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  • March 28, 2024
    Kathi Huddleston leads Mason's cohort of NIH's Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes study and, under her leadership, the study has recruited more than 200 families since January 2024. Huddleston has also recruited over 10,000 people in the past five years for Inova. Here Huddleston shares her top 6 tips for research recruitment success.
  • March 27, 2024
    For this Endometriosis Awareness Month (March), Associate Professor Jhumka Gupta shares how endometriosis pain affects all areas of life and innovative solutions for combating stigma surrounding endometriosis-related chronic pain. 
  • March 25, 2024
    The College of Public Health is pleased to welcome Nicholas Field-Johnson as the College’s Associate Director of Development. With over 25 years of noteworthy fundraising experience, including 10 years of experience in higher education, Nicholas will develop fundraising strategies and engage major donors in support of the College’s philanthropy goals. 
  • March 25, 2024
    New study by Mason MS, Nutrition student Eli Kalman-Rome highlights the need for population-level research on the nutritional needs of transgender people. 
  • March 22, 2024
    Taylor's mission is to “pass the baton” to the next generation of social workers – with a focus on recruiting more Black men to the field. Part of that recruiting process is busting some of the myths commonly associated with social work careers.
  • March 22, 2024
    Gary T. Taylor, MSW ‘15, is destigmatizing mental health support and normalizing therapy in the Black community one barbershop at a time. “Barbershops are this safe space for Black men,” explains Taylor who has been working with local barbershops in the Rappahannock region since 2022 to foster healthy discussions about mental health by educating barbers on “mental health first aid” for their patrons.
  • March 21, 2024
    Learn more about assistant professor in the Department of Global and Community Health Iulia Fratila, how she supports her students, and her passion for researching psycho-socio-cultural factors of various risk behaviors.
  • March 20, 2024
    Amira Roess, professor of global health and epidemiology at Mason, discusses deer with chronic wasting disease, nicknamed "zombie deer," and what the risk to humans is. 
  • March 20, 2024
    Kelly Beckwith, assistant director of academic programs for the Department of Global and Community Health, has been recognized for her selfless dedication to College of Public students and graduates.
  • March 18, 2024
    Here at the College of Public Health, we are celebrating our first Health Workforce Well-Being Day of Awareness this Monday, March 18 in recognition of healthcare workers across the nation, and to support for the resolution to make this a nationally recognized day. In February, a bipartisan group led by Senators Tim Kaine and Todd Young introduced the resolution to declare this awareness day, in honor of all healthcare professionals who serve their communities.
  • March 11, 2024
    Martha (Marti) Y. Kubik, professor in the School of Nursing, explained how partnering pre-licensure nursing students with older adults who access services at senior centers and community dining sites benefits seniors and strengthens the future health care workforce.
  • March 8, 2024
    Dean Melissa Perry speaks with Dr. Emily Ihara, chair of the Department of Social Work, about ageism, how it affects healthcare, how intergenerational mentor programs can help, and small changes you can make to make a big difference. Watch the video or read the synopsis.

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