Honors

Cristine Delnevo, director of the Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies and professor in the Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy, has been appointed chair of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee. Learn More

The Office for Research - including Katherine Zapert, Assistant Dean of Research, Amanda Allen, Pre-Awards Grants Manager, and Morgan Pesanelli, Research Analyst - has received the 2022 RBHS Chancellor Team Award, “For being an efficient, effective, well-organized, nimble, unflappable, responsive, and ‘customer-friendly’ administrative team.” Learn More

*This section highlights select honors from the Rutgers School of Public Health. This is not a complete list. 

Cui Yang, PhD, MA

Associate Professor

Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy

Practicum Capstone Presentations

The Rutgers School of Public Health Office for Community Engagement and Public Health Practice held its student Practicum Capstone presentations in May. All Master of Public Health students are required to complete a semester-long Practicum Capstone project in which they work with faculty mentors to explore a public health related research question.

Students synthesize what they have learned in their Master of Public Health curriculum to create a project that complements their professional goals. The Practicum Capstone represents a culminating experience where students produce a high-quality written report and subsequent presentation to share their findings.

This past spring, over 100 students presented their research to over 300 individuals, including friends, family, and faculty members. Students from the School’s many concentrations presented. A sample of topics by concentration are listed below:

• Biostatistics: Thai Maternal Risk Factors for Gestational Age and Birth Weight Adjusted for Gestational Age
• Environmental Health Sciences: Evaluating Blood Lead Levels in Children and Water Lead Levels in New Jersey With Consideration of Lead Exposure Through Drinking Water in Child Care Centers
• Epidemiology: Impact of HIV Infection on Salivary Flow Rate among the Pediatric Population in Nigeria
• Global Public Health: Significant Characteristics of Health and Wellbeing Among Women Who Began Selling Sex as Minors in Senegal
• Health Systems and Policy: Impact of Patient Affordability on Provider Prescribing and Treatment Behavior
• LGBTQ Health: Transgender People’s Barriers to Care in The State of New Jersey
• Occupational Safety and Health: Analysis of Dry Chemical Silica Exposure Among Federal Aviation Administration Airport Firefighting and Rescue Technicians
• Public Health Nutrition: Adolescent Food Choice and Climate Change: Piloting A Semi-Structured Interview and Free Listing Guide for A Larger, Multi-Method Study
• Social and Behavioral Health Sciences: Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on High-Risk Behavior
• Urban Public Health: An Analysis of Fair and Ethical Resource Distribution and Data Sharing During Public Health Crises

The Practicum Capstone allows students to directly engage in current public health challenges. As evidenced by the variety of topics listed above, these projects aim to address inequities in New Jersey, the United States, and around the globe while illustrating the critical importance of collaboration with community partners to positively impact change. Creating public health practitioners who strive to improve the well-being of all people and populations will create a healthier state, nation, and world.

Attending APHA? 

Attendees must be registered for the APHA Annual Meeting

“Not getting students the instruction before high school exposes them to risks in high school,” states Laura Lindberg, professor in the Department of Urban-Global Public Health when discussing sexual education curriculum and the need to provide students with age-appropriate information for their health and well-being. Read NJ.com

“The tobacco industry playbook involves trying to get false narratives out there, paying people to keep getting false narratives out there, and then hoping that the media picks them up and carries them,” said Kevin Schroth, associate professor in the Department of Health Behavior, Society, and Policy and member of the Center for Tobacco Studies, when discussing tobacco companies’ advertising strategies and the implications of a pending menthol cigarette ban. Read Roll Call

Renaming MPX is imperative to reduce hate and increase well-being shares Perry N. Halkitis, dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health. “Words carry weight, words carry value,” Halkitis stressed. “The problem with those kinds of terms is that they attribute blame, and when you attribute blame, you create stigma, which emboldens hate and undermines the well-being of people.” Read The New York Times

Opinions

Keeping the public interest in public health is key to combating disease, according to a new op-ed by Rutgers School of Public Health Dean Perry N. Halkitis. Read The Hill

"Today people have fewer rights over their bodies than their mothers’ a generation ago, and their rights are limited by where they live," says Laura Lindberg, professor in the Department of Urban-Global Public Health, in a recent op-ed. Read NJ.com

The Texas court ruling on preventative care is "rooted in hate,

 according to Rutgers School of Public Health Dean, Perry N. Halkitis. "This decision has the potential to jeopardize access to free preventive health checkups for millions of Americans, as well as health services including cancer screenings, contraception, alcohol and drug abuse counseling, and HIV prevention." Read Philadelphia Inquirer

Upcoming Application Deadlines



Looking to apply to the School of Public Health? Spring 2023 and Fall 2023 applications are available now!

Keep in mind the following deadlines:

• Fall 2023 Doctoral (PhD & DrPH) deadline: December 1, 2022
• Spring 2023 MPH and MS HOPE priority deadline: October 15, 2022

Questions?

Should you have any questions regarding your Rutgers School of Public Health application or the programs that we offer, please contact us directly.

Student Connect Corner - October

At the Rutgers School of Public Health, we not only aim for our students to be academically successful, but we provide a series of support services that promote a holistic perspective of wellness so our students can continue developing in all areas of their lives while at the school. Last year, we conducted our annual student survey and found that while students were satisfied with the services they were offered, they were seeking more specialized events by program or profession, access to increased University resources, and streamlined communication about all the opportunities students have to build community and gain essential skills. 

You asked and we tried to deliver! 

This year, students will have access to:

• More departmental socials and in-depth professional development workshops!
• A robust job and internship database platform called Rutgers Handshake!
• Improved Canvas pages for details on all the resources, services, and opportunities available to students and alumni!

Happenings 

October 2022 marked the school's second annual Opportunities October, an intellectual wellness-focused series of events and programs hosted by the Office of Student Services and Alumni Affairs and the Office of Career Services! Students and alumni have the opportunity to attend panels, workshops, and sessions on career exploration and academic success, including:

• Career goal-setting and passion planning workshops and advising with Career Services
• Student success workshops with the Multicultural Student Organization (MSO) and the Black Public Health Student Alliance 
• Our third-annual employer info session & pharmaceutical industry career panel with Merck 
• Master of Public Health academic planning and curricular review sessions with Academic Support Counselors

Next up is our second annual Networking November, a month-long series of skill-building sessions and networking events designed to foster social wellness among students and alumni. Stay tuned for more information about the following upcoming events (more to be announced soon!):

• November 4: Conference Connections - academic networking workshop with Career Services
• November 10: The Pre-Game - networking skills workshop with the Black Public Health Student Alliance
• November 10: Cover Letter Workshop with the Multicultural Student Association
• November 15: Building Your Personal Board of Directors - social networking workshop with Student Services & Career Services
• November 16: Healthcare Management Student Association Networking Event
• November 17: The Link-Up - networking session with the Black Public Health Student Alliance
• November 30: Student-Alumni Speed Networking Session

Want to learn more? 

Review our SPH Student Connect & SPH Career Services Connect Canvas pages to get all the information about what’s available to students!

Check out the Rutgers School of Public Health's event calendar to learn about and/or join various events hosted, co-hosted, or supported by the School.