2020 Year in Photos

Academic Excellence

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Katherine Keyes (January 27, 2020)
Associate professor & co-director, Psychiatric Epidemiology Program​ Mailman School of Public Health​
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Frank Hu (February 6, 2020)
Fredrick J. Stare professor & chair, Department of Nutrition​ Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health​
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DuBois Bowman (March 2, 2020​)
Professor & dean​, University of Michigan School of Public Health​
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Jon Samet (September 29, 2020​)
Professor and dean​, Colorado School of Public Health​. “Risky Breathing and Policy: Lessons Learned from Smoking and Air Pollution.”
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Coleen Boyle (October 27, 2020)
Boyle wrapped up the 2019-2020 Dean’s Seminar Series with her talk: “How the Zika Virus Response Improved Our Public Health Approach to Protecting Mothers and Infants.”

CHHS Students and Alumni Respond to COVID-19

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Theresa M. Davis (March 18, 2020)
Three-time nursing alumna, Theresa M. Davis, briefs White House on state of COVID-19 care.
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Peter Bizon (March 2020)
Peter Bizon (DNP ’20) signed up to volunteer at the Loudoun County Health Department as soon as its call center opened to address residents’ questions about COVID-19.
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Rachel Picon and Maricza Hinnah
Rachel Picon and Maricza Hinnah (BSW ‘20) created a Facebook page on March 13th to help connect people with supplies during the pandemic & hosted three donation drives.
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Archana Bai Reddy
Archana Bai Reddy (accelerated BSN) volunteers at the Medical Reserve Corps Call Center in Prince William County.
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Kayla Thompson
Kayla Thompson (BSN ’20) is a clinical technician at Inova Fairfax where she cares for COVID-19 patients who are in isolation and unable to be with family and friends.
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Sabrina Hansen & Adelaide Solenberger
Sabrina Hansen & Adelaide Solenberger (Social Work) join a telehealth pilot program serving vulnerable populations during pandemic.
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Kelly Williams (April 2020)
Kelly Williams (BS Community Health ‘20) helped convert a church into a temporary food bank.

CHHS Serves the Community

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Jennifer Wexton (March 9, 2020​)
MAP Clinic hosts Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton to discuss the medication-assisted treatment program​.
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Mason Giving Day (April 2, 2020)
Together, we received more than 130 gifts totaling more than $27,000 to help CHHS students stay at Mason. Over 50% of donations received were from CHHS faculty and staff members; a true embodiment of “Patriots Helping Patriots."
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COVID-19 Health Check (April 3, 2020)
College faculty developed Mason's COVID Health Check™ — first-of-its-kind screening tool to reduce the spread of COVID-19. It was later used by universities across Virginia.
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"The Pivot" (Spring 2020)
Transitioning 233 classes for virtual learning.
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Providing Care (April 2020​)
The MAP Clinics continue to provide care during the pandemic while adding COVID-19 testing.
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Telehealth (April 2020​)
MAP Clinics expand telehealth capabilities to meet growing demand for COVID-19 care.
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USDA Grant (April 2020)
Mason receives $500,000 USDA grant to expand rural telehealth capabilities amidst COVID-19 pandemic.
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Telehealth Pilot Program (April 2020)
Social Work faculty launch collaborative telehealth pilot program serving vulnerable populations.
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Mason Hope and Health
Mason Hope and Health Project

Inspirational messages to help stay positive during the COVID-19 pandemic (April 2020)

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Mason Creative Arts for Relational Engagement (MasonCAREs)​ (April 2020)​

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COVID-19 Webinar Series​ (May – December 2020​)
8 Webinars with 1,000 attendees
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Spring Graduation (May 22, 2020)
735 CHHS students were celebrated at Mason's virtual ceremony.
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Mason Welcomes New President Gregory Washington (July 1, 2020)
President Washington comes to Mason from the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine. He is Mason’s 8th president.
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PhD in Public Health (August 24, 2020)​
SCHEV approves new PhD in Public Health with concentrations in Epidemiology and Social and Behavioral Sciences​.
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Simulations
Virtual reality and computer simulations have given Mason nursing faculty effective and proven tools for delivering required clinical experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling students to graduate on time.
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CHHS Research
CHHS Research

