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Collaborations continue with UoM SPH and College of Public Health and Health Informatics (CPHHI), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Saudi Arabia
May 29, 2025 – On May 27-28, 2025, The UofM SPH) was honored to host Dr. Ashraf ...
Dean Joshi Moderates ASPPH Webinar
May 15, 2025 – Dean Joshi served as the moderator for the ASPPH Presents webinar series titled: “Incorporating GenAI Into the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning” featuring Dr. Amie Patchen (Cornell University) and Dr. Jon Zaccarini (Columbia University). ...
SPH Partners with Non-profit Organization Knowledge Quest
May 13, 2025 - The School of Public Health (SPH) Dean, Dr. Ashish Joshi, and Community Relations Representative, Steve Shular, recently met with Rev. Marlon Foster, Founder and CEO of Knowledge Quest, to explore new experiential learning opportunities for SPH students ...
2nd SPH Dean’s Awards Ceremony
May 9, 2025 - The School of Public Health held it’s 2nd SPH Dean’s Awards ceremony. Thirteen faculty, staff, and students were recognized for their exceptional contribution to SPH in the areas of Community Engagement, Commitment, Research, and Leadership.
University of Memphis School of Public Health Dean Meets with Memphis University School Leadership to Explore Potential Collaboration
May 8, 2025 - Dr. Ashish Joshi, Dean of the University of Memphis School of Public Health (SPH), and Community Outreach Representative Steve Shular met with the headmaster and staff of Memphis University School (MUS) to explore opportunities for collaboration. ...
University of Memphis School of Public Health Leadership Meets with Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
May 6, 2025 - Ashish Joshi, Dean of the University of Memphis School of Public Health (SPH), and Community Outreach Representative Steve Shular met with Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, Chief Deputy Anthony ...
ASPPH Session: Enhancing Public Health Education with Generative AI
May 6, 2025 - On May 15, 2025, Dean Joshi will be the moderator for the ASPPH Presents webinar series: Incorporating GenAI Into the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. This session explores innovative, practical strategies for integrating Generative AI (GenAI) tools ...
University of Memphis School of Public Health 3rd Hackathon
April 29, 2025 - Innovate for Health: Empower Youth for Digital Health and Well-Being. The hackathon was an innovative initiative aimed at assisting youth in developing out-of-the-box solutions to address public health challenges of the 21st century. This platform brought together youth’s ideas ...
Public Health Diplomacy Session at the World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2025 - Update
April 27, 2025 – Dean Joshi was the moderator for the session “Public Health Diplomacy: An Emerging Public Health Competency Towards Consensus Building, Negotiations, and Multilateral Partnerships” at the World Health Summit Regional Meeting ...
West TN TPHA Meeting
April 25, 2025 – The School of Public Health was well-represented at the West TN Regional Meeting of the Tennessee Public Health Association on April 25th. A group of faculty, staff, and graduate students travelled to Jackson, TN for the conference ...
Public Health Diplomacy Session at the World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2025
April 25, 2025 – Dean Joshi will moderate the session “Public Health Diplomacy: An Emerging Public Health Competency Towards Consensus Building, Negotiations, and Multilateral Partnerships” at the World Health Summit Regional Meeting ...
Visual communication of public health data: a scoping review paper published
April 23, 2025 - Frontiers | Publisher of peer-reviewed articles in open access journals has published the University of Memphis School of Public Health paper "Visual communication of public health data: a scoping review ". Visual communication (VC) plays a critical role...
We Are Academic Public Health
April 18, 2025 - In this inspiring video from the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), Dr. Ashish Joshi shares his journey and contributions to academic public health. He discusses his commitment to ...
The UofM School of Public Health and Shelby County Health Department Speaker Series concluded
April 11, 2025 - Throughout the semester, the School has hosted a variety of engaging speakers who provided valuable insights into the operations and impact of the Shelby County Health ...
Public Health Diplomacy Summit Paper Published in Frontiers
April 10, 2025 - The Public Health diplomacy paper has been published in Frontiers | Publisher of peer-reviewed articles in open access journals, "Public health diplomacy: summary of the methods and outcome of the 1st University of Memphis School of Public Health ...
