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Congratulations to Caroline Rudisill! The HPEB professor (pictured right) has been recognized with Prisma Health's Academic Partner Research Award 🎉 ow.ly/6TBJ50Y04Jb #ArnoldSchoolProud
Health services policy and management doctoral candidate and Fulbright Scholar Syeda Shehirbano Akhtar has won a national grant to support her dissertation research using wastewater-based epidemiology to detect #STIs. Find out more ➡️ ow.ly/nTgH50XWGin #ArnoldSchoolProud
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Ph.D. in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior candidate Ally Hucek is the 2025 recipient of the Steven P. Wallace Emerging Advocate Award from APHA's Aging and Public Health Section. Congratulations! 🎉🎉https://ow.ly/FCkM50XBOCL #ArnoldSchoolProud @apha.org
Meet Krystal Cooper! The Master of Health Administration alum returned to the Arnold School after nearly 10 years with large health care systems. Now she oversees key research projects in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. ow.ly/L4KA50XpmTI #StaffSpotlight #ArnoldSchoolProud
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Working with community health workers over the past six years has deeply shaped my perspective on health services and policy research. Having this direct work experience and involvement with advocacy groups in my community drives me to study what I have in the program. Richard Strater, MPH in Health Services Policy and Management Student
Richard Strater has been an Arnold School staff member since 2020, but that’s not the only reason why the Master of Public Health degree he’s currently pursuing feels like coming full circle. Learn more with this month's #IAmPublicHealth feature: ow.ly/EFAv50XlKOJ #ArnoldSchoolProud
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My research aims to provide key insights into emerging atmospheric processes that could influence public and environmental health outcomes, highlighting the significance of monitoring and mitigating air pollution. Khushboo, Ph.D. in Environmental Health Sciences Candidate
Environmental health sciences doctoral student and air quality researcher Khushboo has been recognized with USC’s International Student Excellence Scholarship. ow.ly/BPie50Xkj9Z #ArnoldSchoolProud
Congrats! Kendall Doyle’s poster, “PNES Management with a Concussion in a Gameday Environment: A Type IV Case Study,” is the October 2025 Arnold School Office of Research Master’s Student Poster Winner.
Congrats! Callie Unrein’s poster, “Relationship Between Raw Bioimpedance Values and Muscle Mass, Size, and Quality in Eumenorrheic Women,” is the October 2025 Arnold School Office of Research Doctoral Student Poster Winner.
The Arnold School Office of Research Presents the Student Research Poster Contest Do you have a research poster that you have presented in the past year? Each month, an undergraduate and graduate poster will be selected and displayed outside of the Office of Research and featured in their bi-monthly newsletter. Selected students will also receive a gift card. Open to all undergraduate and graduate students within the Arnold School of Public Health. Link: https://tinyurl.com/3fnars5d Or use the QR code to upload your submission!
Students! Don't forget to enter your research posters in our monthly competitions! Congratulations to our October winners, Kendall Doyle (M.S. in Athletic Training) and Callie Unrein (Ph.D. in Exercise Science)! 🥇 #ArnoldSchoolProud
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Big congratulations to our inaugural SHARE Scholars! 🎉 Chao Cai (left), Bryan Michael Jenkins (middle), and Xueying Yang (right) have been awarded grants to pursue pilot projects that advance Alzheimer’s and related dementias research. ow.ly/FIjP50XeZxE #ArnoldSchoolProud @uscresearch.bsky.social
Congratulations to Zachary Winkelmann! The athletic training/exercise science clinical associate professor is the winner of USC's Clinical Practice Teaching Award! 🎉 ow.ly/EHcR50X32yN #ArnoldSchoolProud
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Environmental health sciences doctoral student Grace Owojori has been awarded AAUW’s International Fellowship to support her antimicrobial resistance research using wastewater-based epidemiology. Congratulations! 🎉 ow.ly/hubW50WXtyz
#ArnoldSchoolProud #ResearchThatMatters @uscresearch.bsky.social
We're #ArnoldSchoolProud of Peiyin Hung's selection as a 2025 Health Equity Honoree for her contributions to maternal health and rural health care! 🎉 ⚖️ ow.ly/gyCJ50WT2TJ @uscresearch.bsky.social @uofscnewsy.bsky.social @peiyinhung.bsky.social
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Physical therapy graduate Makenzie Anderson shares passion for her profession and love of living in the Soda City ➡️ ow.ly/B0qT50WNxZ6 @uofscalumni.bsky.social
#ForeverToThee25 #ArnoldSchoolProud
