College of Public Health
April 25, 2022
By Sally Crocker The UNT Health Science Center College of Public Health (SPH) recently recognized student, faculty, staff and alumni accomplishments at its annual End of Year Celebration. This year’s Leon Brachman Award was presented to two CPH students, Laura Kade and Joseph Odeyemi. The Brachman award is given annually to a public health student…
April 24, 2022
By Eric Griffey Sally Crocker knew immediately when she heard her “ah-ha” moment. While the associate director of academic communications for the College of Public Health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth was interviewing Dr. Scott Walters — steering committee chair of a National Institutes of Health opioid crisis…
April 21, 2022
By Sally Crocker Texas women are more likely than their peers in over 40 states to develop cervical cancer and die from the disease. For Hispanic women in Tarrant County and those living along the Texas southern border region, the rates are almost double. Cervical cancer is preventable. To shed light on this important public…
April 19, 2022
By Sally Crocker The College of Public Health (SPH) at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) has inducted community partner Carol Klocek, CEO of Center for Transforming Lives (CTL), Tarrant County, as an Honorary Member into HSC’s chapter of Delta Omega national public health honor society. Founded in 1924,…
April 4, 2022
By Sally Crocker April 4-10 marks National Public Health Week (NPHW) 2022, a time for celebrating the many ways that public health makes communities healthier, stronger and safer. This year’s theme is “Public Health is Where You Are.” This annual event is an initiative of the American Public Health Association (APHA). APHA, through its members…
March 14, 2022
By Sally Crocker It’s been a long, challenging two years for public health professionals working on the front lines of their communities in response to COVID-19. Casie Stoughton, MPH, RN, Director of Public Health for the Amarillo, Texas, Department of Public Health, understands the challenges well, from the initial months in early 2020 when COVID…
February 25, 2022
By Sally Crocker Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, PhD, MPH, has taught as an adjunct faculty member for the HSC College of Public Health (SPH) since 2014, and last fall she was presented with an outstanding national honor that adds to her considerable portfolio of academic and career achievements. Dr. Baptiste-Roberts, who teaches courses in Epidemiology for the…
February 15, 2022
By Sally Crocker Erika Thompson, PhD, MPH, has achieved a level of professional recognition considered rare and outstanding for early career scientists in their field. An Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) College of Public Health (SPH) and Program…
February 5, 2022
By Sally Crocker Pictured left to right: Sarah Lathrop, Lauren Horton, Adeola Adelabu, Stacee Rowland Four College of Public Health Master of Health Administration (MHA) students have received fellowships to pursue their career interests with top institutions around the country following graduation. Adeola Adelabu Adeola Adelabu has been named as an incoming 2022-23 Administrative Fellow…
February 3, 2022
Project INTEGRATE is pleased to present a new article in Prevention Science demonstrating the utility of cognitive diagnosis modeling for mental health problems, spearheaded by Z. Tan, a PhD candidate in the College of Public Health at HSC, in collaboration with renowned experts. This article can be accessed at https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-022-01346-8. For data and R code:…
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