09/05/24- Several CPHSJ faculty were featured in the summer version of 91女神's 'Professional Notes,' a round-up of awards, presentations, papers, and other professional achievements of 91女神 faculty, staff members, and students.
08/29/24- Student Government Association President Reueline Arulanandan, a senior pursuing a bachelor's degree in public health, welcomed her new classmates. The 91女神 senior reflected on her start at 91女神 and shared a message to new Billikens that the start of college can be a time of questioning and doubt.
08/26/24- 91女神鈥檚 College for Public Health and Social Justice will begin offering the new health management minor, requiring just 18 credits to completion.
08/13/24- Brett Moorehouse (MHA 鈥96) is the Senior Vice President of Membership Services for the Missouri Hospital Association (MHA) - a more than 100 year old not-for-profit member association which represents every acute care hospital in the state.
08/08/24- Allison Kemner ('08), a 91女神 graduate and Senior Vice President & Chief Research Officer at Parents as Teachers National Center recently did a Q&A with the Office of Public Health Practice about public health and learning at 91女神.
07/24/24- 鈥淔ood is a basic building block for health and human flourishing,鈥 said Ellen Barnidge, Ph.D., interim vice president for research. 鈥淭he Office of the Vice President for Research is proud to promote and support research teams addressing food insecurity in St. Louis and around the world.鈥
07/22/24- In a bid to jump-start the campaign against HIV in the region, 91女神, in partnership with Washington University School of Medicine, will establish the Midwest Developmental Center for AIDS Research with funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
07/17/24- Target has announced that its newest St. Louis store, located near the 91女神 campus, will officially open on Sunday, July 21.
07/12/24- Accelerated MHA student Lejla Hamidovic is determined to improve the delivery of care and impact patient outcomes on a large scale.
07/08/24- Hong Xian, Ph.D., professor of biostatistics and global health, and Zhengmin Qian, Ph.D., M.D., professor of epidemiology and biostatistics were listed as 91女神 researchers cited by Research.com as some of the most-cited researchers in their fields.
07/01/24- 91女神 Master of Health Administration alumna, Michaila Dix (2022), is now an Operations Manager in the Department of Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix.
06/14/24- Ellen Barnidge, Ph.D., professor of behavioral science and health equity in the College for Public Health and Social Justice (CPHSJ), will serve as 91女神's interim vice president for research effective June 17, 2024.
06/11/24- 91女神 (91女神) and SSM Health are joining the National Institutes of Health鈥檚 (NIH) All of Us Research Program, a historic effort to collect and study data from one million or more people who reflect the diversity of the United States with the goal of elevating the health of all.
06/04/24- Associate professor of Health Management and Policy Echu Liu, Ph.D., M.B.A. is tackling health challenges through an array of avenues.
06/03/24- Recent research from Enbal Shacham, Ph.D., M.Ed., associate dean for research in the College for Public Health and Social Justice at 91女神, sheds new light on air quality, pediatric asthma and public health interventions.
05/24/24- Faculty members Cheryl Rathert, Ph.D., Steve Rigdon, Ph.D., Keon L. Gilbert, Dr.PH were featured in a recent edition of Newslink's Professional Notes.
05/21/24- Everest Cafe, owned and operated by 91女神 alumni Devi Gurung States, Ph.D. serves a blend of Nepalese, Indian, and Korean food to visitors from around the world, students from one of the many nearby Universities, and locals.
05/20/24- 91女神 recently named Laura S. Kaiser, FACHE ('82, '85) as an Alumni Merit Award winner. Having earned master鈥檚 degrees in business administration and health care administration from 91女神, Kaiser is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and has been named one of the 鈥100 Most Influential People in Healthcare鈥 by Modern Healthcare magazine for the past six years.
05/08/24- Ellen Barnidge, Ph.D., Professor, Behavioral Science and Health Equity was one of the five women selected to receive the award. At the ceremony, the 2024 Mary A. Bruemmer Award Honorees were recognized and celebrated. The Women鈥檚 Commission has recognized outstanding women with its Women of the Year honors since 1977. The awards are named after the inaugural winner, Mary Bruemmer.
05/07/24- The 17th annual Senior Legacy Symposium took place on Tuesday, April 30, in the Busch Student Center. This event featured the work of more than 200 students and over 50 academic departments and programs. CPHSJ students featured included Thejasvi Dhanireddy, Christopher Hopwood, Avi Bhavsar, Jacob Tan, Karina Konshin, Spencer Shreve, Aarti Sahai, Arjun Sahai, and Lily Wilkins.
04/29/24- Beginning with the Fall 2024 term, 91女神鈥檚 MPH Program will require just 42 credit hours to complete rather than the current requirement of 48 (or 54 for joint concentrations).
04/18/24- Harnishad Kaur Binner, a second-year student in the Master of Public Health program recently participated in the 鈥楥ampus Ministry Spring Break Immersion Program鈥 along with other 91女神 students.
