Patty Perillo, UMD's new VP of student affairs

Patty Perillo, SPH alum, comes back to Maryland as vice president of student affairs

November 1, 2019
Patty Perillo, a School of Public Health Ph.D. alumna, is coming back to Maryland as the university...
BusinessWire: As Halloween Approaches, Fitness Together® Offers Tips for Avoiding “Scary” Workout Injuries

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...
Picture of UMD SPH alum Dr. Mary Jung

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...
Mary Jung

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

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...
Dr. Hillary Craddock

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...
2019 Spring Commencement

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

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...
Sara Olsen

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...
DTA Awardees 2019

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...
Amanda Hemmer

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...
Allison Gost (MPH, Environmental Health Sciences '17)

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...
Lynette Overby

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...
KNES 125 Logo

Faces of Kinesiology Alumni

October 11, 2018
This fall, we're celebrating the Department of Kinesiology's 125th anniversary. Our kinesiology...
Some of the Delta Omega inductees

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...
Dr. Noel Brathwaite

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...
Gabriela Molinolo and Bernadette Kilcer

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...
memorial candles

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...
Photo of commencement ceremony

Fall 2017 Commencement highlights

December 21, 2017
Congratulations, graduates! The University of Maryland School of Public Health held its Fall 2017...
Photo of student interns

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...
Chandria Jones, PhD '14

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...
Rebecca Rehr (MPH '12) at Capitol Hill

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...
Logan Aronhalt (MA ’15)

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...
Theresa Kim, Ph.D. ’17

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

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...
headshot of Sherylls Kahn, PhD Family Science, ‘16

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...
Dean Clark and Felisha Tankard

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...

Craig Holden, (PhD '15) Receives Outstanding Dissertation Award from Academy Health

June 27, 2016
Alumnus Craig Holden, PhD, MPH, MBA, was honored by Academy Health, a leading national organization...

Kinesiology Alumna Performs with Royal Caribbean Acrobatics Show

June 13, 2016
A gymnast since she was age 3, alumna Danielle Martinez ('11) majored in kinesiology and was a four...

KNES Alum Steve Jordan (’98) Appears on TV as Public Speaker & Fitness Ambassador

May 16, 2016
From working in the White House to guest starring on The Today Show, Kinesiology alum Steve Jordan...

KNES Alum Wesley Okerson (’01) Stars on NBC’s “STRONG”

May 16, 2016
Kinesiology alum Wesley Jordan (’01) stars on NBC’s “STRONG”- a reality show involving 10...

Department of Family Science Job Announcement: Director of the Center for Healthy Families

March 28, 2016
The Department of Family Science announces a job position for Director for the Center for Healthy...

FMSC Honors Society Phi Upsilon Omicron Holds Alumni Brunch

March 8, 2016
Phi Upsilon Omicron, the Family Science Undergraduate Student Honors Society, held an alumni brunch...

"Back Flip Through Time": Crowd-Funding Campaign Aims to Save Gymkana History

February 8, 2016
A performance gymnastics group founded at the University of Maryland in 1946, and now an outreach...
MIAEH alum Allison Lilly working at the Terpfarm.

MIAEH Alumna Allison Lilly (MPH, ’12) Named “Fifty+ Under 50” Food Hero

September 11, 2015
Allison Lilly (MPH, ’12) was recognized by Elevation DC as a food hero for her work in transforming...

FMSC Faculty, Students, and Alum Present Workshops at Annual AAMFT Conference

September 8, 2015
Family Science Department (FMSC) Professor and Director of the Couple and Family Therapy (CFT) Dr...
Kimberly Mitchell, PhD '14

Media Roundup: West Nile Virus Detected in Prince George's County Mosquitoes

August 21, 2015
Dr. Kimberly Mitchell (PhD in Behavioral and Community Health, '14), chief of the Division of...

Go Matsuo (MPH, ’13) Wins Dental Public Health Award from the American Association of Public Health Dentistry

May 29, 2015
Go Matsuo, (MPH, ’13) received a Leverett Graduate Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement...

FMSC Alum Teaches Parents to Raise Good People, Not Just Good Kids

March 3, 2015
Emory Luce Baldwin (MS, CFT ’04) has co-authored Parenting with Courage and Uncommon Sense with...

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