UofM SPH Rises in U.S. News & World Report 2025-26 Rankings
April 8, 2025 - In the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings published, the University of Memphis School of Public Health stands at number 99 out of 219 ranked schools and programs of public health nationwide, featured among the top 100 schools and programs. ...
UofM SPH Dean Joshi at Channel 3 WREG Live at 9 program
April 4, 2025 - Dean Ashish Joshi was a guest on April 4th, 2025 on WREG’s morning broadcast Live at 9. During the live broadcast, the Dean discussed the many successes of the UofM School of Public Health and the international acclaim of the curriculum. Host Kontji Anthony ...
UfM SPH and Public Safety Institute Explore Collaboration to Highlight Public Safety as a Public Health Issue
April 1, 2025 - Dr. Ashish Joshi, Dean of the University of Memphis School of Public Health (SPH), recently met with Bill Gibbons, Executive Director of the University’s Public Safety Institute (PSI), and members of his team to explore collaborative opportunities that underscore the ...
UofM SPH and Shelby County Community Services Launch Research Collaboration on District Connectors Program
April 1, 2025 - The University of Memphis School of Public Health (SPH) has initiated a new research collaboration with the Shelby County Community Services team to support and evaluate the Shelby County District Connectors (SCDC) Program. ...
Associate editor for Innovation in Aging
April, 2025 - April 2025- Launched in January 2017, Innovation in Aging is an interdisciplinary, open access journal of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA). The mission of the journal is to publish innovative, conceptually sound, methodologically rigorous research ...
Dean Ashish Joshi Live on WMC Action News 5 Show A Better Memphis
March 31, 2025 - Dean Ashish Joshi was a guest today on WMC-TV’s A Better Memphis program. During the live broadcast, the Dean discussed the many successes of the UofM School of Public Health and the international acclaim of the curriculum. Hosts Joe Birch and Kym Clark talked with Dean Joshi ...
At the Dean’s Grand Rounds Speaker Series, SPH Hosts Dr. Ralph Alvarado, Commissioner of the TDH
March 28, 2025 - The School of Public Health was honored to host Dr. Ralph Alvarado today as part of the Dean’s Grand Rounds Speaker Series ...
UofM SPH Signs International MOU with College of Public Health and Health Informatics (CPHHI), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Saudi Arabia
March 28, 2025 - During the week of March 24th, 2025, The University of Memphis School of Public Health was honored to host Dr. Ashraf Elmetwally... Read More
SPH Student Won 2nd Place at Student Research Forums
March 24, 2025 - Five SPH students presented their studies in the 37th UofM Student Research Forum on March 24, 2025. Namuun Bataabar, a graduate of the PhD in Epidemiology program, won second place in the Life and Health Sciences category ...
Systematic Reviews Webinar a Resounding Success
March 25, 2025 - The Dean’s office in the School of Public Health at the University of Memphis is pleased to share the success of its March 25 webinar on Systematic Reviews, attended by over 60 faculty and graduate students. Expert speaker Mê-Linh Lê, MA, MLIS from ...
SPH receives renewal funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
March 16, 2025 - The University of Memphis (UofM) School of Public Health is pleased to announce the renewed funding of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Transforming Academia for Equity (TAE) grant. The $125,000 renewal award, titled ...
City of Memphis Emergency Preparedness Fair at Holy Nation Church in Raleigh
February 22, 2025 - The UofM School of Public Health was one of many community agencies that represented at the event which attracted about 200 area residents. In photo, Steve Shular Community Outreach Representative of the SPH is with Memphis City Council Member Rhonda Logan at the Memphis Emergency Fair in the Raleigh community at Holy Nation Church.
MHA Annual UAB Case Competition
February 19, 2025 - The UAB Health Administration Case Competition is an annual event hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, bringing together graduate students from top health administration programs across the country. Teams analyze a complex ...
