School of Public Health News
Kerry Green Named Interim Chair of Department of Behavioral and Community Health
As interim chair, Dr. Green will provide academic and strategic leadership and advance the teaching, research, service and outreach missions of the department and School of Public Health. She will succeed Dr. Craig Fryer, who has graciously served as interim chair for more than two years, on Decembe...
Student Spotlight: Taehyun Kim, Ph.D. ’24
Kim shares why she decided to study health policy and management, how she overcame stigma around abortion research and how her research on contraception and abortion access could impact state and national health policies.
Global Public Health Scholars Honored During Annual College Park Scholars Awards Ceremony
Public health science and biology students were among the honorees recognized for their leadership, achievements and citizenship.
Amir Sapkota Featured in New Film “The Flow of Change”
Short documentary highlights Sapkota and his research team's efforts to create an early warning system in Nepal for diarrheal diseases tied to extreme weather events.
University of Maryland Strategic Partnership Appoints Steven Prior as MPower Professor
Prior, associate professor and associate chair for research in the Department of Kinesiology, will receive $150,000 to fund his research on how exercise impacts vascular and functional impairment in older adults.
Ahmed ’24, Biglin ’24 Honored as Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars
Named for the late university supporter and Washington-area publisher, the Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars Program recognizes top graduating seniors at the University of Maryland and the professors and K-12 teachers who mentored them.
Remembering Dr. Bonnie Braun (1947-2023)
Dr. Braun, a professor emerita in the University of Maryland School of Public Health’s Department of Family Science and the first Endowed Chair and Founding Director of the Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy, held a dual faculty appointment with the College of Agriculture and Natural Re...
Department of Kinesiology Announces Naomi Gedion ’24 as Whitlark Scholar
Gedion joined the School of Public Health in spring 2023 after earning her associate degree from Howard Community College. She is studying with Associate Professor Sushant Ranadive, exploring the effects of acute inflammation on vascular function and how those effects vary among different racial and...
Students Practice Gender Affirming Care Through New Virtual Reality Program
The intercampus training fostered discussions and collaboration between nursing, public health science and social work students around an often misunderstood topic.
Asli McCullers, Ph.D. ’27, Wins Inaugural Young Innovators in Behavioral Health Award
McCullers, a behavioral and community health doctoral student with the School of Public Health and health equity research associate at Medstar Health, is one of 30 winners nationwide to win the award from Going Digital: Behavioral Health Tech.