Study Shows Fathers Are Continuing to Spend More Time with Their Children

June 19, 2015
Fathers’ time spent caring for children increased dramatically over the 46-year period between 1965...

Data Collection on Health Literacy Curriculum in Worcester County Schools

June 15, 2015
A team from the Center for Health Literacy visited Worcester County elementary schools to evaluate...
ePuffin

Q&A with Junaed Siddiqui on his mobile health app

May 19, 2015
What does a puffin have to do with public health? Junaed Siddiqui, a first-year PhD student in the...
Rada Dagher

National Study Finds Lower Depression, Better Mental Health during the Great Recession

May 13, 2015
COLLEGE PARK, MD. – Men and women in the U.S. had lower odds of depression diagnoses and better...
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Connecting Uninsured Patients to Primary Care Could Reduce Emergency Department Use

May 5, 2015
An intervention to connect low-income uninsured and Medicaid patients to a reliable source of...

MCH Doctoral Student Awarded MCH Bureau Summer Fellowship

May 4, 2015
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) doctoral student Anthony Kondracki has been selected for a...
Dr. Haider

Dr. Haider presents research at universal health care conference in Dhaka

April 30, 2015
Dr. Muhiuddin Haider , research associate professor in the Maryland Institute of Applied...
US Map: Areas in orange and red indicate geographic regions with higher proportions of Google searches containing the “n-word"

Google Searches for “N-Word” Associated with Black Mortality

April 27, 2015
College Park, Md. -- Google searches could unveil patterns in Black mortality rates across the US,...
Amy Lewin

Evidence-Based Intervention Supports Strengthening the Coparenting Relationship of Teen Parents

April 24, 2015
Family Science Assistant Professor Amy Lewin develops intervention to strengthen the coparenting...

Dr. Ross Miller Receives Promising Scientist Award from International Society of Biomechanics

April 24, 2015
Dr. Ross H. Miller, assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, received the 2015...
Public Health Research @Maryland 2015: The Changing Climate and Health

Public Health Research@Maryland Day Showcases Innovation, the Changing Climate and Health

April 20, 2015
On April 9, more than 550 attendees participated in the third annual Public Health Research@...

FMSC Graduate Student to Present at Upcoming Conferences

April 16, 2015
Sam Allen, a student in the joint Couple and Family Therapy (CFT)/ PhD program in the Department of...

Tobacco Messages Influence Young Children’s Attitudes and Intentions to Smoke, Dr. Borzekowski Study Shows

April 16, 2015
Children develop strong attitudes toward smoking as early as 5 and 6 years of age, and those...

School of Public Health Students Win Graduate Research Interaction Day (GRID) Poster Awards

April 13, 2015
School of Public Health graduate students took home many awards for their posters at Graduate...
PRHM Poster Winners

Public Health Research@Maryland Recognizes Student Poster Award Winners

April 13, 2015
On April 9, more than 550 attendees participated in the third annual Public Health Research@...

Jae Shim Hosts Joint Research Workshop on “Motor Function in Health and Stroke,” April 14-15

April 13, 2015
Jae Kun Shim , director of the Neuromechanics Research Core and an associate professor in the...
Amanda Hemmer

Health Services Graduate Student Amanda Hemmer Awarded Fulbright Grant

April 3, 2015
Amanda Hemmer, a master’s student in the Department of Health Services Administration, was selected...

Dr. Boekeloo's Research Evaluates a Socio-cultural HIV Prevention Intervention Among African American/Black Women

April 2, 2015
Black women who participated in an intervention to reduce HIV risk were less likely to have had...
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Eight SPH Faculty Receive ADVANCE Seed Grants for Interdisciplinary Research

March 27, 2015
The UMD ADVANCE program for Inclusive Excellence announced the recipients of the 2015-2016...

Study Shows Homeless People with Mental Health Conditions Benefit from Tailored Primary Care, Perception of Choice of Providers

March 13, 2015
Homeless people with mental health conditions have a better primary care experience in clinics...

Dr. Jones Studies the Science of Homelessness

March 11, 2015
An analysis of homelessness research reveals how homelessness has too often been framed as an...
Erin Mead

Post-Doctoral Fellow Dr. Erin Mead Featured in Tobacco Research Spotlight

February 26, 2015
Post-doctoral fellow Dr. Erin Mead was highlighted as an "outstanding trainee in tobacco science"...

Drs. Jinhee Kim and Jung Eun Kim Find Teens in Korea Engage in Problematic Online Behavior

February 24, 2015
Family Science Associate Professor Dr. Jinhee Kim and Visiting Assistant Research Scholar Dr. Jung...

FMSC Visits Ethiopia for Public Health without Borders Collaboration

February 19, 2015
The Public Health Without Borders - Ethiopia team visited Addis Ababa and Debre Brehan for 10 days...

Youth Alcohol Choices Linked to the Media They Consume, Study by Dr. Borzekowski Shows

February 16, 2015
The alcohol brands favored by underage drinkers are directly related to their media consumption,...

Dr. Carter-Pokras Partners with European Consortium to Improve Cultural Competency of Health Professionals

February 11, 2015
Dr. Olivia Carter-Pokras, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,...

