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SPH Faculty Help The Public To Make Good Decisions About Health Insurance

February 20, 2019

Family Science faculty, Drs. Bonnie Braun , Jinhee Kim and Ghaffar Ali Hurtado , work with the...

New Research: Organic Diet Dramatically Reduces Pesticide Exposure

February 15, 2019

New research from the University of California, the Commonweal Institute and Friends of the Earth...

Dr. Norman Epstein: Keynote Speaker at PORIG National Conference in Australia

February 7, 2019

Family Science professor Dr. Norman Epstein presented a keynote address at the 2018 Psychology of...

Professor Robin Sawyer with President Wallace Loh

Maryland Celebrates Life and Legacy of Professor Emeritus Robin Sawyer

January 30, 2019

University of Maryland Professor Emeritus Robin Sawyer died on Jan. 21 in Charleston, S.C.,...

Mapping the Evidence Base as Telehealth's Popularity Soars

January 28, 2019

A Health Affairs rapid evidence review co-authored by University of Maryland School of Public...

What Will Happen to the ACA in 2019?

January 15, 2019

Dr. Dylan Roby is an associate professor and the associate chair of the Department of Health...

Dr. Jie Chen Awarded $1.3 Million National Institute of Aging Grant to Study Impact of Care Coordination on Minorities with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia

January 14, 2019

Dr. Jie Chen, an associate professor of health services administration at the University of...

Greenville News: Why South Carolina is Again Ranked One of the Worst States to Raise a Family

January 8, 2019

Greenville News quotes Assistant Professor of health services administration Dr. Andrew Fenelon in...

Dr. Jessica Fish publishes three articles related to the health and well-being of sexual and gender minorities

December 17, 2018

Family Science Assistant Professor Dr. Jessica Fish recently published three articles related to...

Dollar Shave Club: Does Not Getting a Flu Shot Make Me an Anti-Vaxxer?

December 14, 2018

Dr. Donald Milton, professor of environmental health, is quoted in a Dollar Shave Club article on...

Dr. Erica Coates is awarded clinical research funding for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds

December 12, 2018

Postdoctoral Associate Dr. Erica Coates was awarded clinical research funding from the NIH , for...

Dr. Fish Receives the Summer 2019 UMD Research and Scholarship Award

December 10, 2018

Family Science Assistant Professor Dr. Jessica Fish received a Summer 2019 Research and Scholarship...

The Karabelle Pizzigati Training Institute

December 5, 2018

The Karabelle Pizzigati Training Institute , which promotes advocacy for children, youth, and...

New class encourages students to think beyond the campus

November 26, 2018

Engaging with communities is central to the mission of public health and a tangible way for...

FMSC Launches New Undergraduate Advisory Board

November 23, 2018

The Department of Family Science launches the new Undergraduate Advisory Board. The Undergraduate...

Giving Thanks for Public Health Heroes

November 17, 2018

On Public Health Thank You Day , the University of Maryland School of Public Health is recognizing...

Dr. Jinhee Kim is accepted into the ADVANCE Leadership Fellows Program

November 7, 2018

Dr. Jinhee Kim , Professor and Extension Specialist with the Department of Family Science, was...

Maryland Center for Health Equity leadership team

Maryland Center for Health Equity Receives Award from the American Public Health Association

November 7, 2018

The Maryland Center for Health Equity (M-CHE) has been recognized by the American Public Health...

UMD Students Present Research at 2018 Environmental Justice Summit in North Carolina

November 5, 2018

Under the guidance of Associate Professor Dr. Sacoby Wilson from the University of Maryland School...

Placing Race at the Forefront of Public Health Research

November 2, 2018

How can public health researchers address racism? How can they place race at the forefront of their...

SPH Faculty Receive USDA Cooperative Agreement

November 2, 2018

Drs. Marie Thoma , Jinhee Kim , and Michel Boudreaux received a USDA cooperative agreement to...

Jennifer Roberts and Marccus Hendricks Selected as Harvard JPB Environmental Health Fellows

October 26, 2018

Jennifer D. Roberts, Ph.D ., an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Public...

Karabelle Pizzigati Advocacy Training Institute

Your Voice, Their Future: Child Health Advocates Convene at the Inaugural Pizzigati Training Institute

October 10, 2018

How can child advocates influence public policy that can genuinely improve the lives of low-income...

