I Am Public Health: Hiluf Abraha
Hiluf Abraha's research focuses on high-risk pregnancy, severe maternal morbidity, and the structural and policy factors behind disparities in maternal and perinatal outcomes.
Biostatistics assistant professor boosts Arnold School's cancer expertise
Samuel Anyaso-Samuel is bringing his broad biostatistical and collaborative research experience to the Arnold School as the newest member of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
Physician couple complete Arnold School degrees side by side
Gazi Sakir Mohammad Pritom and Samiya Huda Antora came to USC so Pritom could pursue his Ph.D., but they both left with Arnold School degrees. Physicians by training, the married couple moved to the U.S. from Bangladesh to pursue careers in public health.
Researchers launch literacy assessment tool to support children's reading and writing development
Thanks to the efforts of Kenn Apel and Victoria Henbest, USC and FSU have signed a contract with Brookes Publishing to make the Morphological Awareness Test for Reading and Spelling (MATRS) available to researchers and practitioners.
Maushmi Patel wins dissertation award to advance care coordination research for youth with special healthcare needs
Health services policy and management doctoral candidate Maushmi Patel has received a $20,000 award from the Southern Regional Education Board to evaluate family-centered care coordination for children and youth with special healthcare needs.
Researchers illuminate challenges facing older South Carolinians living with HIV
An expert on HIV prevention and interventions, epidemiology associate professor Monique Brown is unveiling new insights into the challenges facing an understudied, yet growing, segment of the HIV population: older adults.
Eric Vejerano receives National Science Foundation award to investigate how sunscreens form persistent free radicals
The NSF has awarded environmental health sciences associate professor Eric Vejerano a grant of nearly $620,000 to determine how and why common sunscreen ingredients form persistent free radicals when they are exposed to light.
MPH graduate brings systems thinking to community health across South Carolina
Dom Francis has built a public health career around one central idea: improving health requires looking beyond the individual.
Physical therapy graduate returns to Lancaster to provide home health services
David James' clinical rotations gave him experience in hospital, rehabilitation and private practice settings. One of them -- Vertex PT Specialists - offered him a position in home health following his graduation.
Speech-language pathology graduate turns love of working with older adults into career helping them thrive
Letizia Tamburini was working at a retirement community when she realized that a career in speech-language pathology would combine her passions for language, science, rehabilitation, and helping people communicate in ways that support their independence and quality of life.
College to Career Alumni Spotlight Series: Tamera Gaffney
We asked Arnold School alumni why they chose the Arnold School, the mentors who influenced their journeys and how their degrees prepared them for their next steps.
College to Career Alumni Spotlight Series: Becky George
We asked Arnold School alumni why they chose the Arnold School, the mentors who influenced their journeys and how their degrees prepared them for their next steps.