Public Health

Apr 30, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Public Health Student Society Collects for Jenkintown Clothing Cupboard

The Public Health Student Society (PHSS) collected 10 boxes and two bags of donated clothing for the Jenkintown Clothing Cupboard. The PHSS students organized the clothing drive with three collection sites, created posters to advertise the project, quality-checked the clothing to ensure donations...

Mar 26, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Arcadia Hosts National Public Health Week Events

Arcadia’s Public Health Student Society (PHSS) is hosting fun and educational events for National Public Health Week, starting April 1. All events are free for Arcadia students, faculty, and staff. Monday, April 1: “Community Health Day” Yoga in the Castle: A one-hour yoga session led by...

Mar 14, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Longacre Publishes on Cancer Caregivers and Support Communities

Dr. Margaret Longacre, assistant professor of Public Health, was published in Cancer Caregivers, a comprehensive guide to the science of cancer caregiving. Dr. Longacre has studied the family caregiving and its impacts the health system. She contributed two chapters to Cancer Caregivers,...

Feb 6, 2019 • Erin Kardon

Master of Public Health Online Information Session

Join us virtually for an online information session! Learn how Arcadia's Master of Public Health program will help you meet your goals: Personalized attention from renowned faculty Global experiences In-depth capstone experience Affordability REGISTER

Physical therapy students engage in a lesson from a professor.

Jan 8, 2019 • Erin Kardon

College of Health Sciences Graduate Open House

Attend our College of Health Sciences Graduate Open House Learn about exciting programs in: Physician Assistant Physical Therapy Public Health REGISTER NOW At the open house: 3:30-4 p.m. (optional) Take a tour of campus. Enrollment Management staff will be available for...

Nov 8, 2018 • Jennifer Retter

Drs. Crivelli-Kovach, Wertime Named Professors Emeriti

In recognition of their distinguished teaching, research, and leadership, Dr. Andrea Crivelli-Kovach, professor and director of Graduate Programs in the Department of Public Health, has been named Professor Emerita, and Dr. Richard Wertime, professor of English, has been named Professor Emeritus...

Jul 5, 2018 • Jennifer Retter

Public Health Students, Dr. McClintock Co-write Blog on Intimate Partner Violence

Public Health students Evangeline Wang ‘20, Marsha Trego '18, Ewinka Romulus '18, Erica Herzig '19, and Assistant Professor of Public Health Dr. Heather de Vries McClintock are co-writing a three-part blog series, Intimate Partner Violence: Global Burden, Risk Factors and...

May 3, 2018 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. McClintock, Graduate Students Present at Global Conference on Women’s Health in Sub-Saharan Africa

Dr. Heather McClintock, assistant professor of Public Health; Erica Hartman ’18M, a dual degree student in Public Health and Physician Assistant programs; and Ewinka Romulus ’18M, a student in the Public Health program, each presented research on women’s health in sub-saharan Africa at the 2018...

Photo courtesy of the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research

Apr 19, 2018 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Crivelli-Kovach Named APTR Outstanding Educator of the Year

Dr. Andrea Crivelli-Kovach, professor of Public Health and director of Graduate Programs, received the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) F. Marian Bishop Outstanding Educator of the Year Award during the APTR Annual Conference Awards Luncheon on April 10 in Philadelphia....

Feb 20, 2018 • Jennifer Retter

Vincent ’14, ’18M Researches Links Between Grief and Discipline

Christine Vincent ’14, ’18M, MPH, a Counseling and Public Health master’s candidate, had her research on bereaved families accepted for publication by the Journal of the Pennsylvania Counseling Association, a professional, refereed journal dedicated to the study and development of the counseling...

Feb 7, 2018 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Longacre Publishes Research on Relieving Cancer Caregivers Stress

Dr. Margaret Longacre, assistant professor of Public Health, published a study with Oxford Academic Transformational Behavioral Medicine about supporting caregivers of cancer patients. The study analyzed three caregiver support programs from across the country and made recommendations for the...

Jan 19, 2018 • Caitlin Burns

Students and Dr. Hanson Win Jackson International Fund

Students Naomi Pilla ’18M and Emily Custer ’19, as well as Dr. Aroline Hanson, assistant professor of Modern Languages, were selected as recipients of the Marie-Louise and Eugene Jackson International Fund for Student and Faculty Development, which is supported by the Fourjay Foundation. Custer...