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Three CPH faculty present at international conference in Cape Town, South Africa

By Sally Crocker Three College of Public Health faculty from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth were featured presenters at a recent international conference in Cape Town, South Africa. Dr. Catherine Sembajwe-Reeves, Dr. Emily Spence and Dr. Kari Northeim presented workshops and poster presentations at UBUNTU 2024, a program of […]

Dr. Matthew Rossheim receives prestigious Public Health Advocate award

By Sally Crocker During a 15-year career, Dr. Matthew Rossheim – associate professor of health administration and health policy at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth College of Public Health – has taken on some of the most critical public health concerns facing communities today. He has researched and advocated […]

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Dr. Stacey Griner receives Boston Congress of Public Health ‘40 Under 40’ award

By Sally Crocker Dr. Stacey Griner, assistant professor of population health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center College of Public Health, has been selected as a 2024 “40 Under 40” Public Health Catalyst Award winner by the Boston Congress of Public Health. This prestigious international award recognizes the next generation of leaders, […]

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Crossing borders to advance international health equity

By Sally Crocker As part of the U.S. State Department’s Advancing Global Health Equity international visitor exchange program, community health representatives from around the world recently visited The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth during an educational welcome program bringing them to the local Metroplex. Representatives from HSC’s College of Public […]

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Dr. Lisako McKyer joins CPH as new chair of population and community health

By Sally Crocker Early in her career, Dr. Lisako McKyer trained in pediatric clinical psychology specializing in treatment adherence, but the chronically ill children she saw during her doctoral training broke her heart so deeply that she turned to her public health minor for answers. McKyer was based at an Indianapolis children’s hospital at the […]