Meet Baylor’s expert on equine-assisted therapies for autistic children Our faculty do some pretty amazing things, in and out of the classroom. Recently, the Department of Public Health’s very own Dr. Beth Lanning was featured in BaylorProud concerning her research into the impact of human-animal interventions for children with autism, adults with PTSD, and more. […]
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Dr. Beth Lanning Returns to Rwanda During the Global Health in Africa Study Abroad Program
By Jessica Youngpeter In May, Baylor University’s Global Health in Africa study abroad program returned to Kigali, Rwanda. The trip was open to public health majors, nursing and nurse practitioner students, and other students completing majors and pre-med requirements. The two-week program was led by Beth Lanning, PhD, MCHES, Associate Chair of the Department of Public […]
Q&A with Margo Shanks, Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Public Health Program
Margo Shanks, MPH, is a Senior Lecturer for the Department of Public Health. In this Q&A, Shanks shares about her trip with the BUMissions: AED & AMWA Dominican Republic program. What did the BUMissions: AED & AMWA Dominican Republic program accomplish during its trip in May 2023? Our group traveled for a medical mission to […]
Public Health PhD Student Represents at RCHHS Board of Advocates Meeting
Anjelica Elizondo is a current doctoral degree candidate in the Baylor University Public Health Department. On May 5, 2023 she was one of three students from across Robbins College to participate in a fireside chat with the dean about Baylor and their careers. Check out her experience at this event below: 1. Tell me a […]
Spotlight on Public Health Students
Check out these two Q&A sessions with two of our MPH students, Chris Amezcua and Erin Cleary Chris Amezcua, a first year MPH in Community Health student sat down with Robbins College earlier this year to talk about the impact of the public health field and his experiences in the MPH program at Baylor University. […]
MPH Student Presents at TACCHO Conference
On Feb 28th, Allie Steed presented to over 300 city and county health care professionals during the main session at the annual Texas Association of City and County Health Officials conference. She was selected as one of three presenters to share during the local county share-outs. Her presentation, titled Building Upon Coalition Partnerships to Increase Community […]
Congratulations to the PUBH 1145 Instructors!
A big congratulations to the MPH students who teach PUBH 1145 for being strong instructors in the classroom! All eight of our PUBH 1145 Graduate Instructors were recently acknowledged by the Baylor Graduate School for having received course evaluation scores of 5.00-6.00 on a 6-point scale from students in their fall courses. Six of these graduate instructors scored have been […]
Baylor MPH Students Present at Texas Environmental Health Association Conference
On October 20, 2022 two of our MPH students, Alicia Fontenot and Megan O’Brien had the honor of presenting at the Texas Environmental Health Associate (TEHA) 2022 Annual Educational Conference (AEC). Alicia Fontenot presented “Emergency Preparedness and Response – Systematically identifying and evaluating strategies for strengthening community and public health resilience”. Her presentation focused on […]
Congratulations to our Two TIPH Ambassadors!
On July 21, ASPPH announced their 2022-2023 This is Public Health Ambassador Cohort. Two of our Baylor MPH students were selected, Grace Hall and Catherine Kaliszewski. These students will help raise awareness about the field of public health by leading virtual events, taking of TIPH social media, and contributing to projects and presentations for growth […]