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Access to Dental Care to Medicaid Enrolled Children |
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On September 3rd, 2008, The School of Public Health hosted Dr. Woosung Sohn from the University of Michigan.
He presented on access to oral health care for children. His main research focus is epidemiology and prevention
of oral diseases, especially reducing disparities in oral health.
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UMSTAR Poster Presentation |
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On August 7th, 2008, The School of Public Health presented the First Annual Poster Presentation for the
University of Maryland Summer Training and Research Program (UMSTAR). Seven undergraduate students from
all over the country, and right here at UMCP, spent 10 weeks in several of our labs at the School of Public Health
engaged in intensive research. These students have been focusing on public health and cardiovascular health while
tying in their own research background to make each of their projects relate to their interests.
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Jerry Wrenn Scholarship 2008 Golf Scramble |
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Dr. Jerry Wrenn's committment to undergraduate education was evident throughout his tenure in the College of Health and Human Performance,
now the School of Public Health,
and it was his vision to better serve undergraduates who may not otherwise be able to finish their degree due to financial constraints.
Dr. Vicki Annand, Assistant Dean for Student Services, embraced the idea which was extended by the SPH Alumni Board to include a golf
tournament to help raise funds. So on Friday, August 1st, 2008, at 8:00AM, the 5th Annual Jerry Wrenn Scholarship Golf Scramble teed off! |
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School of Public Health Commencement Spring 2008 |
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On Friday, May 22nd, 2008 the School of Public Health had it's first spring graduation class. The commencement was held at Cole Field House. It was a festive, clear day with lots of family and celebration. Congratulations everyone! |
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The Faculty Research Retreat 2008 |
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The Faculty Research Retreat was held on May 22, 2008 at the Golf Course. The main focus of the retreat was
discussing the School of Public Health in relation to the University, analyzing the past decisions and charting future directions. Additionally,
there was guidance on satisfying the self-study and accreditation process. Workgroups were set up to facilitate discussion. Awards were also presented. |
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The Future of Medicine - A discussion |
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On May 12th, 2008, the Maryland School of Public Policy and the School of Public Health, co-sponsored by the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise and the Sloan Biotechnology Industry Center presented a discussion of The Future of Medicine, a new publication by Stephen C. Schimpff, Professor of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine. |
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Using NCHS Data When Studying Population Health |
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On Friday May 9th, 2008 Kim Lochner, Epidemiologist with the National Center for Health Statistics, conducted a presentation involving the use of NCHS data when studying population health. This event was co-sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Program in the Department of Family Science, School of Public Health and the Maryland Population Research Center. |
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The Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy Speaker Series |
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On May 7th, 2008, Dr. Susan Levy, PhD,Professor Emerita, Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health & College of Education,University of Illinois at Chicago, delivered a lecture at the School of Public Health. Dr. Levy's presentation described her research experiences bridging the worlds of adult literacy education with public health education and access to care. |
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Quarantining Women: VD Rapid Treatment Centers in WW II America |
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On May 6th, 2008, John Parascandola, Retired Public Health Service Historian, Lecturer, Department of History, University of Maryland College Park delivered a lecture at the School of Public Health. Dr. Parascandola earned a Ph.D. (1968) in the history of science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After spending a postdoctoral year at Harvard University, he returned to Madison to join the Wisconsin faculty in history of science and history of pharmacy. |
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Role of Transdisciplinary Research in Eliminating Health Disparities |
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On May 5th, 2008, there was a presentation and discussion with Norman B. Anderson, PhD, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Vice President. This was sponsored by the Actively Building Collaborations initiative of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the School of Public Health. Dr. Anderson's presentation focussed on interdisciplinary research and related activities. |
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Seat Pleasant Health Fair |
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On May 3rd, 2008, University of Maryland School of Public Health students and Seat Pleasant residents put a healthy spin on an annual city-wide festival in Seat Pleasant, Maryland. In addition to the moon-bounce and basketball tournament normally found at the event, this year there was also a group of public health students hard at work with residents, teaming up to determine strategies that will improve their overall health. |
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Riverdale Public Health Fair |
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On May 3rd, 2008, The Riverdale Public Health Fair was held at the University of Maryland Center for Educational Partnership. Everyone came out and joined the University of Maryland family and learnt about health and wellness issues.
