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UMD Alumni Association 2020 Alumni Network Award winners

School of Public Health Alumni Network Receives Event of the Year Award

November 17, 2020

The School of Public Health Alumni Network received the Event of the Year Award at the University...

2020 Delta Omega Virtual Induction Ceremony

Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health Inducts New Class of 21 SPH Members

November 12, 2020

This week, the University of Maryland School of Public Health virtually inducted 21 members into...

Maternal and Child Health Alumna Highlight: Dr. Ndidiamaka N. Amutah-Onukagha PhD '10

October 27, 2020

Ndidiamaka N. Amutah-Onukagha graduated with her PhD in Maternal and Child Health from the...

FMSC Former Student Highlight: Oluwaseun Ajimoko

October 26, 2020

Family Science graduates are off doing exceptional work in their post-undergraduate lives. The...

Alumni Dana Ackerman '19 is newly engaged

SGN Some Good News | Love at New Heights: Happy Engagement for SPH Alumna

October 14, 2020

Each month, our Happiness and Wellness Initiative will share "Some Good News" from the SPH and our...

Family Science Alumnus John Hart, MS '12, PhD '17 Talks Prison Reform

September 23, 2020

UMD Alumnus Dr. John Hart discussed prison reform in a webinar held by SPH Alumni Network.

André Blackman ’05 Selected as Emerging Leader for Fortune’s 40 Under 40 in Healthcare

September 10, 2020

André Blackman '05 was an aerospace engineering major, but a public health elective sent his life...

Isabel Tom MPH '10 Publishes Book that Encourages Young People to Value Older Adults

August 26, 2020

“We’re so afraid of aging that we begin to devalue ourselves and others with each passing year,”...

SPH Alumni Network Welcomes 2020-2021 Board

July 13, 2020

The School of Public Health is pleased to announce the members of the 2020-2021 Alumni Network...

Jocelyn R. Smith Lee, PhD '13, Awarded Gates Foundation Grant for Project focused on Young, Black Men in Baltimore

June 12, 2020

Jocelyn R. Smith Lee , PhD ‘13, who is assistant professor of human development and family studies...

Alyssa Todaro Brooks, PhD '15 (president) and Dena Gregory Fisher BS '97 (vice president) at the 2019 Volunteer Leadership Conference. Photo credit: Lisa Helfert

School of Public Health Alumni Network Receives Emerging Network of the Year Award

December 4, 2019

What do a former ballroom dancing champion, a CEO, a professor and a wine connoisseur have in...

Patty Perillo, UMD's new VP of student affairs

Patty Perillo (Phd '02) Comes Back to Maryland as Vice President of Student Affairs

November 1, 2019

Patty Perillo, a School of Public Health alumna (PhD '02 Public and Community Health) , is coming...

BusinessWire: As Halloween Approaches, Fitness Together® Offers Tips for Avoiding “Scary” Workout Injuries

October 30, 2019

School of Public Health alum James Mingle was recently interviewed by BusinessWire for tips on...

Alumni Profile: Jonathan McKinney (MPH, Public Health Practice and Policy '17)

October 14, 2019

"I chose Maryland for its reputation and for the flexibility of the online MPH program. The...

Research Shows Need for Improved Monitoring of Hypertension Among Asian Americans

October 4, 2019

Research published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities and led by University of...

Brittany Chambers, an alumni of UMD's SPH.

Alumni Profile: Brittany Chambers (BS, Community Health '11)

September 19, 2019

Brittany Chambers graduated from the University of Maryland's School of Public Health in 2011 with...

Alumni Profile: Mary Jung (MPH '13, PhD '19 Epidemiology)

September 10, 2019

Alumna Mary Jung is a long-time Terp having earned three degrees at the University of Maryland,...

US Lacrosse Magazine: Colleen Dawson ‘11 selected as William & Mary head lacrosse coach

September 4, 2019

Colleen Dawson ‘11 was selected as the William & Mary’s head lacrosse coach, according to US...

Hillary Craddock ‘19 Receives Fulbright Post-Doctoral Position with the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

June 21, 2019

Dr. Hillary Craddock, a 2019 doctoral graduate in environmental health sciences, received a...

Spring 2019 Commencement Highlights

May 23, 2019

Congratulations graduates! The University of Maryland School of Public Health held its Spring 2019...

Dean Boris Lushniak with Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk

Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health Inducts New SPH Members

May 15, 2019

In 2019, the University of Maryland School of Public Health inducted 35 members into the Delta...

Bridget Higginbotham MPH ’18 Helping Combat Malaria with USAID

May 13, 2019

When Bridget Higginbotham studied insecticides in her required MPH environmental health course, she...

Doctoral student Sara Olsen, MPH ’17, Inducted into Women Divers Hall of Fame

May 10, 2019

The Women Divers Hall of Fame inducted Sara Olsen, a behavioral and community health doctoral...

School of Public Health Recognizes Four Leaders with Inaugural Distinguished Terrapin Award

April 30, 2019

The University of Maryland School of Public Health awarded its highest honor, the Distinguished...

Public Health Research Day at Maryland leadership

Seventh Annual Public Health Research @ Maryland Brings Together Record Number of Attendees in Spirit of Cross Sector Collaboration

April 10, 2019

On Tuesday, April 2, 2018, the seventh annual Public Health Research @ Maryland day was held at the...

