School of Public Health

UNTHSC School of Public Health names new Associate Dean

The School of Public Health (SPH) at the UNT Health Science Center, Fort Worth, (UNTHSC), has named Matt Nolan Adrignola, EdD, MBA, as Associate Dean for Administration and Student Services, a new position for the school. In this new role, he will direct the school's admissions and student services processes from recruitment to enrollment, graduation…

UNTHSC School of Public Health announces new PhD program

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved a new Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Public Health Sciences degree program at the University of North Texas Health Science Center's (UNTHSC) School of Public Health, Fort Worth, Texas. Six new students have been admitted to the PhD program which will begin in the fall semester, August…

Mixing energy drinks and alcohol could render a dangerous concoction

Combining caffeinated energy drinks such as Monster or Red Bull with alcohol could be more dangerous than consuming either separately, according to a recent study by Dennis Thombs, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Science. In Thombs' research, bar patrons near a college campus were asked a series of questions after…

4th Annual North Texas Health Forum kicks off National Public Health Week 2011 in Fort Worth, Texas

Featured topic:  Embracing our Community of African American Children According to a recent research brief presented by the Center for Community Health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC), Fort Worth, in conjunction with Cook Children's Health Care System and the Mental Health Association of Tarrant County, about 7 to 12 percent…

UNTHSC’s School of Public Health receives NCI Grant

The School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (UNTHSC), has been awarded a $145,000 grant by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) over the next two years to study community level factors that might contribute to disparities in colorectal cancer screening. Community factors that might influence screening include demographic…

UNTHSC Grant Updates

Raquel Qualls-Hampton, PhD, MS, assistant Epidemiology professor at the University of North Texas Health Science Center's (UNTHSC) School of Public Health, has been selected as one of eight recipients for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation  (RWJF) grant funding on the New Connections (NC) Program, Vulnerable Populations Team, to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate…

Healthy Communities Podcast

Kathryn Cardarelli, PhD, School of Public Health associate professor of Epidemiology and director of the Center for Community Health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, recently led a podcast for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, discussing the principal factors contributing to racial and ethnic health disparities in the U.S.…

UNTHSC receives ‘Healthy Moms-Healthy Babies’ Grant

Grant funds totaling $135,372 have been awarded to the University of North Texas Health Science Center's (UNTHSC) School of Public Health and Center for Community Health to conduct the first phase of a project called the "Healthy Moms-Healthy Babies Initiative."  Funding is through a payment the Health Science Center received from a foundation that supported…

UNTHSC Professors Honored

Drs. Jim Stimpson, Raquel Qualls-Hampton and Martha Felini (pictured from left with Dean Richard Kurz, far right) were recently honored by the University of North Texas Health Science Center's (UNTHSC) School of Public Health as "rising stars" at a recent UNTHSC Faculty Assembly. Dr. Stimpson was recognized in the Research category, Dr. Qualls-Hampton was honored…

UNTHSC School of Public Health welcomes new faculty

The School of Public Health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC), Fort Worth, welcomes Youcheng Liu, MD, ScD, MPH, as associate professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and Lakshmi Balasubramanian, PhD, as assistant professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy. Dr. Liu joins UNTHSC from…