06/14/24- Ellen Barnidge, Ph.D., professor of behavioral science and health equity in the College for Public Health and Social Justice (CPHSJ), will serve as Saint Louis University's interim vice president for research effective June 17, 2024.
06/11/24- Saint Louis University (SLU) and SSM Health are joining the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) All of Us Research Program, a historic effort to collect and study data from one million or more people who reflect the diversity of the United States with the goal of elevating the health of all.
06/04/24- Associate professor of Health Management and Policy Echu Liu, Ph.D., M.B.A. is tackling health challenges through an array of avenues.
06/03/24- Recent research from Enbal Shacham, Ph.D., M.Ed., associate dean for research in the College for Public Health and Social Justice at Saint Louis University, sheds new light on air quality, pediatric asthma and public health interventions.
05/24/24- Faculty members Cheryl Rathert, Ph.D., Steve Rigdon, Ph.D., Keon L. Gilbert, Dr.PH were featured in a recent edition of Newslink's Professional Notes.
05/21/24- Everest Cafe, owned and operated by SLU alumni Devi Gurung States, Ph.D. serves a blend of Nepalese, Indian, and Korean food to visitors from around the world, students from one of the many nearby Universities, and locals.
05/20/24- Saint Louis University recently named Laura S. Kaiser, FACHE ('82, '85) as an Alumni Merit Award winner. Having earned master’s degrees in business administration and health care administration from Saint Louis University, Kaiser is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and has been named one of the “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare” by Modern Healthcare magazine for the past six years.
05/08/24- Ellen Barnidge, Ph.D., Professor, Behavioral Science and Health Equity was one of the five women selected to receive the award. At the ceremony, the 2024 Mary A. Bruemmer Award Honorees were recognized and celebrated. The Women’s Commission has recognized outstanding women with its Women of the Year honors since 1977. The awards are named after the inaugural winner, Mary Bruemmer.
05/07/24- The 17th annual Senior Legacy Symposium took place on Tuesday, April 30, in the Busch Student Center. This event featured the work of more than 200 students and over 50 academic departments and programs. CPHSJ students featured included Thejasvi Dhanireddy, Christopher Hopwood, Avi Bhavsar, Jacob Tan, Karina Konshin, Spencer Shreve, Aarti Sahai, Arjun Sahai, and Lily Wilkins.
04/29/24- Beginning with the Fall 2024 term, Saint Louis University’s MPH Program will require just 42 credit hours to complete rather than the current requirement of 48 (or 54 for joint concentrations).
04/18/24- Harnishad Kaur Binner, a second-year student in the Master of Public Health program recently participated in the ‘Campus Ministry Spring Break Immersion Program’ along with other Saint Louis University students.
04/15/24- This March, College for Public Health and Social Justice student Reueline Arulanandam was elected to be the next Saint Louis University Student Government Association (SGA) President. Arulanandam, a junior pursuing a bachelor's degree in public health, previously held a senate seat in SGA representing CPHSJ.
04/11/24- Matt VanNatta ('15) Saint Louis University graduate and Senior Implementation Consultant at Strata Decision Technology recently did a Q&A with the Office of Public Health Practice about public health and learning at SLU.
04/05/24- Ellen Barnidge, Ph.D., (Behavioral Science and Health Education), will receive the Health Resources and Services Administration award for her work to facilitate the renovation the Wool Center. Saint Louis University’s Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) will honor the work of faculty members, research staff, and graduate students at its annual Scholarly Works and Grant Winners reception on Friday, April 5.
04/02/24- Leslie McClure, Ph.D., dean of Saint Louis University’s College for Public Health and Social Justice and fellow with the SLU Research Institute, reflects on the experiences that brought her to this new position and what it means to grow public health research in the Jesuit tradition — and having fun doing it.
04/01/24- Saint Louis University named four College for Public Health and Social Justice, Kiran Depala, Aarti Sahai, Atman Shah, and Avyay Surampalli, to the list of 2024 Billiken Award winners.
03/28/24- Saint Louis University’s College for Public Health and Social Justice is proud to celebrate National Public Health Week. The week-long schedule features connecting SLU with the broader community, promoting public health initiatives, drives for those in need and much more. Below is a list of just some of the activities taking place during National Public Health Week.
03/25/24- For the fifth straight year, Saint Louis University has been named as a top workplace for women by the Women’s Foundation of Greater St. Louis (WFSTL). The foundation announced honorees for its seventh annual “Women in the Workplace: Employment Scorecard” on March 12.
03/20/24- The College for Public Health and Social Justice's Ellen Barnidge, Ph.D., Professor, Behavioral Science and Health Equity was named a 2024 honoree. The Women’s Commission will host the 47th annual Mary A. Bruemmer Recognition Ceremony and Luncheon on Monday, May 6, in the Wool Ballroom of Busch Student Center.
03/18/24- Faculty members Keon Gilbert, Echu Liu, Cheryl Rathert, Travis Loux, Anne Sebert Kuhlmann and students were featured in a recent edition of Newslink's Professional Notes.