Alumni Profile: Amanda Hemmer (Master of Health Administration '15)

March 12, 2019

Amanda Hemmer received her Master of Health Administration degree in 2015. Originally from Raleigh...

Alumni Profile: Allison Gost (MPH, Environmental Health Sciences '17)

December 7, 2018

Allison Gost Breitenother received her Master of Public Health degree in 2017 with a concentration...

Lynnette Young Overby (PhD '86) Given Lifetime Achievement Award for Dance Research

October 31, 2018

Professor of theatre and dance at the University of Delaware, Lynnette Young Overby has been...

Faces of Kinesiology Alumni

October 11, 2018

This fall, we're celebrating the Department of Kinesiology's 125th anniversary. Our kinesiology...

The SPH Inducts students, faculty, alumni and honorary Delta Omega members

May 16, 2018

The Gamma Zeta chapter of the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health at the University of...

Alumnus Noel Brathwaite '83 to lead state health disparities office

April 18, 2018

University of Maryland graduate Dr. Noel Brathwaite (PhD Health Education, ’83) has been named...

UMD and UMB leaders kick off the sixth annual Public Health Research @ Maryland on April 3, 2018.

Record-breaking participation at 2018 Public Health Research @ Maryland

April 5, 2018

Over 500 attendees converged on the Adele H. Stamp Student Union on April 3, 2018 for the sixth...

SPH faculty, staff and students meeting in the Friedgen Lounge

New group formed to address public health crises

March 30, 2018

A dozen concerned faculty, staff and students met on March 28 to form a group that aims to use...

SPH alums meet, and place third in an International Society of Infectious Diseases Hackathon

March 13, 2018

Gabriela Molinolo (Epidemiology, 2012) and Bernadette Kilcer (Environmental Health, 2017) met at...

SPH faculty speak out about gun violence

February 22, 2018

SPH Dean Boris Lushniak and faculty members Dr. Amy Sapkota, Dr. Stephen Thomas and Dr. Woody...

Fall 2017 Commencement highlights

December 21, 2017

Congratulations, graduates! The University of Maryland School of Public Health held its Fall 2017...

Student interns present mapping tools as part of their BCH capstone projects

November 22, 2017

UMD alumni Julian Argoti (BS '16 Community Health) now works at the National Library of Medicine as...

Two SPH grads chosen as Casey Foundation LEEAD scholars

November 13, 2017

UMD School of Public Health doctoral alumnae Drs. Chandria Jones and Ndidi Amutah are two of the 20...

Dr. Patricia Mail at the UMD School of Public Health launch event

Alumna Pat Mail’s gift establishes new dissertation fellowship fund

August 8, 2017

Dr. Patricia Davison Mail (PhD ’96), a retired commissioned corps officer for the United States...

UMD Alumna Spends the Day on Capitol Hill Talking about Tampons!

July 20, 2017

Right-to-know legislation is a keystone in public health policy; when people have all the...

SPH alum earns his wings as naval aerospace operational physiologist

July 17, 2017

In August, Logan Aronhalt (MA ’15) will report to Naval Air Station Patuxent River in southern...

SPH Students and Alumni Awarded Fulbright Scholarships

May 16, 2017

Three School of Public Health graduates have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships for the 2017-2018...

Sana Haider receiving Fulbright Student Award

Sana Haider, BCH Alum (‘16) Chosen as Fulbright Student Award Recipient

May 1, 2017

Ms. Sana Haider has received a Fulbright Student Award based on her proposal: “Large-scale...

Dr. Dianna Abney, Dean Jane E. Clark, and SPH graduate Lourdes Celius

Congratulations to 2016 SPH Graduates!

January 3, 2017

The School of Public Health held its Fall 2016 commencement ceremony for 292 graduating students on...

Dr. Christopher King, a lecturer in the UMD Dept. of Health Services Administration and Director & Assistant Professor, Health Systems Administration at Georgetown University

Christopher King (PhD '13) on WAMU's Kojo Nnamdi Show: The Challenge Of Reducing The D.C. Region’s Health Disparities

November 2, 2016

There are fewer people living without health insurance in the Washington, D.C. region than a decade...

Maria Fernandez ('89, M.A. '92, Ph.D. '95) Honored at 2016 Alumni Association Awards Gala

October 5, 2016

University of Maryland School of Public Health alumna Dr. Maria Fernandez ('89, M.A. '92, Ph.D. '95...

Dr. Sherylls Kahn Awarded Han Soo Chae Research Award for Involvement with Latino Communities

August 18, 2016

Sherylls Kahn, PhD Family Science, ‘16 received the Han Soo Chae Memorial Research award. This...

Family Science alumnae compete in Rio Olympics

August 10, 2016

Katie O’Donnell Bam, ’11, and Jill Witmer, ‘14, alums of the family science department and former...

SPH Kicks off Alumni Networking Events

June 28, 2016

SPH Alumni enjoyed a lively discussion and update on school activities from Dean Jane Clark at the...

Renowned researcher, marathoner & Kinesiology alum Mel Williams dies

June 27, 2016

Mel Williams, a champion long-distance runner and prominent sports performance researcher whose...

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