Delta Omega selects doctoral student Laura Drew to present at APHA 2018

October 10, 2018

Laura Drew, a fourth-year Maternal and Child Health doctoral student, is one of 29 students...

SPH Team Receives $1.3M Grant to Build Health Literacy App for Underserved Populations

October 8, 2018

Navigating the Apple and Google app stores in search of a fun app to pass the time can be confusing...

New Holistic Pregnancy Prevention Program Shows Promise, Study Shows

September 26, 2018

The Wahine Talk program, a holistic sexual health and pregnancy prevention program developed by...

Dr. Maring Promoted to Associate Clinical Professor

September 25, 2018

The department of Family Science would like to congratulate Dr. Elisabeth Maring on her promotion...

Dr. Elaine Anderson Selected as New Editor of NCFR’s Research and Policy Briefs

September 20, 2018

The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) recently selected Dr. Elaine Anderson as the new...

Undocumented Immigrants Least Likely to See a Doctor, but Still Healthier Than Other Populations

September 18, 2018

Undocumented Latino immigrants have some of the lowest rates of health care use — and signs point...

Welcome new faculty and staff!

September 5, 2018

The School of Public Health welcomes four faculty members and several new staff people this...

Dr. Quynh C. Nguyen awarded $1.5 million NIH grant to use "big data" to study neighborhood impacts on health

August 6, 2018

Dr. Quynh C. Nguyen, assistant professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, has been awarded an R01...

Gretchen De Silva Receives AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship

June 18, 2018

Dr. Gretchen De Silva, Assistant Clinical Professor in the University of Maryland School of Public...

Elderly person getting help from care giver

Eva DuGoff discusses the promise and pitfalls of the CHRONIC Care Act

June 8, 2018

One-third of older adults who receive health coverage through Medicare Advantage report difficulty...

Dean Lushniak, Jessica Duque, Amanda Grimes

SPH faculty and staff assembly marks the academic year's end

May 17, 2018

The Spring 2018 SPH faculty and staff assembly included plenty of great news about school and...

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. Steven J. Prior receives NIH grant to study new artery disease treatment

May 14, 2018

Steven J. Prior, assistant professor of Kinesiology, has received an R21 grant from the National...

Two SPH researchers are part of team studying how to improve HPV vaccination rates among African-American adolescents

May 9, 2018

The University of Maryland has received a $2.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute at...

Dr. Andrew Fenelon discusses life expectancy policy with lawmakers

April 17, 2018

American life expectancy is dropping significantly. That’s the message Assistant Professor in...

Fred Spry, Christina Stasiuk and Stephen Thomas with barber chair and barber pole

Barbershop wellness initiative presented to U.S. Chamber of Commerce

April 16, 2018

Dr. Stephen Thomas, director of the School of Public Health’s Maryland Center for Health Equity (M-...

Associate Professor Mia Smith-Bynum on suicide rates among black children

April 6, 2018

Family Science Associate Professor Mia Smith-Bynum was quoted in an article in the Atlanta Black...

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...

Boris Lushniak and Wesley Queen in Annapolis

Dean Lushniak testifies before the state legislature about gun violence

March 23, 2018

On March 13, SPH Dean Boris Lushniak testified before the Maryland House Appropriations Committee...

Dr. Hurtado publishes article on a new parent-engagement program for Latino families

March 7, 2018

Family Science Assistant Professor Ali Hurtado, recently created a Spanish language parent-...

Logo recognition associated with kids’ choice of international junk foods in six developing countries

March 6, 2018

Young children in six low- and middle-income countries prefer junk food and sugar sweetened...

Dr. Sandra Quinn named chair of Department of Family Science

February 27, 2018

Dr. Sandra Quinn will lead the University of Maryland’s Department of Family Science as of March...

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...

Dr. Sacoby Wilson to be honored by Audubon Naturalist Society

February 21, 2018

School of Public Health Associate Professor Sacoby Wilson (MIAEH) will be named a 2018...

Dr. Thoma goes on talk radio to discuss her study on pregnancy-related deaths in Texas

February 13, 2018

Assistant Professor Marie Thoma joined host Craig Cohen on the radio show Houston Matters to...

SPH faculty member appointed to National Academies’ Committee on Evidence-Based Practices for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

February 1, 2018

Sandra Crouse Quinn, PhD (professor, Family Science and senior associate director, Maryland Center...

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