Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Faculty
General Information
Health Promotion
Health Services Administration
Occupational and Environmental Health
The John J. Hanlon Chair in Health
Services Research and Policy
Undergraduate Division - Community Health
Education
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Kenneth J. Bart, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., Professor of Public Health, Director of the Graduate School of Public Health
Kevin M. Patrick, M.D., Co-Director of the UCSD-SDSU Preventive Medicine Residency Program, Adjunct Professor of Public Health
Stephanie K. Brodine, M.D., Professor of Public Health, Division Head
Stephen J. Bender, H.S.D., M.P.H., Professor of Public Health
Donald J. Slymen, Ph.D., Professor of Public Health, Coordinator of Biometry Program
Elena S. H. Yu, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor of Public Health
Louise K. Hofherr, Ph.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor of Public Health
John E. Alcaraz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Public Health
Elizabeth R. Ledbetter, M.D., M.P.H., Adjunct Professor of Public Health
John P. Elder, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor of Public Health, Division Head
Melbourne F. Hovell, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor of Public Health
Joni A. Mayer, Ph.D., Professor of Public Health
Gregory A. Talavera, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Public Health
Kathryn Hollenbach, Ph.D., M.P.H., Research Professor of Public Health, Program Adviser
Stephen J. Williams, S.M., Sc.D., Professor of Public Health, Division Head
Alma L. Koch, Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor of Public Health, Associate Director of the Graduate School of Public Health
K. Michael Peddecord, Dr.P.H., Professor of Public Health
Dennis D. Pointer, Ph.D., Professor of Public Health, The John J. Hanlon Chair in Health Services Research and Policy
Winnie O. Willis, R.N., Sc.D., Professor of Public Health
Robert L. Seidman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Public Health
Richard M. Gersberg, Ph.D., Professor of Public Health, Division Head
Ann de Peyster, Ph.D., Professor of Public Health
Behzad S. Samimi, M.S.P.H., Ph.D., C.I.H., Professor of Public Health
P.J.E. (Jenny) Quintana, Ph.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Public Health
Karen L. Senn, Ed.D., M.P.H., Professor of Public Health, Division Head
Albert Chang, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Public Health
James V. Noto, H.S.D., Associate Professor of Public Health
Alvarado Hospital Medical Center has joined with SDSU's faculty and staff to create The John J. Hanlon Chair in Health Services Research and Policy in the Graduate School of Public Health. The chair is named in honor of the late Dr. John J. Hanlon, former assistant surgeon general for the U.S. Public Health Service. Dr. Hanlon coordinated the planning and development of SDSU's Graduate School of Public Health.
The first appointee to the Chair, Dr. Dennis Pointer, is a national authority on health care delivery systems and the changing professional relationships between hospitals and physicians.
APPLICATION DEADLINES: For students applying for the MPH, MS, and MD/MPH, both the GSPH and SDSU applications must be postmarked by July 1 for fall semester admission, or December 1 for spring semester admission (transcripts, letters of recommendation, and GRE scores can arrive after these dates). Students applying for the Ph.D. must submit all application materials (applications, transcripts, letters of recommendation, and GRE scores) by February 1, for fall admission only.
Students interested in the MSW/MPH should contact the School of Social Work. The completed application is due March 1.
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The Graduate School of Public Health offers graduate study leading to the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy in public health, Master of Public Health, Master of Science, and a concurrent program leading to a Master of Public Health and a Master of Social Work.
The curriculum enables students to prepare for careers in academic teaching and research, as well as health services and research in public and private agencies and organizations. The Doctor of Philosophy is offered in public health, with a concentration in epidemiology. The Master of Public Health (MPH) is awarded in the concentration areas of biometry, environmental health, epidemiology, health promotion, health services administration, maternal and child health and occupational health. An MPH specialization in occupational health promotion is offered jointly by the division of health promotion and the division of occupational and environmental health. The Master of Science degree is awarded in the concentration areas of environmental health science, industrial hygiene and toxicology. The preventive medicine residency program enables qualified physicians to sit for the American Board of Preventive Medicine certificate examination as well as receive the MPH degree upon completion of preventive medicine residency requirements. The Graduate School of Public Health is nationally accredited by the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH). In addition, the graduate program in health services administration is accredited by the Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration (ACEHSA), and the preventive medicine residency program is accredited by the Accrediting Committee for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
A significant number of expert practitioners in specialized fields of public health are involved in the academic and practical components of the program to provide breadth and depth of opportunity for the student. Many of the health facilities within San Diego are available for field study and practicum requirements. In addition, modern computer facilities and laboratories are available on the San Diego State University campus.
The school's proximity to the Mexican border has promoted the development of strong professional ties between the Graduate School of Public Health faculty and students and their counterparts in Baja California. A number of jointly sponsored binational research and service projects are aimed at improving public health conditions and health services on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.The following general description of faculty and student research being conducted in each of the concentration areas illustrates the role of each specialty area within the broad, interdisciplinary field of public health:
Biometry: Development and application of statistical methods and models in the fields of public health, medicine and biology.
Environmental Health Science: Isolation and identification of chemical and microbiological disease agents in air, water, soil, hazardous and other solid wastes. The M.S. program in environmental health science offers greater technical laboratory focus than the environmental health M.P.H.
Epidemiology: Identification of biological, environmental, social and behavioral risk factors for human disease; determination of the distribution and etiology of disease in human populations, particularly infectious and chronic diseases.
Health Promotion: Health education and behavior modification approaches to reducing the incidence of chronic diseases, injury, and other major health problems; particular emphasis on minority, disadvantaged, and aged populations.
Health Services Administration: Management of health care facilities, services, and organizations; planning and evaluation of public and private sector programs; administration and operations in specialty services, hospitals, ambulatory care, insurance companies, and other health related organizations.
Industrial Hygiene: Recognition, evaluation and control of chemical, physical, and biological hazards in the work place; current emphasis on studies of airborne contaminants and respiratory protection.
Maternal and Child Health: Application of the core public health functions to the development of health services for women, mothers, children, and families. Emphasis is on women's issues, perinatal care, health services for children, program planning, implementation, evaluation and health policy.
Occupational Health: Development of innovative approaches to the provision of occupational health services for the working population; establishment and management of occupational health programs.
Toxicology: Study of toxicity, biologic mechanisms of action, and human health risk of exposure to chemicals in the environment.
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