Senior Spotlight 2025: Elsa Hanrahan

Public Health Sciences senior Elsa Hanrahan knew since day one at UMass that she wanted to do the SPPHS' 4+1 Accelerated Master's Degree program. But what she learned over the course of her undergraduate career is that having friends by your side can make all the difference. Support from family, faculty, and peers alike put her in a position to succeed and has helped prepare her for the transition into graduate school.