omari-richins-mph/Support The Public Health Millennial: https://ko-fi.com/thephmillennialChapters:@0:00 Episode Start@2:51 Jackie Leung, PhDc, JD, MS Introduction@4:00 Identity & background@5:16 Human rights, law, and public health@9:10 Public health law and nonprofit leadership@14:19 What is public health?@15:12 Bachelors in English at California State University@17:41 Undergrad takeaways@20:15 Masters Degree in Community & Behavioral Health at University of Iowa@28:49 Community Engagement with invisible and voiceless community@33:55 JD, Law at Willamette University College of Law@37:40 Experiences during JD@41:40 Fellowships after JD@44:00 Not passing the bar@47:37 Writer in Residence at Ms. JD@49:17 Advice for people going through Domestic Violence@52:12 Project Manager at Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon@1:02:08 City Councilperson at City of Salem@1:07:30 Advice on running for city council@1:16:06 Executive Director at Micronesian@1:23:30 Assistant Professor at Linfield University@1:25:08 PhD in Public Health@1:26:09 Connect with guest@1:26:56 The Furious Five@1:32:02 Support usSupport the showThanks for tuning in. Let's all work together towards a culture of health, wellbeing, and equity for all. ⭐⭐ SUBSCRIBE & Leave a 5-STAR REVIEW! ⭐⭐ Follow & Support:- Join The Public Health Community- The Public Health Millennial on IG - The Public Health Millennial on LinkedIn - The Public Health Millennial Website- Omari Richins, MPH on LinkedIn- Support on The Public Health Store