Farnaz Hesam Shariati is entering the third year of her Ph.D. in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior program, where she is researching how the built environment influences physical and mental health and wellbeing.
The environmental health sciences assistant professor is focused on identifying threats to healthy soil and protecting it on behalf of farms and consumers across the country.
The American Society for Nutrition has launched an Excellence in Nutrition Fellows program, and epidemiology professor Angela Liese has been chosen as one of the inaugural recipients.
With her latest National Institutes of Health grant of nearly $5.1 million, Yang will delve into a health challenge that accompanies the longer lifespan of individuals living with HIV: neurocognitive decline.
Researchers from the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders have partnered with faculty from across the Arnold School and USC to complete a study investigating the connections between physical function, blood pressure, hearing, and cognition among older adults.
USC features a new partnership between the College of Nursing's simulation lab and ambassadors from the Arnold School's Aphasia Lab to help nursing students learn healthcare communication skills from patients with aphasia.
When looking at graduate programs, Goldsmith had significant coursework and experience in the field, but she also had to consider factors such as proximity, family responsibilities, fulltime work, and cost.
Ph.D. in HPEB graduate Anna Chupak plans to research cognitive aging, dementia, and health disparities by understanding broader social and structural factors.
When long-time health promotion, education, and behavior professor Daniela Friedman officially took on the Arnold School's Associate Dean for Research position in 2025, the role came with an extended title and a pioneering charge rarely seen in academic units.
Enid Keseko already knew she was passionate about improving health through food and nutrition when she discovered she could use the public health field to extend her impact even further.
Members of the Center for Healthcare Quality have completed two studies examining resilience, social support, and coping impact mental health among rural black women facing discrimination.
Graduate school has taught Naomi Higgins what type of epidemiologist she wants to be - someone who works in the field or a lab rather than solely crunching numbers behind a desk.