03/15/24- Dr. Enbal Shacham is a researcher at the forefront of geospatial health, which uses geospatial data and technology to bring new insight to public health challenges and design innovative interventions. By advancing research initiatives that span academic disciplines and sites around the globe, Shacham is improving health equity for all.
03/08/24- Kimberly R. Enard, PhD, MSHA, MBA, FACHE, associate professor in the College for Public Health and Social Justice (CPHSJ) at Saint Louis University, made history when she was named the 2024 John D. Thompson Prize Recipient by the Association of University Programs for Health Administration for her excellence in health education and administration, becoming the first African-American and the first SLU faculty member to receive this award. AUPHA first began awarding the Thompson Prize in 1991.
02/28/24- March 2024 will be the third time that MPH student Kristin Beduhn spends her spring break in the small-mountain towns of West Virginia. Beduhn currently fulfills a role as a SLU Campus Ministry graduate assistant, but has previously attended the ‘Immersion Experience’ trip offered through the organization as an undergraduate student. She now supports other undergraduate students on the trip.
02/19/24- Saint Louis University (SLU) undergraduate alum Nebu Kolenchery made a splash early in his public health career, and now has returned to SLU to receive his Master of Public Health (MPH) degree.
02/13/24- Elena Dixon ('22) Saint Louis University graduate and Data Coordinator at Nurses for Newborns recently did a Q&A with the Office of Public Health Practice about public health and learning at SLU.
02/07/24- Faculty members Geoffrey Kangogo, SangNam Ahn, Ph.D., Kimberly Enard, Ph.D., Michael Rozier, S.J., Ph.D., and Enbal Shacham, Ph.D., and student R. Aver Yakubum were featured in a recent edition of Newslink's Professional Notes.
12/19/23- Saint Louis University celebrated graduates at the 2023 Midyear Commencement Ceremony on Saturday morning, December 16, 2023. Graduates and their family members, friends, and loved ones filled the seats at Chaifetz Arena to salute and congratulate the newest group of students who can now call themselves alums of Saint Louis University.
12/01/23- For Saint Louis University (SLU) Masters of Health Administration (MHA) students, the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) Everett V. Fox Student Case Analysis and Presentation Competition is an exciting opportunity to engage with health administration students and industry professionals from around the country every year.
11/27/23- Dr. Sharyn Parks Brown is an epidemiologist in the Division of Reproductive Health and acting deputy branch chief at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. Her journey hasn’t taken her where she expected but has led to a fulfilling career of service to others and to the community.
11/16/23- Saint Louis University professor Ricardo Wray, Ph.D., was named a 2024 Climate and Health Scholar by the National Institutes of Health, beginning a year-long research fellowship to combat climate change and its public health consequences.
11/09/23- Leslie McClure, Incoming Dean and Professor, College for Public Health and Social Justice, was included in the Saint Louis University Research Institute as it announced its second cohort of Research Institute Fellows. The Research Institute welcomed the new class of fellows, which comprises 26 researchers from across SLU, in an induction ceremony on November 8, 2023.
11/06/23- For Masters of Public Health students at Saint Louis University (SLU) looking to get to know their classmates on a first-name basis and get involved in the St. Louis community, becoming a member of the Student Association for Public Health (SAPH) might be the answer.
11/02/23- The Fourth Annual Geo-Resolution Conference, sponsored by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and Saint Louis University (SLU) was held on September 28th, 2023 at the Busch Student Center.
10/31/23- The Student Association for Health Management and Policy (SAHMP) offers graduate students at Saint Louis University (SLU) opportunities to grow both personally and professionally. SAHMP, an organization led by a diverse group of Masters of Health Administration students, aims to support its members in navigating the graduate-school experience.
10/27/23- Travis Loux, Ph.D. (Biostatistics), Hong Xian, Ph.D. (Biostatistics), Echu Liu, Ph.D. (Health and Management Policy), Michael Rozier, S.J., Ph.D. (Health Management and Policy) and other faculty and staff were featured in this month's version of Saint Louis University's 'Professional Notes' noting the great works of faculty, students, and staff.
10/20/23- Two Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice faculty members received honors at this summer’s Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) Annual Meeting.
10/20/23- Master of Public Health students at Saint Louis University complete an internship, referred to as the Applied Practice Experience (APEx), with a public health organization, domestically or internationally, that matches their practice or research interests. We have hundreds of internship opportunities available, including over 60 locally.
09/25/23- With the start of the fall semester, it’s time for publications and websites to release their annual rankings of the best colleges and universities in America. Once again, SLU has been recognized as one of the nation’s best values in higher education and one of the leading Catholic universities in the country.
09/18/23- Edvanio Fernandes hails from Timor-Leste in southeast Asia and is pursuing a master’s of public health with a concentration in maternal and child health. The Arch tour reminded him of another key advantage of studying so far from home.
09/14/23- Travis Loux, Ph.D., Hong Xian, Ph.D., and graduate student Nebu Kolenchery were featured in this month's version of Saint Louis University's 'Professional Notes' noting the great works of faculty, students, and staff.