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When I decided to make a career change, I was looking for something that was personally interesting to me and that allowed me to make a meaningful difference for others, while maintaining enough flexibility to move frequently as a military spouse. Speech-language pathology fit all of my requirements! Molly O'Malley, M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology
When Molly O'Malley and her military spouse started a family, she knew it was time to make a pivot from her 12 years as a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter pilot. Speech-language pathology offered the perfect fit. ow.ly/Sanw50WLihZ #ForeverToThee25 #ArnoldSchoolProud @uofscalumni.bsky.social
The National Center for Earth and Environmental Nanotechnology Infrastructure features our very own environmental health sciences professor Mohammed Baalousha. nanoearth.ictas.vt.e... #ArnoldSchoolProud
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“Dr. Friedman has demonstrated an exceptional ability to lead with vision, collaboration, and a deep commitment to advancing public health research. By expanding this role to include leadership development, we recognize her unique capacity to not only drive innovative science but also to mentor and inspire the next generation of public health leaders. Her proven track record, both in research excellence and in building strong, interdisciplinary teams, makes her the ideal choice to guide the Arnold School in these critical areas.” Tara Sabo-Attwood Dean for the Arnold School of Public Health
ICYMI: Daniela Friedman has been named the Associate Dean of Research and Leadership Development for the Arnold School! Learn more about her ➡️ ow.ly/1zFY50WHzly #ArnoldSchoolProud
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Meet August grad Samantha Feeney! The M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology program's Auditory Verbal Therapy special interest track boosted her knowledge in this area and helped her secure a Clinical Fellowship. 🎓 🎉https://ow.ly/QzIi50WExy2 #ForeverToThee25 #ArnoldSchoolProud @uofscalumni.bsky.social
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"Try to shadow with as many different settings as possible and be open-minded. You never know when you may fall in love with a different setting you never expected." Alejandra Medina-Reyes Doctor of Physical Therapy, 2025
Alejandra Medina-Reyes discovered new areas of interest during her Doctor of Physical Therapy program. Now the August graduate will begin a Geriatrics Physical Therapy Residency. 🎓 🎉 ow.ly/jWt650WAFtJ #ForeverToThee25 #ArnoldSchoolProud @uofscalumni.bsky.social
A global traveler, this year's student body president, Courtney Tkacs, is committed to being a servant leader. Get to know the public health/political science major and Honors College student with this Q&A from USC. ow.ly/CTb550Wzmr7 #ArnoldSchoolProud @uofscnewsy.bsky.social
Shawn Arent
"Dr. Arent’s election signifies the confidence, respect, and trust that his colleagues in the Academy have in him and his ability to lead the organization and advance the field. I know he will bring strong ideas and a dedicated work ethic to the responsibilities required of the Member-at-Large role in the Academy." Maureen Smith President, National Academy of Kinesiology
Five years after his election as an Active Fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology, exercise science professor and chair Shawn Arent will join the organization's Executive Board as Member-at-Large. ow.ly/16yq50WxilF #ArnoldSchoolExperts #ArnoldSchoolProud
Ashley Bookhart
"As a native South Carolinian, it's important for me to help make my home state better,” Bookhart says. “I love the fact that the work I get the privilege of doing is helping to make a positive impact on the food system and nutrition landscape." Ashley Page Bookhart SNAP-ED Program Coordinator
Ashley Bookhart is committed to ensuring that no child goes hungry. With one in six children facing hunger in SC, it's a significant challenge for the Palmetto state - one she's been tackling for more than a decade. ow.ly/YKlW50Wr99S #StaffSpotlight #ArnoldSchoolProud @uofsccosw.bsky.social
Jiajia Zhang selected as Fellow in the American Statistical Association
We are all so proud that Jiajia's exceptional contributions to biostatistical methods development and their applications to benefit human health have been recognized with this prestigious and well-deserved honor. She is the first departmental faculty member to receive this honor, reflecting her impactful work and giving us all reason to celebrate this achievement. Anthony Alberg, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Chair
Congratulations to Jiajia Zhang! The biostatistics professor has been elected as a Fellow in the American Statistical Association! 🎉 ow.ly/gl0A50WpUh4 #ArnoldSchoolProud @amstatnews.bsky.social @uscresearch.bsky.social
Congrats! Muskaan Makkar’s poster, “Spillover Effects of Mexico's Front-of-Package Warning Label on U.S. Consumers: Assessing the Awareness and Purchasing of Mexican Sugar-Sweetened Beverages by Health Literacy (2022-2023),” is the May 2025 Arnold School Office of Research Undergraduate Student Poster Winner.
