Department of Public Health
Undergraduate Programs
The Department of Public Health offers a Bachelor of Science in Health (B.S.H.) with a Public Health concentration. The purpose of the B.S.H. in Public Health program is to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed for entry-level public health positions, Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) certification, and graduate studies. Public health professionals educate individuals and communities about behaviors that promote healthy living and prevent disease and illness. Careers may involve planning, implementing, or evaluating health promotion and disease prevention programs, conducting public health related research, grant writing, and health communication campaigns. Graduates are typically employed in governmental and non-profit health agencies, health care facilities, work site wellness programs or school settings.
University Minors in Public Health, Global Health, and Environmental StudiesA university-wide minor in Public Health is available for all students except those with a Public Health concentration, and university-wide minors in Global Health and Environmental Studies are available to all students. Students interested in any of these minors should contact the Brooks College of Health Advising Office at (904) 620-2812.
Graduate Programs
The Department of Public Health offers a Master of Public Health with either a concentration in Epidemiology or Social & Behavioral Science, a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, and certificates in Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling, Applied Public Health & Medical Education Research, Global Health, Mental Health Sexology, and Public Health. Students applying to a graduate program must have an earned baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university recognized by the 老澳门资料. View information on admission and degree requirements.
Department of Public Health Faculty
Weimin Gao, Ph.D., Professor & Chair
Undergraduate Program Directors
Katryne Lukens-Bull, MPH, CLC Instructor & Director, BSH Public Health Program
Undergraduate Faculty
Amber Barnes, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Elissa Barr, Ph.D., Professor
Kerry L. Clark, Ph.D., Professor
Weimin Gao, Ph.D, Professor
Stephanie Hooper, MPH, Instructor
Katryne Lukens-Bull, MPH, CLC Instructor
Deborah M. Owen, MSH, Associate Instructor
Maria Schedin, MPH, Instructor
Sericea Stallings-Smith, DrPH, Associate Professor
Zhigang Xie, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Graduate Program Directors
Elissa Barr, Ph.D., Professor & Director, Public Health Program
Tes Tuason, Ph.D, Professor & Director, Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program
Graduate Faculty
Amber Barnes, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Elissa Barr, Ph.D., Professor
Kerry L. Clark, Ph.D., Professor
Weimin Gao, Ph.D., Professor
Sericea Stallings-Smith, DrPH, Associate Professor
Carlene Taylor, Ed.D., Clinical Assistant Professor
Kassie Terrell, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Tes Tuason, Ph.D., Professor
Zhigang Xie, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Jessica Yanson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Robert Zeglin, Ph.D., Associate Professor