NEWS AND UPDATES

HAP Professor Andrew Carle Leads Senior Housing Program

Professor Andrew Carle leads the nation's only university program devoted to studying the field of Senior Housing. Read more.

GCH Senior Accepted to Teach for America

You never know where a degree in Global and Community Health might take you. For George Mason senior Nick Cox, it’s taking him to one of the most diverse cities in the United States—Houston, Texas. Read more.

2012 Advisor of the Year Award

March 26, 2012 - Brian Gillette received the 2012 Advisor of the Year Award. Read more.

2012 Habit of Excellence Award

March 15, 2012 - Dr. Miriam Raskin, Professor of Social Work, will be the recipient of the 2012 CHHS Habit of Excellence Award. Read more.

Research

CHHS Faculty Research

CHHS Research Faculty members’ research in the College of Health and Human Services focuses on improving the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. Projects are designed with a goal of producing results useful in the shaping of evidence-based practice and policy at local, state, national and global levels. Read more.

CCID Expands Research Focus for Helping People with Chronic Illness and Disability

“We need more than a better wheelchair,” Dr. Gerber asserts in her office in George Mason University’s Center for the Study of Chronic Illness and Disability (CCID). Read More.

New edition of Essentials of Managed Health Care by
HAP faculty member Peter Kongstvedt, M.D.

This edition expands and updates the most widely-used textbook on managed care. Read More.

New Book: Long-term Care, Globalization, and Justice By Lisa A. Eckenwiler, Ph.D.

This book by Dr. Lisa Eckenwiler explores the ethical issues surrounding elder care from an ecological perspective to propose a new theory of global justice for long-term care. Read More.

ALUMNI AND FRIENDS

Promising Practices:
Social Work Conference Reaches Out to Civilians Reaching Out to Veterans

How do you counsel a veteran struggling with the traumas of war if you’ve never seen a battlefield? The Department of Social Work hosts an annual conference to answer that question for the many civilian communities that wish to help a new era of service members returning and recovering from war. Read more.

1st Annual Social Work Field Practicum and Career Fair

The Department of Social Work hosted its first Field/Career Fair on March 9, 2012 at the Johnson Center. This innovative approach to linking social work students with prospective field placement sites and employers provided an excellent venue for well over 150 prospective BSW and MSW field students and social work job candidates to meet with over 60 partner agencies. Read More.

Staying In Touch

The CHHS Alumni Chapter promotes ongoing relationships with alumni by creating programs that will stimulate interest, increase involvement, build loyalty and generate support for the college. Become active in chapter events. READ MORE.

Alumni contributions play a significant role in providing opportunities for students to achieve academic success. Make a difference and support the college and its students. READ MORE.