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Kinesiology's Celebration of Graduate Scholarship: Awards & Lunch |
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On May 2nd, 2008, the Department of Kinesiology Graduate Program held an awards celebration and lunch for its graduate students and faculty. Each year, the Graduate Program celebrates the outstanding examples of scholarship and teaching excellence demonstrated by the graduate students in the department. |
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Reducing the Global Burden of Mental Illness |
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On May 2nd, 2008, Dr. Stephen Buka, Professor and Epidemiology Section Head, Brown Medical School, presented his work involving mental illness. This event wass sponsored by the Maryland Population Research Center and co-sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Program in the Department of Family Science, School of Public Health. |
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Exposure Assessment for Air Pollutants in India |
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On May 1st, 2008, Dr. Kalpana Balakrishnan, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Director, WHO Collaborating Center for Occupational Health, from Sri Ramchandra University in Chennai, India spoke about the current status of indoor air pollution in India and it's impact on human health. |
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Childhood Lead Poisoning: Programmatic Approaches |
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On April 28th, 2008, The Department of Family Science, SPH & the Maryland Population Research Center sponsored a presentation by Mary Jean Brown, ScD, RN, Chief, Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & Adjunct Professor, Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health. |
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Maryland Day 2008 |
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On April 26th, 2008, our friendly SPH employees provided a wonderful and interesting Maryland Day celebration on a nice sunny day.
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Husman Lecture: Dr. Steven N. Blair |
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On April 25th, 2008, Dr. Steven N. Blair, Professor, University of South Carolina, delivered a talk on "Physical Inactivity: The Major Public Health Problem of the 21st Century".He was the 2008 Burris F. Husman Lecturer. Dr. Steve Blair is the world's pre-eminent exercise epidemiologist.
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Dr. Francis Macrina - The Changing Dimensions of Authorship |
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On April 25th, 2008, Dr. Francis Macrina, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University delivered a lecture on "The Changing Dimensions of Authorship." |
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First UMD Physical Cultural Studies Student Conference |
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On April 25th, 2008, Kinesiology alumni, Dr. Lisa Swanson (PhD 2003), currently assistant professor at Towson University, was the keynote speaker at the 1st Annual Physical Cultural Studies Student Conference. In addition to the keynote, papers were presented throughout the day by graduate students from the University of Maryland, University of Iowa, Towson University, and Miami University. |
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SEXPERTISE! - Book Signing by Dr. Robin Sawyer. |
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April 22nd - Faculty Author Event - Dr. Robin Sawyer. Dr. Sawyer has been a faculty member at the University of Maryland since 1984, and speaks extensively around the country on human sexuality, working particularly closely with university athletes on the issue of date rape and sexual assault. Scientifically accurate yet honest, entertaining, and useful, Sexpertise does for generations X and Y what "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sex but were Afraid to Ask" did for baby boomers, all with Sawyer's trademark wit and warm personality. |
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Child Sexual Abuse - Overview of an International Epidemic |
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On April 22nd, Pamela Pine, Ph.D., MPH, presented her international work on the prevention and treatment of child sexual abuse.
She has worked on numerous programs addressing sexual abuse, alcohol abuse, HIV/AIDS, and other public health problems.
Dr. Pine is founder and CEO of Stop the Silence, a non-profit, charitable 501(c)3 organization working with others toward the
prevention and treatment of child sexual abuse. |
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A lecture by Dr. Amy Sapkota |
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On April 18th, 2008, Dr. Amy Sapkota, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
gave a lecture on "Animal Agriculture and Antimicrobial Resistance: Do Organic Practices Make a Difference?" |
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National Public Health Week - Climate Change Lecture |
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On April 11th, 2008, John M. Balbus, MD, MPH Chief Health Scientist, Environmental Defense
gave a lecture on "Climate Change: What Should Public Health Do?" A physician and public health professional,
Dr. John Balbus works and consults on a broad range of environmental health issues, including air pollution, built
environment and health, climate change, nanotechnology, toxicology, and antibiotic resistance. |
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National Public Health Week - Sustainability at UMD |
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On April 10th, 2008 Heather Lair and Mark Stewart, UMD Office of Sustainability delivered a lecture on
"Climate Change and Sustainability at the University of Maryland" At the University of Maryland, students have outstanding
opportunities through coursework, research, and community involvement to learn about and address the challenges facing our local and
global ecosystems. |
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An Inconvenient Truth |
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On April 9th, 2008 the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" was screened at the SPH. The movie is an American Academy Award-winning documentary film about global warming, presented by former United States Vice President Al Gore and directed by Davis Guggenheim. |
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Climate Prediction for Public Health: The Chesapeake Bay Prototype |
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On April 8th, 2008 Dr. Raghu Murtugudde, Associate Professor, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
delivered a lecture on "Climate Prediction for Public Health: The Chesapeake Bay Prototype" at the School of Public Health. This is a part of the
National Public Health Week Lecture series. |
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Breakfast with Mrs. Fridge - Gloria Friedgen |
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The monthly Breakfast with Mrs. Fridge was held on April 2nd, 2008. Faculty, staff, students, and
alumni took part in a traditional event promoting collegiality and a sense of family within our College. Various forms of carbohydrates
were offered and consumed! Please contact Gloria Friedgen with questions or suggestions. |
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Dr. Stephen B. Thomas and Dr. Sandra Quinn lecture at SPH. |
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On March 28th, 2008, Dr.Stephen B. Thomas, Director, Center for Minority Health and Dr.Sandra Crouse Quinn, Associate Dean at the University of Pittsburgh delivered lectuers on
Translating Evidenced-Based Research into Community-Based Prevention: The Healthy Black Family Project and
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication: Lessons from the Past, Challenges Ahead. |
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A talk by Dr.Goldscheider |
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On March 28th, Dr. Frances Goldscheider, College Park Professor in Family Science,
spoke on the demography of fatherhood. Dr. Goldscheider holds a Ph.D. in Demography from the University of Pennsylvania,
and is a retired professor from Brown University. |
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Dean's Scholars Dinner 2008 |
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The 3rd Annual Dean's Scholars Dinner held on the March 27th, 2008 recognized outstanding students in the
College who have exhibited academic excellence, service, and leadership, and include those students over the course of the academic year
who have already been awarded recognition inside and outside the college. We wish to celebrate their achievements among faculty, family,
and friends. |
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The Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy Speaker Series |
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This is the first of the The Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy Speaker Series.
