Our Team

Our Host

Brittnie Bloom

Dr. Brittnie Bloom is an Adjunct Faculty member at San Diego State University (SDSU) in the School of Public Health. Her expertise includes sexual violence prevention and education,
student-centered research that amplifies student voice, program management and evaluation. Dr. Bloom’s passion is people – her loved ones would tell you that she has never met a stranger and always seeks opportunities to build community. As a two-time SDSU graduate and public
health professional, she is thrilled to mentor a team of SDSU students as they explore pressing public health challenges and engage experts in finding solutions locally, nationally, and globally.

Former Host

James Romine

James joins the podcast team after involvement in numerous Public Health initiatives such as research on the effectiveness of vaccines against COVID-19, infection prevention strategies in long-term care facilities, and community-based interventions against vector-borne disease in northern Mexico and Nicaragua. As a Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua from 2010-2013, James supported community efforts to control Dengue fever, Chagas disease and other infectious diseases. James enjoys hiking, surfing, and walking his dog–a three year-old pug named Bill Pickles.

Founder and Guest Host

Gary Rotto

Gary Rotto is the founder of the “If I Could Change One Thing” Podcast which began in 2020. He now serves as an occasional guest host due to other university-wide leadership responsibilities. Professor Rotto continues to serve on the faculty of the School of Public Health specializing in Public Health policy. He also leads the Public Health study abroad program in Vietnam. Professor Rotto spends the majority of his time at SDSU as the Director of Federal Government Relations working across the colleges to advance research opportunities as well as promoting federal higher education policy benefiting students.

Former Host

Jenny Munday

The Podcast was moderated by Jenny Munday, PhD, MPH, Program Director of SDSU’s Global Campus Public Health Programs, Graduate Advisor, and Lecturer. Dr. Munday brings her background in public health, health policy research, and teaching to the air. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia; she earned a PhD from the Joint Doctoral Program at UCSD/SDSU in Public Health with a focus on Health Behavior/Preventive Medicine; and she earned a MPH from The George Washington University in Public Health with a focus on Health Policy.