CHL plans new forums to kickoff the HEZ health literacy campaign in zipcode 20743

February 5, 2015
The Center for Health Literacy is in its second year of its Health Literacy Campaign for Prince...

Drs. Shim and Kwon Awarded Korean Health Ministry Grant to Develop Wrist Rehabilitation Robot

February 4, 2015
Dr. Jae Kun Shim, associate professor, and Dr. Hyun Joon Kwon, research assistant professor, both...
Dr. Michel Boudreaux

Dr. Michel Boudreaux Wins AcademyHealth New Investigator Grant to Study Health Reform Impact on Maternal/Child Health

January 30, 2015
Dr. Michel Boudreaux, University of Maryland School of Public Health assistant professor, received...

Dr. Jae Shim Receives Tel Aviv University-University of Maryland Joint Research Grant

January 26, 2015
Kinesiology Associate Professor Jae Kun Shim has been awarded a Tel Aviv University-University of...
Dr. Michel Boudreaux

Michel Boudreaux’s Research Recognized by the National Academy of Social Insurance

January 22, 2015
Dr. Michel Boudreaux, assistant professor in the Department of Health Services Administration, was...

MCH Doctoral Candidate Publishes Paper in American Journal of Obstretrics and Gynecology

January 16, 2015
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) doctoral candidate Katheryne Downes has a newly published paper in...

Health Literacy Seed Grant

January 14, 2015
The Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy established a Seed Grant Program for research...

FMSC Professor Named Editor of Special Issue of Journal of Family and Economic Issues

January 5, 2015
Associate Professor Mitch Mokhtari has been appointed Editor for a special issue of the Journal of...

Dr. Devon Payne-Sturges Co-Authored EPA’s Cumulative Risk Webinar Series Report

December 23, 2014
The Environmental Protection Agency’s “ Cumulative Risk Webinar Series: What We Learned ” report...
Fred Tutman and Leslie Fields

Environmental Justice Symposium Convenes Regional Leaders, Researchers, and Advocates

December 17, 2014
On December 6-7, more than 300 people gathered in the Stamp Student Union for a Symposium on...
Shawn Garvin, EPA administrator for mid-atlantic region, Crystal Romeo Upperman, and Dr. Amir Sapkota

Doctoral Student Advised by Dr. Amir Sapkota Receives 2014 STAR Fellowship from EPA

December 17, 2014
University of Maryland doctoral candidate Crystal Romeo Upperman received a $84,000 STAR (Science...
Hongjie Liu

Dr. Liu's Research Finds that Family, Workplace Networks Influence Condom Use by Older Female Sex Workers in China

December 9, 2014
A study by researchers in the School of Public Health's Department of Epidemiology and...
BioScience Day: Scientific Advances in Treating Trauma + Disease

SPH Student Research Posters Win at Bioscience Day

December 2, 2014
Three School of Public Health students were recognized for their research at the annual University...
Nurse taking older women's blood pressure

Uninsured African Americans and Hispanics Use Preventive Health Services more than Whites

November 25, 2014
According to a new study from researchers in the University of Maryland School of Public Health,...

FMSC Participates in NCFR Annual Conference

November 25, 2014
Members of the Department of Family Science (FMSC) participated in and presented at the 2014...

Dr. Amy Lewin Reports Increased Father Involvement Associated With Decreased Infant Stress

November 24, 2014
A newly published study of teen mothers and their infants in Washington DC by Family Science...
Rada Dagher and Kerry Green

Behavioral Healthcare: Co-occurring depression and substance abuse linked to lower income

November 19, 2014
A first-of-its-kind investigation into young adults with co-occurring depression and substance...

Special Issue of New Directions in Child and Adolescent Development Connects Work of FMSC Faculty, Doctoral Candidates and Alumni

November 18, 2014
Family Science (FMSC) Associate Professor Dr. Kevin Roy served as editor of a recent special issue...

Rima E. Rudd Fellowship in Health Literacy

November 17, 2014
The Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy annual student fellowship for doctoral...
Chandria Jones

PhD student Chandria Jones Recognized at ObesityWeek 2014

November 13, 2014
During ObesityWeek 2014 in Boston, MA from Nov. 2-7, PhD student Chandria Jones and co-presenters...
Rada Dagher and Kerry Green

Combined Depression and Substance Abuse May Contribute to a Downward Drift in Socioeconomic Status

November 12, 2014
Young adults with co-occurring depression and substance abuse have a higher likelihood of being...
Woman running up stairs outside

How Does Exercising Outdoors vs. Indoors Influence Mental and Physical Wellbeing?

November 10, 2014
Does exercising in an outdoor or indoor environment – or both – affect tension, stress, emotional...
Cigna and CHE at barbershop

New Partnership Between MD Center for Health Equity and Cigna Trains Barbers, Stylists as Community Health Advocates

November 7, 2014
The Maryland Center for Health Equity (M-CHE) in the School of Public Health at the University of...
Training in African American church

Project HEAL Research Finds Web Training Effective for Community Health Advisors

November 3, 2014
Maryland researchers found that web-based training is effective for teaching peer Community Health...

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