Molly Totman UG '11

I became interested in looking at how the environment impacts health

Molly Totman received her Undergraduate Degree in Anthropology in 2011 and her Master's Degree in Public Health in 2014.  After graduating, Molly used her combined degrees to begin her career at Caring Health Center in Springfield, MA.  At Caring Health, Molly serves low-income, refugee, immigrant, and minority populations that otherwise wouldn't have a healthcare system.

When Molly first transferred to UMass, she had not intended on majoring in anthropology but soon found it was the place to be.  She attributes her increase in interest to Ventura Perez's class Anthropology of Violence, which fascinated her.  "Through him," she explains, "I became interested in looking at how the environment impacts health,"  Molly states that anthropology plays a crucial role in her job at Caring Health Center, giving her a solid foundation to view healthcare through a critical lens.

[Interview edited on 2021]