Cathy Meade, Ph.D., Professor,
Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology addresses the question, "How to make a health literate America?".
The presentation hilights literacy as used in current health programs and in community-based programs. We need to investigate
how health disparities are propagated by low health literacy skills which allow people to be susceptible to health inequities.
What is literacy? It can be simply understanding the instruction on a package.
We need to determine which tools are most important to gauge literacy. |
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Joan S. Hult Women's History Month Distinguished Lecture |
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Dr. Susan K. Cahn, Associate Professor of History, University of Buffalo, was the 2008
Joan S. Hult Women's History Month Lecturer. She lectured on "Feminism, Sports & the Liberated Body" on the 12th of March, 2008. |
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Public Health Internship Poster Session |
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On the 11th of March, 2008, current undergraduate and MPH interns developed poster displays that described their internship sites
and major projects. Students who are seeking internship sites for the following semester also participated.
The Poster Session provided an opportunity for individual conversations with current interns to learn about their sites and projects. |
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Breakfast with Mrs. Fridge - Gloria Friedgen |
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The monthly Breakfast with Mrs. Fridge was held on March 5th, 2008. Faculty, staff, students, and
alumni took part in a traditional event promoting collegiality and a sense of family within our College. Various forms of carbohydrates
were offered and consumed! Please contact Gloria Friedgen with questions or suggestions. |
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Black History Month Lecture |
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On February 20, 2008, The Department of Kinesiology hosted a lecture by Dr. Angela P. Cole, Associate Professor of Psychology,
Howard University, The Black History Month Lecture was on "Explaining Race Differences in Onlookers' Reactions to the Hurricane Katrina Aftermath." |
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SPH Assembly Meeting |
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The School of Public Health Assembly meetingon the 15th of February, 2008 was for all faculty and staff of the school.
Dean Gold provided a "state of the School" and a new plan of organization for the school was discussed. |
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Tailgate Party 2008 vs Duke |
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On February 13th, we had our first tailgate of 2008. Many visitors showed up with their families.
After the tailgate, everyone watched the game on a large screen. Food was provided by the faculty and students of the
School of Public Health. There were several other games and in all it was a wonderul experience. |
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Breakfast with Mrs. Fridge - Gloria Friedgen |
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The monthly Breakfast with Mrs. Fridge was held on February 6th, 2008. Faculty, staff, students, and
alumni took part in a traditional event promoting collegiality and a sense of family within our College. Various forms of carbohydrates
were offered and consumed! Please contact Gloria Friedgen with questions or suggestions. |
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Seminar on Adolescent Health Behavior in China |
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On February 6th, Dr. Xiaoyi Fang, Fullbright Scholar and Professor of Psychology from
the Beijing Normal University presented a seminar on adolescent health behavior in China including smoking, high risk sexual
behavior, and internet addiction. Dr. Fang is a visiting scholar, Department of Family Science. |
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Chili Cookoff 2008 |
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On January 25th, 2008 the Department of Kinesiology held the Annual Chili Cookoff contest. Participants prepared various kinds of dishes
and took part in the event. |
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Teaching Retreat 2008 |
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On January 24th, 2008, the School of Public Health sponsored a teaching retreat featuring Dr. Ann Smith, Department of Cell Biology
& Molecular Genetics. Dr. Smith shared with the faculty and teaching assistants her strategies for active learning. Dr. Smith has recent publication explaining
how active learning strategies were implemented in the College of Chemical and Life Sciences. |
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