Best of 2018

Top School of Public Health News Stories of 2018

December 7, 2018
It’s been quite a year here at the School of Public Health. Our students, faculty and staff have...
Young Woman Receiving Flu Shot

Social Media Use May Predict Whether You’ll Get Your Flu Shot

December 7, 2018
Looking for tips to avoid catching the flu virus this winter? Next time you’re on the Metro, you...
Tanzanian Children

SPH Study Explores Health Implications of Intimate Partner Violence on Children in Tanzania

December 4, 2018
Tanzanian children whose mothers experience intimate partner violence are more likely to have...
High School Students

Stark Challenges for Latino Youths in Montgomery County

November 19, 2018
Latino youths make up the largest ethnic group in the Montgomery County, Md., school system and...
Public Health Thank You Day 2018

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...
Praxis Institute Scholars

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...
Roberts and Henricks

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...
Water system to irrigate crop

University of Maryland Convenes Bi-National Meetings on Sustainable Water Reuse Solutions

October 11, 2018
During a week that included the release of a startling Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
Laura Drew

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...
Healthcare app icon

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...
condoms and birth control

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...
Nurse Educator in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

Building a Culture of Research: MPH Student Rebecca Pyuzza Gains Valuable Experience Conducting Breast Cancer Research in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

September 21, 2018
Earlier this summer, second-year Master’s in Public Health student Rebecca Pyuzza received a $7,200...
Hurricane

“Toxic Soup” Follows Florence: Professor Talks Post-Hurricane Health Challenges

September 21, 2018
The dangers from hurricanes don’t end when the winds die and the rain stops. For North Carolina...
Young woman receiving a vaccine

Study Led by Ph.D. Candidate Yuki Lama Explores Discrepancies Between HPV Twitter Image Demographics and Burden of Disease

September 21, 2018
A new study led by Yuki Lama, a doctoral candidate in Maternal and Child Health within the...
Dr. Payne-Sturges

Dr. Devon Payne-Sturges Awarded NIH K01 Grant to Explore Socio-environmental Stressors Impact on Child Neurodevelopment

September 21, 2018
Assistant Professor Devon Payne-Sturges has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) K01...
Woman getting diabetes test

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...
Online Harassment book cover

Health Services Administration Students Write Chapters in New Book on Online Harassment

September 17, 2018
An examination of the massive social media fight over sexism and diversity in video games by an...
Young Woman Vaping

Flavors of Addiction: Study Finds Sweet E-cigarettes May Be Gateway to Tobacco Addiction for Young Adults

September 11, 2018
As the Food and Drug Administration announced a crackdown on e-cigarettes , describing their use...
school of public health

Welcome new faculty and staff!

September 5, 2018
The School of Public Health welcomes four faculty members and several new staff people this...
MPH student samples water quality

NSF Awards UMD $3M to launch Global STEWARDS training program

September 4, 2018
As population growth and climate change burden our global food, energy and water systems,...
Dr. Kerry Green

Dr. Kerry Green Awarded $3 Million NIH Grant to Study Life Course Influences on Aging Outcomes Among Black Americans

August 29, 2018
Dr. Kerry Green, associate professor of behavioral and community health, has received a 5 year R01...
Girl gets vaccine injection at doctor's office

Infecting the Vaccine Debate: Research Finds Bots and Russian Trolls Influenced Vaccine Discussion on Twitter

August 24, 2018
Russian interference on Twitter extended beyond the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign to the anti-...
Dr. Typhanye V. Dyer

Research Led by Dr. Typhanye V. Dyer Highlights Need for New HIV Prevention Strategies for Black Bisexual Men

August 24, 2018
A new study led by assistant professor Dr. Typhanye V. Dyer, (Epidemiology and Biostatistics),...
Yooni Choi wins poster award at ARM 2018

MPH Student Yooni Choi Wins Best Student Poster at the AcademyHealth Annual Meeting

August 24, 2018
Yooni Choi, a health services administration MPH student, was awarded the Best Student Poster at...
Survey Stock Photo

Study Examines the Accuracy of Self-reported Housing Assistance in the National Health Interview Survey

August 17, 2018
A new study from researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health published in...
Public housing stock photo

New Study Finds Housing Assistance can Improve Mental Health of Disadvantaged Children

August 17, 2018
A new paper from researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health and Johns...
General health services being performed at the 2017 Mission of Mercy event.

