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August 29, 2023

Mia Smith-Bynum Named Chair of Department of Family Science

A faculty member since 2010, Dr. Smith-Bynum will provide academic and strategic leadership and advance the teaching, research, service and outreach missions of the department and School of Public Health.

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August 25, 2023

Kristin Cipriani, Jennifer Hodgson Named New Leaders of Public Health Science

Cipriani will oversee and direct the Public Health Science major, University of Maryland’s fourth largest undergraduate major, while Hodgson will oversee and direct the Public Health Science program at the Universities at Shady Grove.

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SPH 2023 Fall Assembly

Dean Boris D. Lushniak will provide a st ate of the school message and welcome multiple members of our community to share important news and information for the coming academic year . This event is for SPH faculty and staff. A reminder that faculty and staff attendance A reminder that your...

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August 23, 2023

SPH Names Inaugural Recipients of Seed Grant Competition

Totalling $75,000, the funding program is designed to support collaborative, multidisciplinary public health research that enriches lives. Research topics includes racism, mental health and mucosal immunity.

A college student dances in a courtyard with young elementary school students in Cuba.

August 15, 2023

Student Spotlight: Senam Attipoe ’23, MPH ’24

Attipoe shares thoughts on her recent “Law, Public Health and the Cuban Family” summer program, which included visits to health clinics and hospitals, the pharmaceutical factory where Cuba invented its COVID-19 vaccine, a fertility clinic and a Cuban medical school.

An adult out of focus in the background holds a glass of alcohol.

August 15, 2023

NIH-Funded Study Probes Effect of Drinking on Older Adults' Cardiac Function

Two troubling trends are converging for older adults—heavier drinking and rising rates of heart failure. Assistant Professor Aryn Phillips and a team of researchers will explore whether they are linked.

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August 14, 2023

Jie Chen Named Chair of Department of Health Policy and Management

A faculty member since 2012, Dr. Chen will provide academic and strategic leadership and advance the teaching, research, service and outreach missions of the department and School of Public Health.

Student training in public health research and practice with the UMD-PRC!

The UMD-PRC provides unique education, research, and training opportunities for students in the area of SGM health equity. Our students gain various research and public health practice experiences through the UMD-PRC and affiliated projects.

We currently have two affiliated research groups that support student and postdoctoral training in prevention science: The Community THRIVES (PI: Dr. Elizabeth Aparicio) and SOGI Health research (PI: Dr. Jessica Fish) labs.

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Meet our Community Advisory Board!

Our CAB is composed of experts in LGBTQ+ mental health, whether due to their community work and advocacy, research experience, clinical experience, legislative work, or more. Integral to our projects, the CAB contributes to UMD-PRC efforts at all levels.

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