This spring the Department of Public Health graduated 23 BSPH, 3 BSPH/MPH joint degree students and 66 graduate students across all three MPH degree plans. That’s a total of 92 graduates from the Dept. of Public Health just this spring. We wish all of our students the very best and look forward to seeing what […]
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. […]
Public Health Bear Hunt for NPHW
The Baylor Public Health Department celebrated National Public Health Week (NPHW) by partnering with organizations across campus to plan the “Bear Hunt for Health”. The Bear Hunt brought awareness about resources that Baylor offers, aligning with the NPHW theme of the day. Check out some photos below of the fun:
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 […]
PUBH 1145 Graduate Instructor Experience
Recently, six of our eight PUBH 1145 Graduate Instructors were named Fall Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Nominees. So we reached out and asked these students about their experience as a Graduate Instructor. See what the Nominees have to say about their experience as Graduate Instructors: “Teaching has opened the door to so many opportunities for […]
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 […]
PH Department hosts Annual Homecoming MPH Alumni Event
On October 21, 2022 the Department of Public Health at Baylor University hosted their annual Homecoming MPH Alumni Event. This year all MPH alumni, including MPH@Baylor alumni were invited to join as well as second year MPH students. Current students, alumni, and faculty were invited to mingle first over dinner then transition into an alumni […]
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 […]
MPH @Baylor: National Public Health Week Poster Competition
During the first full week of April each year, the American Public Health Association (APHA) brings together communities across the United States to observe National Public Health Week (NPHW) as a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation’s health. For over 25 years, APHA […]