Heather Krasna is co-author of 101+ Careers in Public Health, 3rd Edition, and author of Jobs That Matter: Find a Stable, Fulfilling Career in Public Service. Her research focuses on employment outcomes of public health graduates, labor market competition for graduates, occupational classifications, evidence-based job descriptions, salary disparities, career decision-making, and the governmental public health workforce. She advises public health associations on recruitment and retention issues. As Associate Dean of Career and Professional Development at Columbia Mailman, she leads efforts to ensure positive post-graduate outcomes for Mailman students. She has more than 25 years’ experience in providing individual career advising to mission-driven students and professionals as well as advising employers on hiring strategies. She has a PhD in public health from Maastricht University, a Master of Education in Adult Learning and Leadership from Teachers College Columbia University, and a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from the New School.

Dr. Valerie Yeager has a DrPH and MPH from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a Masters in Philosophy (MPhil) from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. Her research focuses on public health workforce recruitment and retention as well as initiatives at the intersection of public health and health care.