Arnold School of Public Health

2025 News Archive

Center for Community Health Alignment takes the reins for nationwide community health worker workforce development organization

Three years into its rapid growth and widespread impact, the multi-institutional partnership known as envision will find a new home at the Center for Community Health Alignment under the leadership of Lisa Renee Holderby-Fox.

Why I Give Back to USC: Caleb Morris

The USC Office of Development of Development sits down for a Q&A with Caleb Morris. Learn why the exercise science instructor/advisor gives back to his employer/alma mater.

COVID-19 pandemic worsened mother, infant birth outcomes

Arnold School researchers with the Center for Healthcare Quality have published new research in the Annals of Epidemiology regarding the impact of COVID-19 infections on women who were pregnant before and during the pandemic.

Lee Pearson to chair 2025 Walk to End Alzheimer's in Columbia

Lee Pearson will serve as the volunteer leader of the local Alzheimer’s Association Walk, working with Alzheimer’s Association staff and volunteers to ensure its success. He also serves as a vice chair of the Board for the Alzheimer’s Association South Carolina Chapter.

Mary Ann Galloway paved the way for the first Master of Public Health program as its first graduate

Reinvention, innovation and entrepreneurship have been themes in Mary Ann Galloway's career. In addition to grit, an open mind and an innate ability to connect the dots, she credits her MPH for making her path possible.

I Am Public Health: Xuanxuan Yu

This spring, Xuanxuan Yu will complete his third degree in biostatistics, but there was a time when he didn't have a clear understanding of the field. In his bachelor's program at Nanjing Medical School Yu fell in love with the subject.

Why government can’t make America ‘healthier’ by micromanaging groceries purchased with SNAP benefits

Danielle Krobath, an 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, including 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. Marta Bornstein (HPEB), Devin Bowes (ENHS)), Brian Chen (HSPM), Melissa Nolan (Epidemiology), and Elizabeth Regan (EXSC) each received up to $20,000.

American Psychological Association welcomes Elizabeth Crouch as new editor for Journal of Rural Mental Health

Elizabeth Crouch, an associate professor in the Department of Health Services Policy and Management and co-director for the Rural and Minority Health Research Center, will serve as editor for the Journal of Rural Mental Health.

Center for Community Health Alignment to lead nationwide public health capacity-building efforts with new cooperative agreement

The CDC has awarded $1 million to the envision program at the Arnold School's Center for Community Health Alignment to strengthen the community health worker (CHW) workforce nationwide and the ability of other entities to partner with CHWs.

Public health alumna awarded National Health Service Corps Scholarship to support career in public health dentistry

Funded by the Health Resources & Services Administration, the program provides tuition and living expenses for students like Merideth Tallon in exchange for their commitment to work in undeserved areas.

Arnold School alum leads policy implementation to grow U.S. bioeconomy

Ph.D. in Environmental Health Sciences ('06) alumna Sarah Glaven currently serves as the Principal Assistant Director for Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Public health student establishes Latino Caucus for Public Health Student Chapter at USC

A first-generation college student and first-generation Mexican American, Dayana Sandoval says she chose USC because the university believed in her first. She leaned into the support she felt from Arnold School and the TRIO Opportunity Scholars Program.

After Burn

USC features the work of environmental health sciences professor and nanoscience expert Mohammed Baalousha, whose research into the aftermath of fires is timely given the wildfires that plague the U.S.

Assistant professor explores how innovative exercise techniques can enhance healing, performance and health

Sten Stray-Gundersen has joined the Department of Exercise Science with research interests in cardiovascular exercise physiology with special emphasis on hypoxia, blood flow restriction training, and endothelial function.

Staff Spotlight: Libby Furr

Since joining the department in 2015, Furr has supported CPARG as well as the Technology Center to Promote Healthy Lifestyles (TecHealth) and the Prevention Research Center (PRC).

Epidemiology student receives doctoral research award from American Public Health Association

Eric Mishio Bawa recently received the Laurence G Branch Doctoral Student Research Award from the American Public Health Association for his research into the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

I Am Public Health: Scott Anderson

Exercise oncology emerged as a scientific field of study in the past decade or two, and M.S. in Exercise Science student Scott Anderson wields it as a powerful tool for enhancing health and one's overall outlook on life.

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