Research

As a Ph.D. in Public Health student, you will have the opportunity to engage in original research as part of your dissertation. An experienced faculty mentor will guide you through each step of the process, which ends with the completion of your dissertation—your original written contribution to the field of public health.

Some of the research areas our Ph.D. in Public Health students are currently engaged in include

• Childhood obesity and legislation
• Adolescent STD prevention, intervention, and health
• Youth and urban violence
• Risk behavior among college students
• Emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism
• Alternative and complementary health
• Self-management of health using the Internet
• Postpartum depression
• HIV in developing countries
• The public health sector and inspecting the food supply
• Immigrant oral health
• Geriatric healthcare and heart attacks
• Sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease
• Public health and national resource conservancy
• Influence of faith and spirituality on health status and health behavior