Sarah Geiger, assistant professor and undergraduate public health program coordinator, has been elected Fellow of the American Heart Association conferred by the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention (EPI). Fellowship recognizes and awards premium professional members for excellence, innovative and sustained contributions in the
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Public Health and Health Education Associate Professor Lynn Herrmann has been named to a concept advisory panel with the International WELL Building Institute. The is a public benefit corporation whose mission is to improve human health and well-being through the built environment. IWBI
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NIU’s Health Professions House, a living learning community in the Stevenson A Tower residence hall, has had an active year. Residents, who all share interests in health and service-related majors and careers, participated in several events, field trips and study sessions. Read
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Michael Amaya, B.S. in Public Health, was featured in NIU President Lisa Freeman’s Undergraduate School Commencement address December 2017. Michael Amaya is not unlike many NIU Public Health students. He worked exceptionally hard to get to graduation day December 2017 where he
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NIU Master of Public Health graduate, Larry Williams, DDS, MPH (’17) is an associate professor in dentistry at the College of Dental Medicine-Illinois (CDMI), Midwestern University, Downers Grove Illinois. We asked him about his work and why he pursued his MPH at NIU.
Read moreRaeAnn VanGundy (’15), received her M.P.H. specializing in Health Services Management. She works at Kendall County Health Department. We asked her questions about her experiences earning her degree: Why NIU’s MPH program to further your education? It is an accredited program that
Read moreSarah Hueneke (’11B.S. ,’15 M.P.H.) graduated with her M.P.H. specializing in Health Promotion. She currently works at the American Academy of Pediatrics as a Program Coordinator. We asked her about her education experience here at NIU: Why NIU’s MPH program to further
Read moreKatasha Charleston (’06 B.S., ’12 M.P.H.) graduated with her M.P.H., specializing in Health Promotion. She is the Director of Continuing Medical Education at Advocate Health Care. We asked her about her education experience here at NIU: Why did you choose NIU’s M.P.H.
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Anna Stevens (’12 M.P.H.) graduated with her MPH, specializing in Health Services Management, in Spring 2012. She currently works at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. We asked her questions about her experiences earning
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NIU Assistant Professor Sarah Geiger has been busy publishing research with her colleagues. Here are her recent publications. Zhou, Y., Bao, W-W., Qian, Z., Geiger, S.D., Parrish, K.L. Yang, B-Y., Lee, Y.L., & Dong, G-H. (2017). Perfluoroalkyl substance exposure and urine CC16 levels
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The Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars is honoring Lexie Williams, an undergraduate student who recently graduated from NIU with a B.S. degree in Public Health and minors in Business Administration and Deafness Rehabilitation. She served as a student vice-president
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Assistant Professor of Public Health Sarah Geiger has begun a research project, “Lead in Homes with Domestic Wells in Three Illinois Counties.” Geiger explains this work will characterize lead levels in water used by families in primarily rural areas of Illinois that
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