Skip to main content

Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health

MIAEH is now GEOH!

The Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health is now the Department of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health.

Learn more about the transformation.

Our Department's Mission

Our mission is to promote and protect 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 Degree Programs

Our Degree Programs

Small globe with stethoscope around it

New! BS, Global Health

Woman researcher performing examination of bacterial culture plate

MPH, Environmental Health Sciences

Drought season on maize crop plantation

MS, Environmental Health Sciences

Student samples water for CONSERVE Center

PhD, Environmental Health Sciences

Children in Ethiopia Washing hands

Graduate Certificate, Global Health

Why I Chose Maryland

“The professors were truly invested in the students and their success across the SPH. The mentorship I received made a big difference for me. I continue to engage with my professors and work with several of them.”

Allison Gost, alumna of the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland

Plan a Visit!
Dept. of Global, Environmental, and Occupational Health
SPH Building, 4200 Valley Drive, Suite 2234
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-2611

Contact: Maurice Rocque
Email: mrocque@umd.edu
Phone: (301) 405-5509

Find directions and parking information on the SPH visitor page. about Find directions and parking information on the SPH visitor page.

Recent MIAEH and GEOH News

cat eats bird
Bird flu study points to risk of another pandemic
View Article Bird flu study points to risk of another pandemic
student tests water in tanzania
AquaSafe: ‘Doing Good’ in Tanzania
View Article AquaSafe: ‘Doing Good’ in Tanzania
student in Tanzania
Students grasp Tanzania's food-energy-water realities
View Article Students grasp Tanzania's food-energy-water realities

MIAEH and GEOH in Maryland Today

cat in barn with cows

Avian Influenza in Cats Is Not Getting the Attention it Deserves, UMD Researchers Warn

20-Year Review Underscores Need for Better Surveillance to Protect Cats, Humans
View Article Avian Influenza in Cats Is Not Getting the Attention it Deserves, UMD Researchers Warn
cracked egg shell with dark background

Solutions to Bird Flu Hatched

On the Farm and in the Lab, Researchers Are Fighting a Virus That’s Pushing Up Food Prices and Threatening a New Pandemic
View Article Solutions to Bird Flu Hatched
man wearing UMD gear poses on farm

In Tanzania, an On-the-Ground View of Farming Struggles, Ambitions

Graduate Students Collaborate With Locals on Food, Water, Energy Innovations
View Article In Tanzania, an On-the-Ground View of Farming Struggles, Ambitions