CHHS Research - There is no off-season

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Fall Semester (August 24, 2020​)
Gloria Addo-Ayensu, director of Health for Fairfax County and CHHS advisory board member, welcomes Mason students back for the fall semester.
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Governor Visit (September 22, 2020)
​ Governor Northam highlights Mason as a model for safe reopening, while visiting nursing & social work classes.
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Suicide Prevention (October 10, 2020)
DNP students participated in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's virtual walk.
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US Pharmacopeia Launch of COVID-19 Vaccine Survey (October 28, 2020)
Faculty supported the US Pharmacopeia launch of COVID-19 vaccine survey of frontline healthcare workers in low- and middle- income countries to assess knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices related to a COVID-19 vaccine.
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President Visit (December 10, 2020)
President Washington visits the Manassas Park MAP clinic.
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Thank You Day (November 23, 2020​)
Thank you to the public health workforce who labor tirelessly every day to protect us from disease, injury, and other health threats... keeping our drinking water clean, our communities healthy, and our children safe.
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Student Accomplishments

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Asra Ahmad
Asra Ahmad (GCH, MPH) recipient of ​Dr. Julie Owen Active Citizen Award​.
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Yasmin Artis, Mikkie Chu & Michelle Henton (October 31, 2020)
Online MHA students, Yasmin Artis, Mikkie Chu & Michelle Henton, won 1st place out of 12 teams in the Penn State Health Administration Case Competition. Their case study focused on telehealth. Michelle Henton won the Speer Spirit Award.
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Kathryn Hogan
Kathryn Hogan (GCH, MS Global Health) completes first international MS in Global Health thesis on Malaria knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the Peruvian Maijuna community. ​
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Gabrielle Jackson
Gabrielle Jackson (GCH, BS Community Health) awarded 2020 Fulbright to teach English in Columbia.
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Nesibe Sumeyye Kutahyalioglu
Nesibe Sumeyye Kutahyalioglu (Nursing, PhD) receives Dissertation Funding Award from the National Association of Neonatal Nurses​.
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Priya Mallya
Priya Mallya (HAP, MHA) ​awarded AUPHA McGaw Scholarship.
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Mirna Martinez
Mirna Martinez (Social Work, BSW) awarded OLLI Scholarship for Academic Achievement.
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Constance Owens
Constance Owens (HAP, HSR PhD) begins summer fellowship with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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Alumni

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Sharon Lamberton (MS Health Systems Management '01) CHHS Distinguished Alumni of the Year (November 10, 2020)​
Sharon is the deputy vice president for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA).

Faculty and Staff Accomplishments

7 Newly Tenured & Promoted Faculty

Promoted Faculty

5 Faculty & Staff Retirements

 

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Patricia Tope, 1994-2020. Office Manager, Office of Student Affairs (not pictured).

Honoring Faculty & Staff

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Five CHHS Faculty Recognized 

Five CHHS faculty recognized on Stanford University’s list of ​World’s Top 2% of Cited Scientists​.
 

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Term Faculty Promotions

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Advisory Board

New Member

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Praduman Jain (July 2020)
Welcome new advisory board member, Praduman Jain, CEO & founder of Vibrent Health.
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Retirees

Thank you to Les Taylor, Karen Remley & Angela McConnell for serving on the CHHS Advisory Board.

 

CHHS Advisory Board

Faculty and Staff Updates

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Emily Ihara (April 10, 2020)
Emily Ihara becomes permanent chair of social work.
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Marti Kubik (June 25, 2020)
Marti Kubik joins the college as director of the School of Nursing.
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Professor Emeriti​ (June 1 and July 1, 2020)
Dennis Ritchie​ and Len Nichols​
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Patrice Winters (July 2020)
Elected chair, Human Services Council of Fairfax County
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Carol Urban (August 10, 2020)
After 28 years of service to the School of Nursing, Carol Urban leaves the college to accept the role of Mason director of surveillance and testing safety, emergency & enterprise risk management.
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Carey Drews-Botsch (August 25, 2020)
Carey Drews-Botsch joins the college as chair of Global and Community Health.
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Randy Keyser (September 2020)
Randy Keyser appointed to a 3-year terms as the cardiopulmonary section editor, Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
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PJ Maddox (June 25, 2021)
Congratulations to PJ Maddox for being reappointed as chair of the Department of Health Administration and Policy for another four-year term.
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