Director
Kristy Sherrer is Director of Career & Professional Development for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach. She collaborates closely with alumni and employers to develop strength-based career development and community building initiatives that facilitate mentorship of students as well as professional employment opportunities. Her work prioritizes supporting equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives for students to develop cultural awareness to advance as a professional in public health practice and research in a diverse society. Prior to her current role, she was the STEM Manager for Graduate Student Services at the UCLA Career Center, where her role supported extended funding of graduate professional development and empowered thousands of graduate students to make confident career decisions, and as a career advisor for a nonprofit workforce development firm in Maryland, where she partnered with employers and local colleges to create innovative, short term certification programs for federal workers. Kristy has an MS in Applied Psychology and has taught English as a Second Language in South Korea.
Contact Kristy to:
• Learn about strengths-based career development, leadership, managing up, and professional communication skills
• Explore public health career pathways and preparation strategies for master’s and doctoral level students and graduates
• Receive coaching or training on utilizing the new Public Health & Social Sciences Individual Development Plan (PHaSS IDP), a free career exploration and planning website for public health careers
• Build confidence for informational and job interviews through mock interviews and strategic job offer negotiation coaching
• Discuss public health workforce research and graduate/student/employer engagement opportunities
Assistant Director
Dr. Hannah Bateman is Assistant Director of Career & Professional Development for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Dr. Bateman joins us with over ten years of experience in higher education. Most recently, she served as the Associate Director, Graduate Programs and Education Professions at Loyola Marymount University. Prior to that position, she worked as a Human Resources Manager at UCLA and as the Career Resource Specialist for the Bruin Guardian Scholars (UCLA students who are current and former foster youth). Her work focuses on the college to work transition, post-graduate employment outcomes, and college-educated talent recruitment and retention.
Dr. Bateman holds a Doctorate of Education and Master of Arts in Education from Pepperdine University. She also earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Clark Atlanta University.
Contact Hannah to:
• Review methods for exploring careers and building self-awareness and self-efficacy
• Learn career readiness and job and internship search strategies
• Gain insight on job market and employment trends
• Learn about career resources, tools, and best practices