Congrats! Sharraf Samin’s poster, “Evaluation of 'Kids in the Kitchen' Curriculum: Promoting Healthy Diet and Physical Activity among School-Aged Children in South Carolina,” is the May 2025 Arnold School Office of Research Graduate Student Poster Winner.
Big congratulations to the May Arnold School Office of Research Student Poster Award Winners! 🎉 #ArnoldSchoolProud #WeArePublicHealth
Congrats! Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior (HPEB) is proud to announce the 2025 winners of the department's student awards program
Congratulations to Ashley Thurber, Deeksha Gupta, and Mallory Gedeon on receiving the 2025 Student Awards from the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior! 🎉 ow.ly/r0mM50Wintf #ArnoldSchoolProud
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Congratulations to these 7 students, who have been recognized by the exercise science department for their outstanding achievements and potential! 🎉 ow.ly/wy6150WgGR8 #ArnoldSchoolProud
Congrats! Three epidemiology students win 2025 department awards
Big congratulations to Prince Addo, Ruilie Cai, and Amirhossein Fakhre Yaseri on winning student awards from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics! ow.ly/3uZ550WbA2O #ArnoldSchoolProud
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The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders has recognized 13 students for winning department, university, state and national awards in the field. Congratulations! ow.ly/HVu450W6cSz #ArnoldSchoolProud
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The entire HSPM faculty is exceptional and cannot be replicated at any other program around the state. These educators share a common mission, and that is to give their students the tools they need to succeed professionally. Will Owings Master of Health Administration, 2025
Will Owings graduated in May with a 4.0 GPA and multiple awards. The MHA alumnus begins his administrative fellowship with Lexington Medical Center this month and is committed to improving health in SC. 🎓 🎉 ow.ly/izrj50W5r5g
#ForeverToThee25 #ArnoldSchoolProud
2025 Health Services Policy and Management Student Award Winners
Big congrats to the Department of Health Services Policy and Management's 2025 Student Award Winners! 🎉 ow.ly/HaSA50W415u #ArnoldSchoolProud
Congrats! Salomé-Joëlle Gass, a student in the Ph.D. in Health Services Policy and Management program, has won the C.C. Royal Fellowship Award from the USC Graduate School.
Congrats! Ph.D. in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior student Berthe Abi Zeid is the winner of the Dera D. Parkinson Fellowship Award from the USC Graduate School.
Two Arnold School doctoral students have won Trustee Fellowship Awards from the USC Graduate School 🎉 Congratulations to Salomé-Joëlle Gass (Health Services Policy and Management) and Berthe Abi Zeid (Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior)! ow.ly/MpCS50W1afY #ArnoldSchoolProud
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It’s okay if you don’t know the exact research question or methodologies you want to use, but knowing what you want to study does make classes more fun, engaging, and could potentially speed up your timeline to graduate. Kimanh Le, Ph.D. in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior student
This month's #IAmPublicHealth story features, Kimanh Le, a Ph.D. in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior student, who is pursuing a career in user experience research and design. Read more about her journey: ow.ly/qNlF50W2wQS #ArnoldSchoolProud
