School of Public Health
September 13, 2022
Please join us for a Virtual Open House: PhD in Public Health Sciences Degree The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth WEDNESDAY 9/28/2022 5 - 6 p.m. (CST) Follow your pathway to a career in academia focused on research, teaching and service, with the overall objective of improving the health of…
September 7, 2022
By Sally Crocker The HSC School of Public Health recently welcomed new Dean Shafik Dharamsi, PhD. Dr. Dharamsi brings more than 25 years of transdisciplinary and international teaching, research and leadership experience to his new role. Born in Tanzania, he is a first-generation college graduate with a deep commitment to student success. His professional career…
August 19, 2022
By Sally Crocker A University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth program launched in 2015 to support Tarrant County victims of intimate partner violence (IPV), in collaboration with JPS Health Network, other local health providers and community service agencies, has now developed free, online, self-guided health provider training that addresses the intersection…
August 4, 2022
Dr. Shafik Dharamsi brings 25 years of proven leadership to the university. An educator with more than 25 years of transdisciplinary and international teaching, research and leadership experience will join The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Aug. 15 as the new dean of the School of Public Health. Dr. Shafik…
July 22, 2022
By Sally Crocker The last two years have been a whirlwind for Dr. Colbey Walker and his family. 2021 brought Walker to a new faculty position with The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) School of Public Health (SPH), and last fall the family welcomed their first child, son Murray,…
June 30, 2022
By Sally Crocker The HSC School of Public Health is making significant strides in preparing academic leaders for careers in higher education and research. This year, six SPH students are celebrating prestigious postdoctoral research fellowship placements at top universities and programs around the country. These placements begin this summer or fall 2022. SPH recognizes and congratulates: Esther…
June 30, 2022
By Sally Crocker Dr. Diana Cervantes, Assistant Professor and Director of the MPH Epidemiology Program at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health (HSC-SPH) has been named as a 2022 Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC). This distinction honors infection prevention…
June 21, 2022
By Sally Crocker Graduating PhD student Anna Galvin, MSN, RN, would like more nurses to know how great a fit public health is to their profession. “If I could convince more nurses to build their public health background and perspective, I would - nursing and public health are a perfect combination,” Galvin said as she…
June 14, 2022
By Sally Crocker University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) PhD graduate Noah Peeri is off to an exciting postdoctoral fellowship program with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, in New York, one of the world’s leading institutions in patient care, research and education. Peeri graduated from the HSC School of Public…
June 13, 2022
By Sally Crocker The chances of most Americans contracting monkeypox are slim, says an epidemiology expert at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) School of Public Health. Dr. Diana Cervantes, an Assistant Professor and Director of HSC’s Master of Public Health (MPH) graduate studies program in Epidemiology, has long…
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