The Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health (GEOH) is dedicated to promoting and protecting human health in the diverse communities across Maryland, the nation and the world through discovery, education, and innovative application of knowledge in the fields of global, environmental, and occupational health.
Our faculty, students and staff engage in applied interdisciplinary research, scholarship and practice in the following areas:
- Airborne infectious disease transmission
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Climate and health
- Cumulative environmental health risks
- Dietary toxins linked to cancer, immune suppression and early life growth retardation
- Drinking water and recreational water quality
- Environmental justice
- Food and waterborne disease
- Food-energy-water-climate-health nexus
- One Health
- Pandemic preparedness
- Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
- Water reuse (agricultural, potable and non-potable reuse)
Our projects and programs involve collaborative partnerships with researchers and partners here on campus, in our local communities and around the world.
Through our degree programs, in Environmental Health Sciences, students delve into the intricacies of environmental exposure assessment, risk assessment, environmental health policy, toxicology, environmental epidemiology and much more, while working directly with faculty on their research and practice projects.
Beginning Fall 2024, GEOH is home to two new undergraduate programs: a multidisciplinary Global Health major and, in collaboration with the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Environmental Justice concentration of the Environmental Science and Policy major. The students in these programs will have the opportunity to engage in experiential learning at home and abroad.
As you consider possible opportunities for undergraduate or graduate study in global, environmental, or occupational health, please reach out to our faculty and students for more information. We look forward to you joining our vibrant community!
Amy R. Sapkota, PhD, MPH
MPower Professor and Chair, Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health