Mary El-Afandi (she/her) is the current SPH tutor. She is a recent graduate of the School of Public Health, earning an MPH in Community Health Promotion, with a minor in Epidemiology

The SPH Tutor serves as a free and neutral point of contact for any SPH student seeking academic assistance in a PubH course. The SPH Tutor is primarily focused on supporting students with Epidemiology concepts, but can also serve as a resource for other PubH courses, as well as help with general study strategies. The tutor can provide direct support, where possible, and can refer students to additional resources, if needed.

The SPH Tutor will not be keeping regular office hours over the summer. However, appointments can be set up either in person or over Zoom at any mutually agreed upon time. Please email sphtutor@umn.edu to set up an appointment.

Absolutely! Both drop-in office hours and individual appointments will be available over Zoom for those who would like to meet remotely.

The SPH Tutor can help students with the course concepts and study strategies, but they cannot directly help with completing the homework itself.

We’d love to hear from you! Feel free to email sphtutor@umn.edu.