New Research Examines the Role of Mission of Mercy Emergency Dental Clinics in Promoting General Health

August 9, 2018
A new study from researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health published in BMC...
Dr Quynh Nguyen

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...
Public Health Science major Ugochi Chinemere interacts with children at the Abigail D. Butcher School in Calaba Town, Sierra Leone

Public Health Without Borders students deepen partnership with Sierra Leone’s Calaba Town

July 9, 2018
A group of six University of Maryland students, accompanied by Behavioral and Community Health...
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...
Julia Steinberg, PhD

Having an abortion does not lead to depression, research by Dr. Julia Steinberg shows

May 30, 2018
Having an abortion does not increase a woman’s risk for depression, according to a new study of...
Dr. Steven Prior

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...
Nicole Filion

Immigration, citizenship, and the mental health of adolescents

May 10, 2018
A new paper in PloS One by Department of Health Services Administration MPH student Nicole Filion...
adolescent and doctor

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. Eva DuGoff

Research examines neighborhood effect on older adults’ health

April 12, 2018
According to a new study by a research team including SPH Assistant Professor Eva DuGoff (HLSA)...
A family walks with their child

Public transportation use could help us better understand if our kids have active lifestyles

April 5, 2018
The use of public transportation can be an important part of someone’s active lifestyle but it’s...
still from CONSERVE video

Water, Food and Our World: video illustrates CONSERVE project's innovation in recycled water for growing food

April 5, 2018
Less than one percent of the world's water is fresh water that we can easily use, and demands for...
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...
Gold Award finalists, judges, and the Golds

Two winners chosen for the first annual Gold Public Health Innovation Award

March 29, 2018
Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the first annual Gold Award competition! Ivy...
white pills in containers

Students with emotional regulation issues could be susceptible to prescription painkiller misuse

March 8, 2018
College students who have difficulty regulating their emotions could be susceptible to the...
family

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-...
Concerned teen looks at smartphone

Sexting may lead to problematic first-time sex, study finds

March 6, 2018
Students that sent sexually suggestive messages online before having sex for the first time were...
Indian child recognizing tobacco brands

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...
Map of proposed Purple Line Route

Will PG County residents be more active when the Purple Line opens? SPH research will find out.

February 19, 2018
A team from the University of Maryland’s School of Public Health is launching a long-term...
Bob and Barbara Gold

First Gold Award prize will be awarded March 28

February 19, 2018
The wait is almost over for SPH students competing for the first annual Gold Award. On March 28,...
patient getting a flu vaccine

SPH researchers explore the influence of social norms on flu vaccination among African American and white adults

February 6, 2018
Social norms, those unspoken rules about what is acceptable behavior, tell us what we think others...
Jie Chen, Priscilla Novak, Deanna Barath

Study considers role of local health departments in promoting mental health, reducing hospital readmissions

January 31, 2018
New research published in the journal Medical Care by Associate Professor Jie Chen (Health Services...
Dr. Dylan Roby

Dr. Dylan Roby looks to Massachusetts for lessons on transitioning community hospitals to value-based care

January 22, 2018
Newly published research by a team including School of Public Health Associate Professor Dylan Roby...
Dr. Sandra Quinn

Dr. Sandra Quinn makes recommendations to increase flu vaccine uptake for African Americans

January 22, 2018
In a commentary in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics , School of Public Health Professor...
Abigail Bickford

Student Profile: Abigail Bickford

January 22, 2018
Abigail Bickford is a PhD candidate in the Department of Behavioral and Community Health, with an...

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