Recent SPH graduate Matthew Ryan Alvarez wants to improve men's mental health and help couples through therapy. As of May 2025, he’s got a masters in marriage and family therapy from UMD’s School of Public Health to help him reach his goals.

Since transferring from Harford Community College to the UMD School of Public Health, Lahna Hall, who graduated this Spring in public health practice,  has always been passionate about the health of her community.

Growing up, Zach Mixer loved fitness – playing sports from soccer to martial arts and spending time weight training. Just as enthusiastic about sports and fitness now, Mixer has won the School of Public Health’s 2025 Whitl

The perinatal healthcare system in the United States is not prepared to treat patients impacted by wildfire smoke in a timely manner, according to a first study on the issue.

The UMD School of Public Health has a new luminary on the horizon, with the appointment of the school’s first-ever Clark Leadership Chair in Global Health, Dr. Heather Wipfli.

Growing up, first-generation UMD School of Public Health graduate Crisdel Mayen Velasquez witnessed her parents struggle to navigate the U.S. healthcare system. Like many children of immigrant parents, she helped translate their medical documents.

The University of Maryland has bestowed on Dr. Donald K.