SPH Research Team Members Toured LifeDoc Facilities
February 17, 2025 - SPH Research team members toured LifeDoc facilities and discussed future partnership. Photo: (left to right) Dr. Ali, Dr. Karimi, Dr. Mou, Dr. Leung, Dr. Zhang, Ms. Granack, Dr. Velasquez, Dr. Cashion, Mr. A. Velasquez, Mr. P. Velasquez.
Inaugural Meeting of Community Stress and Well-Being Lab
February 17, 2025 - Dr. Alex Parkhouse, PhD, MA, Assistant Professor in the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, recently received the Research Initiative Supporting Excellence in Early CareeR (RISER) Development Award. ...
UofM team SPHRoar, Stood 6th out of 39 Teams in 2025 National Big Data Health Science Student Case Competition
February 14, 2025 - Our UofM team, SPHRoar, made it to the final round of the case competition and ended up placing 6th out of 39 total teams! They were also awarded $500 and competed ...
SPH Community Meeting with Ave Maria Home
February 13, 2025 - Jamecia Richardson, Experiential Learning and Career Services Coordinator at the University of Memphis School of Public Health, recently visited Ave Maria Home in Bartlett, TN. During her visit, she met with staff and toured their innovative Green House facilities for the elderly. Jamecia explored potential collaboration, including student internships ...
A Visit to Good Will Excel Center, Memphis
February 12, 2025 - Dean Ashish Joshi and Community Outreach Representative Steve Shular recently visited the Goodwill Excel Center in south-east Memphis on Wednesday. The School of Public Health discussed ...
SPH made a strong impression at the Memphis Lunar New Year Fair
February 8, 2025 - The UofM School of Public Health (SPH) made a strong impression at the Memphis Lunar New Year Fair on Saturday. SPH students Fen Yang, Xin (Jurgen) Jin, Shiyuan Zhang, along ...
Visit with Shelby County Commissioner Charlie Caswell
February 13, 2025 - Dean Ashish Joshi and Community Outreach Representative Steve Shular recently met with Shelby County Commissioner Charlie Caswell to discuss the impact of the School of Public Health’s high school public health clubs ...
DAV University and UofM, USA Granted Project to Establish Public Health Clubs in Schools
February, 2025 - DAV University, in collaboration with the University of Memphis, has been granted a prestigious project aimed at establishing Public Health Clubs in schools across Jalandhar ...
2025 Communities of Research Scholars Grant Kick-off
January 30, 2025 - The Population Health Deputy Administrator and University of Memphis Social and Behavioral Sciences second-semester PhD student Tunishia S. Kuykindall and University of Memphis School of Public Health Division ...
The UofM SPH, an ASPPH Member, was Awarded Funds in Support of CDC’s National DIS Certification Project
January 29, 2025 - The University of Memphis School of Public Health has been awarded funding to advance the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National ...
SPH toured The Hospitality Hub shelter and counseling center in downtown Memphis
January 28, 2025 - Dean Ashish Joshi, Administrative Associate Laura Granack and Community Outreach Representative Steve Shular from the School of Public Health toured The Hospitality Hub shelter and counseling center in downtown Memphis. The SPH will be partnering with The Hospitality Hub to do research and assist with various projects. The Hospitality Hub serves more than 4,000 homeless persons yearly. Pictured are Jarad Bingham from The Hospitality Hub, Katie Ligon of Memphis Tourism, along with SPH Dean Joshi, Laura Granack, Steve Shular.
SPH partnered with SNMA for the National Leadership Institute
January 17-19, 2025 - National Leadership Institute: Host Institution Packet OUR MISSION Student National Medical Association (SNMA) is committed to supporting current and future underrepresented minority ...
The UofM Public Health Participated in a Community Outreach Event Hosted by the Amputee Coalition
January 17, 2025 - The University of Memphis School of Public Health participated in a community outreach event hosted by the Amputee Coalition, a national non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. ...
School of Public Health Meeting with Family Safety Center
January 9, 2025 - The Coordinator of the SPH Experiential Learning and Career Services Jamecia Richardson and Community Outreach Representative Steve Shular met with staff at the Family Safety Center in midtown Memphis. Executive Director Ethele Hilliard heard about internship opportunities with SPH students, ...
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