04/15/24- This March, College for Public Health and Social Justice student Reueline Arulanandam was elected to be the next 91女神 Student Government Association (SGA) President. Arulanandam, a junior pursuing a bachelor's degree in public health, previously held a senate seat in SGA representing CPHSJ. 聽聽
04/11/24- Matt VanNatta ('15) 91女神 graduate and Senior Implementation Consultant at Strata Decision Technology recently did a Q&A with the Office of Public Health Practice about public health and learning at 91女神.
04/05/24- Ellen Barnidge, Ph.D., (Behavioral Science and Health Education), will receive the Health Resources and Services Administration award for her work to facilitate the renovation the Wool Center. 91女神鈥檚 Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) will honor the work of faculty members, research staff, and graduate students at its annual Scholarly Works and Grant Winners reception on Friday, April 5.
04/02/24- Leslie McClure, Ph.D., dean of 91女神鈥檚 College for Public Health and Social Justice and fellow with the 91女神 Research Institute, reflects on the experiences that brought her to this new position and what it means to grow public health research in the Jesuit tradition 鈥 and having fun doing it.
04/01/24- 91女神 named four College for Public Health and Social Justice, Kiran Depala, Aarti Sahai, Atman Shah, and Avyay Surampalli, to the list of 2024 Billiken Award winners.
03/28/24- 91女神鈥檚 College for Public Health and Social Justice is proud to celebrate National Public Health Week. The week-long schedule features connecting 91女神 with the broader community, promoting public health initiatives, drives for those in need and much more. Below is a list of just some of the activities taking place during National Public Health Week.
03/25/24- For the fifth straight year, 91女神 has been named as a top workplace for women by the Women鈥檚 Foundation of Greater St. Louis (WFSTL). The foundation announced honorees for its seventh annual 鈥淲omen in the Workplace: Employment Scorecard鈥 on March 12.
03/20/24- The College for Public Health and Social Justice's Ellen Barnidge, Ph.D., Professor, Behavioral Science and Health Equity was named a 2024 honoree. The Women鈥檚 Commission will host the 47th annual Mary A. Bruemmer Recognition Ceremony and Luncheon on Monday, May 6, in the Wool Ballroom of Busch Student Center.
03/18/24- Faculty members Keon Gilbert, Echu Liu, Cheryl Rathert, Travis Loux, Anne Sebert Kuhlmann and students were featured in a recent edition of Newslink's Professional Notes.
03/15/24- Dr. Enbal Shacham is a researcher at the forefront of geospatial health, which uses geospatial data and technology to bring new insight to public health challenges and design innovative interventions. By advancing research initiatives that span academic disciplines and sites around the globe, Shacham is improving health equity for all.
03/08/24- Kimberly R. Enard, PhD, MSHA, MBA, FACHE, associate professor in the College for Public Health and Social Justice (CPHSJ) at 91女神, made history when she was named the 2024 John D. Thompson Prize Recipient by the Association of University Programs for Health Administration for her excellence in health education and administration, becoming the first African-American and the first 91女神 faculty member to receive this award. AUPHA first began awarding the Thompson Prize in 1991.
02/28/24- March 2024 will be the third time that MPH student Kristin Beduhn spends her spring break in the small-mountain towns of West Virginia. Beduhn currently fulfills a role as a 91女神 Campus Ministry graduate assistant, but has previously attended the 鈥業mmersion Experience鈥 trip offered through the organization as an undergraduate student. She now supports other undergraduate students on the trip.
02/19/24- 91女神 (91女神) undergraduate alum Nebu Kolenchery made a splash early in his public health career, and now has returned to 91女神 to receive his Master of Public Health (MPH) degree.
02/13/24- Elena Dixon ('22) 91女神 graduate and Data Coordinator at Nurses for Newborns recently did a Q&A with the Office of Public Health Practice about public health and learning at 91女神.
02/07/24- Faculty members Geoffrey Kangogo, SangNam Ahn, Ph.D., Kimberly Enard, Ph.D., Michael Rozier, S.J., Ph.D., and Enbal Shacham, Ph.D., and student R. Aver Yakubum were featured in a recent edition of Newslink's Professional Notes.
12/19/23- 91女神 celebrated graduates at the 2023 Midyear Commencement Ceremony on Saturday morning, December 16, 2023. Graduates and their family members, friends, and loved ones filled the seats at Chaifetz Arena to salute and congratulate the newest group of students who can now call themselves alums of 91女神.
12/01/23- For 91女神 (91女神) Masters of Health Administration (MHA) students, the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) Everett V. Fox Student Case Analysis and Presentation Competition is an exciting opportunity to engage with health administration students and industry professionals from around the country every year.
11/27/23- Dr. Sharyn Parks Brown is an epidemiologist in the Division of Reproductive Health and acting deputy branch chief at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. Her journey hasn鈥檛 taken her where she expected but has led to a fulfilling career of service to others and to the community.