John '92 J.D. and Megan Crowley '19 Manufacturing a Miracle John Crowley '92 J.D. has spent his life trying to find a cure for the rare disease that afflicts his two children.
Lisa Kelly '88 Mental Health Affects "Everything" Lisa Kelly '88 has found a way to use her skills to impact the communities of St. Joseph and Elkhart counties, serving as the co-founder and executive director of Mental Health Awareness of Michiana.
Ashley Kyalwazi '18 Empowering the Next Generation of Healthcare Professionals Ashley Kyalwazi '18 is determined to help build and advocate for equitable systems of care, with a clear focus on improving health outcomes among marginalized communities.
Terry Rose '72 Finding a New Passion for Nursing In 2016, then, at the age of 66, Terry Rose '72 decided to become a nurse.
Garrett Blad '15 Returning Home to Ignite Positive Change Garret Blad ’15, though offered other opportunities across the world to fight climate change and engage in activism, chose to return to his home state of Indiana to ignite positive change in the community that raised him.
Celebrating Our Hispanic Alumni In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Notre Dame Alumni Association looks back at some of our outstanding Hispanic alumni who have dedicated their professional and personal lives towards being a force for good in the world.
2023 Mother's Day Sharing Our Mothers' Stories This Mother’s Day, the Notre Dame Alumni Association has compiled past We Are ND stories from mothers and mother figures in the Notre Dame community.
Dr. Kristin Andrejko '19 Collaborating to Eradicate Disease Dr. Kristin Andrejko ’19, an epidemiologist in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, shifted her academic focus to contribute research towards eradicating COVID-19 while a doctoral student at UC-Berkeley.
Dr. Carol Lally Shields '79 Paving the Way in Sports and Medicine Lally Shields has applied the same level of competitiveness and drive to her career in medicine. Most recently, the NCAA awarded Lally Shields with the 2023 Theodore Roosevelt Award — the highest honor the NCAA may confer upon an individual — presented annually to a distinguished person of national reputation and exceptional accomplishment.
Dr. Christina E. Fitch Serving Around the Globe Editor’s Note: Domer Diaries is the newest storytelling series from the Alumni Association where members of the Notre Dame family tell their stories in their own words. This week’s Domer Diaries entry comes from Dr. Christina E. Fitch '00, a hospice physician…
Connor Toohill '14 Making Well-Being Accessible for Everyone Almost since he first stepped foot on campus, Connor Toohill ‘14 has been putting his entrepreneurial and innovative mind to work toward solving society’s most pressing issues.
Nick Nissen, M.D. '16 Advocating for Access and Empathy in Mental Health Care As a psychiatry resident, podcast host, ABC News medical correspondent, children's book author, and mental health advocate, Nick Nissen M.D. '16 is working to destigmatize mental health struggles and to teach emotional intelligence and empathy.
Rene Bermea '12 Improving Lives in the Clinic and the Lab His sister's experience fighting cancer lead Dr. Rene Bermea '12 to a career in medicine. Now, the lung transplantation specialist not only treats patients, but continues to pursue research in an effort to understand and better treat interstitial lung disease.
Maria Hinson Tobin '14 M.S. Empowering Women and Girls Around the World Through Partnership “Whether it’s an unjust food system or healthcare system inequalities or social determinants of health, I think partnership and policy are the best ways for us to achieve the scale of change that’s actually needed for it to be felt broadly,” Maria Hinson Tobin ’14 M.S. said.
Evelyn Huang A Med Student and Advocate Editor’s Note: Domer Diaries is the newest storytelling series from the Alumni Association where members of the Notre Dame family tell their stories in their own words. This week’s Domer Diaries…
Peter Flach (and Slater) The Sunglasses-Wearing Chihuahua Making Sick Kids Smile Editor’s Note: Domer Diaries is the newest storytelling series from the Alumni Association where members of the Notre Dame family tell their stories in their own words.…
Alexandria Kristensen-Cabrera '16 Advocating for Health Care Equity and Improved Maternal Outcomes Alumna combines passions for health care and social justice as a dual medical and PhD student.
Meg Scharle ’95 Turning Contemplation into Action to Improve Vaccine Access Alumna develops toolkit to help seniors and the underserved in her Portland community overcome barriers to access the COVID-19 vaccine.
Ashley Kalinauskas '13 M.S. Finding Solutions in Veterinary Healthcare Alumna builds on thesis research to improve cancer outcomes in dogs.
Nate Alexander '17 Taking Flight to Save Lives Alexander is the co-founder of the BLADE Medical Mobility Organ Procurement Program, offering helicopter transport services to aid in life-saving organ donations.
Otakuye Conroy-Ben '98 Lakota Researcher Supports Her Community Through Epidemiology Alumna mends relationships between native tribes and researchers, while addressing tribal health concerns through wastewater epidemiology.
Rachel Svetanoff '15 M.S. Empathy Drives Alumna in Global Health Adventures Life experiences fuel alumna's drive to provide basic necessities to those without.
Dr. Robert Winn '87 Breaking Barriers in Cancer Care and Community-Building As the first Black leader of a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center, alum prioritizes patient care and community-building.
Patter Birsic '77 Improving Outcomes for Pancreatic Cancer and Pancreatitis Patients Alumna harnesses loss into action to serve patients facing pancreatic illnesses.
Strengthening His Community Amid Crisis and Loss Despite a devastating loss, Global Health alum uses his passion for service to strengthen his community.
Laura Spiegel '02 Redefining Support for Parents of Children with Chronic Illness Alumna creates a virtual community for families of children with special health care needs.
Be The Light: Sr. Katherine Seibert, M.D., ’67 M.S., ’73 PhD Seeing Rightly Alumna continues using her gift to serve patients in need.
Dr. Richard Gacek '52 Doctor Still Blazing Trails After 64 Years in Medicine A Notre Dame club scholarship changed the course of Dr. Richard Gacek's life
Brian Donley '86 Building a More Empathetic Health Care System A patient-centered and compassionate approach to medicine
Jane Lee '09 Helping Immigrants Overcome Obstacles to Health Care Alumna educates immigrants to improve their access to health care