College of Public Health
January 28, 2010
Dr. José A. Pagán, Professor and Chair, Department of Health Management and Policy, for the College of Public Health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth (UNTHSC), has been named to the National Advisory Committee (NAC) of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Health & Society Scholars. The NAC consists of distinguished…
December 10, 2009
Dr. Richard Kurz, dean of the College of Public Health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth (UNTHSC), was recently quoted in the Dallas Business Journal on a new release by the Commonwealth Fund, showing that Texas had risen two spots in its national healthcare rating. Dr. Eric Johnson, professor and…
November 17, 2009
The University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth (UNTHSC) recognized three College of Public Health professors at a recent Faculty Assembly. The Benjamin L. Cohen, DO, Award for Outstanding Achievement was presented to Elena Bastida, PhD, Associate Dean for Research and Chair, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences (pictured here with University…
November 17, 2009
This fall, the University of North Texas Health Science Center’s (UNTHSC) College of Public Health launched an enhanced Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree in Public Health Practice, to offer advanced training in public health leadership and policy for individuals serving or planning a career in government, private or not-for-profit organizations. This new, school wide…
October 20, 2009
The University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) College of Public Health has appointed Mohammed ELFaramawi, MD, PhD, Msc, MPH, as assistant professor of Epidemiology. Dr. ELFaramawi joins the school from the World Health Organization (WHO), Switzerland, where he most recently served as a biostatistician in the Chronic Disease and Health Promotion department. Prior…
September 9, 2009
José A. Pagán, PhD, has been named Chair for the Department of Health Management and Policy, College of Public Health, at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (UNTHSC). He joins UNTHSC from the University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, where he has served as professor of economics and as director of…
September 1, 2009
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (UNTHSC) College of Public Health has named Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Treviño Dawson as new Assistant Dean for Curriculum. In this role, her work will focus on the school's Master of Health Administration (MHA) and enhanced Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree programs. Dr. Treviño…
August 3, 2009
University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) professor Terrance B. (Terry) Gratton, DrPH, has received the 2009 Walter F. Snyder Award for outstanding achievement in advancing environmental health by NSF International (NSF International, The Public Health and Safety Company) and the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA). Given in honor of NSF's co-founder and first…
July 30, 2009
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (UNTHSC-FW) College of Public Health has promoted Dr. Christine A. Moranetz to Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Chair for the new Department of Public Health Education. She also serves as Associate Professor in both the Department of Public Health Education and the Department…
July 8, 2009
University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) student Benjamin Cruz has been selected as one of 10 students in the country to earn the American Public Health Association's (APHA) Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section (PHEHP) Student Research Award. He will present his research, "Seasonal Variation of Water Quality Indicators and their Association…
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