New study is first to combine three proven strategies for improving early childhood development
Leila Larson has been awarded nearly three million dollars from the NIH to lead a five-year study aimed at improving childhood health and development.
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USC professor advocates for better maternal, postpartum health care
USC researchers are tackling the issues that underlie the women’s health care gap. Jihong Liu, professor of epidemiology in the Arnold School of Public Health, studies the impact of maternal health care for women and their children. While one branch of her research focuses on developmental origins of disease, Liu also examines how a woman’s experiences during pregnancy can affect her own health for a lifetime.
USC exercise scientest strives to make health research more inclusive
USC researchers are tackling the issues that underlie the women’s health care gap. In the Arnold School of Public Health, assistant professor Katie Hirsch is working to address the research shortage. Traditionally, scientific research took findings based on the ‘typical’ male body and extrapolated the results to apply to all people, including women. The problem, Hirsch says, is that “women are not small men.”
SEC Food Fight helps raise almost $30,000 for USC food pantries
The University of South Carolina community banded together to raise almost $30,000 for food pantries across campus and defeat LSU in the SEC Food Fight.
Two Arnold School doctoral students recognized by the USC Graduate School
Berthe Abi Zeid (PhD in HPEB student) has been awarded the Dera D. Parkinson Fellowship.
Doctoral graduate committed to improving maternal and child health in low-resource settings
Fahmida Akter graduates in May with a PhD in HPEB and her priorites are clear: a lifelong connection to USC and an unwavering commitment to improving health, particularly for women and children in low-resource settings.
New research questions traditional methods for monitoring childhood growth
Researchers from HPEB have published a new study that challenges the use of Growth Monitoring and Promotion to detect faltering in children.
Why government can’t make America ‘healthier’ by micromanaging groceries purchased with SNAP benefits
Danielle Krobath, as assistant professor of epidemiology, writes for The Conversation with Tufts University Assistant Professor of Community Health Benjamin Chrisinger about their research into safety net programs, inlcuding SNAP benefits
Prisma Health Research Seed Grants provide pathways to improve health in the state
Five projects supported by Prisma Health Research Seed Grants will be led by Arnold School researchers in 2025.
I Am Public Health: Gitanjali Lall
A student in the Ph.D. in HPEB program, Gitanjali Lall uses principles of developmental psychology to improve community health and fundamentals of public health intervention research to improve early childhood development.
Dismantling social oppression to advance childhood nutritional health equity
Danielle Krobath's goal is to prevent and eliminate nutrition-related chronic disease disparities among children and families, and the epidemiology assistant professor has adopted a very broad lens to guide her approach.
Nutrition Consortium links researchers across university, showcases growing expertise
At USC, scientists come together from public health, nursing, psychology, social work, retail, economics, student health, medicine, computer science, engineering, and earth and ocean sciences.
Research experience, custom major prep undergrad for career in food policy and research
Honors student Audrey Richards will not only have the words "Food Policy and Research" on her diploma when she graduates next May, she'll have the expertise to pursue a career in the field.
I Am Public Health: Victoria Adebiyi
Victoria Adebiyi has big goals. The Ph.D. in Health Promotion Education and Behavior candidate plans to improve maternal and child nutrition and health in low- and middle-income countries after her 2025 graduation - continuing the path she began a decade ago in Nigeria.
Unhealthy food environments may play a role in increasing rates of childhood obesity in low- and middle-income countries
Research led by HPEB associate professor Hala Ghattas and published in Public Health Nutrition has revealed what may be a major factor in the rise of childhood obesity in the Middle East and North Africa.
Global health researcher digs into complex etiology of anemia in mothers and children
A recent study led by HPEB assistant professor Leila Larson and published in Public Health Nutrition has shed more light on the interplay of factors that cause anemia in mothers and children in low- and middle-income countries.