Epidemiology

Hiking toward health: How Alex Eisen’s practicum combines data, community and the outdoors

In this Q&A, Eisen shares why it’s important to understand the tick burden in Washington state, how her practicum is addressing this issue, her experience working with WTA and WA DOH, and her advice for fellow MPH students.

Biraj Karmacharya builds ecosystems for public health

Biraj Karmacharya with collaborators in Nepal

A public health leader in Nepal, Biraj Karmacharya was selected as the 2024 School of Public Health Alumni of Impact Awardee.

Ali Rowhani-Rahbar named director of Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program

Epidemiology professor Rowhani-Rahbar will lead work on equitable programs, practices and policies that prevent firearm-related harm.

Biraj Karmacharya named 2024 Alumni of Impact Awardee for the UW School of Public Health

SPH honors alum and community public health leader in Nepal.

UW SPH’s Connie Celum receives the 2024 ASPPH Research Excellence Award

UW SPH faculty Dr. Connie Celum honored with ASPPH’s 2024 Research Excellence Award.

Improving maternal mental health is key to addressing U.S. maternal mortality

MPH students worked with community partners on supporting mental health through their practicum projects.

Watch: On World AIDS Day, researchers share progress on combating global epidemic

AIDS / HIV researchers Drs. Connie Celum and Chase Cannon

Ramya Kumar on public health as a tool for social justice

Ramya Kumar, a Ph.D. candidate in epidemiology shares her experiences as a Fogarty Fellow, her research in stigma and HIV prevention, and some of her most influential experiences at the School.

UW SPH Epidemiology Alum Jeanne Marrazzo (MPH, ’94) named director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

The National Institutes of Health has announced Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo as the new director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).

Why gender-affirming care should be part of preventive mental health care for trans people

Epidemiology Assistant Professor Arjee Restar shares how we can improve access to gender-affirming care and mental health supports.

Julia Bennett on immunization innovations and influencing health policies

Julia Bennett, Ph.D. candidate in epidemiology, shares her experience working on the UW Husky Coronavirus Testing Team, and collaborating with the Washington State Department of Health on the impact of removing personal belief vaccine exemptions.

Public health students partner with communities locally and abroad to support Ukrainians displaced by war

Students Olena Bidovanets and Olga Vitruk have been supporting the health of Ukrainians both abroad and locally as part of their practicum experience this past year at the UW, as war left a mark upon the physical and mental health of millions.

How a series of questions helped Kenneth Mugwanya fight the HIV epidemic

Kenneth Mugwanya's research has led him from studying which drugs can prevent HIV, to determining their safety, to understanding how to deliver them to the people who need them the most.

How partnerships between tribal communities and researchers like Mandy Fretts are improving heart health

Fretts grew up watching family members like her grandmother and father work hard to control their blood sugar by eating healthy and exercising. But their efforts were met with economic constraints and physical ailments. When Fretts accompanied her father on doctor visits, she witnessed physicians blame him for not eating healthy and exercising enough.

More U.S. adults carrying loaded handguns daily, study finds

The number of U.S. adult handgun owners carrying a loaded handgun on their person doubled from 2015 to 2019, according to new research led by the University of Washington.

Welcoming new faculty to the University of Washington School of Public Health

Faculty bring expertise in health care access, criminal justice, and sexual and reproductive rights.

Q&A with Ali Rowhani-Rahbar: How extreme risk protection orders are an important tool in preventing firearm injury and death in the U.S.

National Gun Violence Awareness Month in June is an opportunity to understand tools for preventing firearm death.

Taylor Riley shares why community voices are necessary for advancing sexual and reproductive health equity

Epidemiology doctoral graduate Taylor Riley received the 2024 Gilbert S. Omenn Award for Academic Excellence.

Grace John-Stewart receives the 2024 Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award

UW SPH faculty Grace John-Stewart honored with the 2024 Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award.

University of Washington plays key role in $150M CLARiTI study for Alzheimer’s and related dementias research

The five-year study funded by the National Institute on Aging will provide cutting-edge imaging and blood-based biomarker data for researchers worldwide to advance Alzheimer’s and related dementias research.

Graduate student Hang Yin on improving health equity in public health genetics

Hang Yin, Ph.D. student in the Institute for Public Health Genetics program, shares her thoughts on how to improve health equity when it comes to public health genetics, her research goals and the impact she hopes they will have, and advice for new students.

Removing Personal Belief Exemptions for the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine School Requirement: The Effects on Immunization Rates

In 2000, the United States declared measles to be eliminated, however declining vaccination rates and the resulting increase in measles outbreaks have led to growing concern that the US may lose elimination status.

Seattle's Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Results in Improved Public Health Outcomes

A new study has determined that Seattle's Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax (SBT) has had numerous positive impacts since going into effect in 2018. A team of researchers from Public Health—Seattle & King County, the University of Washington, and Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute recently completed a multi-faceted evaluation of the tax’s effect on public health outcomes and economic impact.

Epidemiology doctoral student Anne Massey builds community trust in public health as 2022’s Miss Seafair

Graduate student Anne Massey shares what it means to be a disease detective, Miss Seafair and everything in between

SPH announces two leadership appointments in the Office of the Dean

The University of Washington School of Public Health (SPH) is pleased to announce two new leadership appointments of SPH faculty in the Office of the Dean: Dr. Jerry Cangelosi as Associate Dean for Research, and Dr. Elizabeth Kirk as Interim Associate Dean for Education.

Communities Disrupt Mass Incarceration

Brandie Flood, Jamie Garcia, Hamid Khan, Tara Moss, Mienah Z. Sharif

Together, we can center community voices to address structural racism

The benefits of gender-affirming care

Photo of Transgender Flag overlayed on Supreme Court Building

As several states restrict access to gender-affirming care, researchers, practitioners and students share its importance to trans youths’ mental health

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