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  • Dr. Stacey Brown Officially Program Director
    Public Health Program Leadership Transition After 20 years, Dr. David Gregorio, Professor of Public Health Sciences, has stepped down as director of UConn’s Program in Applied Public Health Sciences, the home UConn’s MPH and PhD degrees.  During his tenure, the program became nationally recognized for its emphasis on interprofessional public health practice, while achieving substantial […]
  • Dr. Greg Rhee Explores Mental Health Screening for Teen Students
    Regular Depression Screening May Benefit High Schoolers, New Research Finds A recent study led by Dr. Greg Rhee, a faculty researcher in the UConn Department of Public Health Sciences, suggests that routine mental health screenings in high schools could lead to earlier identification and support for students experiencing depression. Published in JAMA Network Open, the […]
  • Dr. Gregorio Secures $1.9M Contract to Strengthen CT’s Public Health Workforce Pipeline
    Dr. Gregorio, Professor, UConn’s Department of Public Health Sciences was recently awarded a $1,900,000 contract from the Connecticut Department of Public Health titled “Education-Enhanced Pipeline to a Public Health Science Corps”.  The effort is intended to increase the number and professional abilities of public health workers in Connecticut, while simultaneously fostering a statewide culture that […]

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