Public Health

Leading health policy researcher to advance the research function in the College  

HAP preceptors from Inova Mount Vernon Roberta Tinch and Stacey Schaab highlight why Mason real-world experience is irreplaceable for students 

A new study by Allison McKay, RDN, department manager for the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, found elevated insulin, hemoglobin A1C, triglycerides, and other abnormal cardiometabolic biomarkers among very young Latino youth.

George Mason University’s Master of Science in Nutrition program prepares students who seek to make a difference in the health of their community to become multifaceted wellness experts. We are the only MS in Nutrition with a main campus in Northern Virginia, and our close proximity to Washington, D.C. allows for ample experiential learning opportunities.

Debora Goldberg, associate professor in Mason’s College of Public Health, leads the program made possible by a Health Resources and Services Administration cooperative agreement. 

Debora Goldberg, associate professor in Mason’s College of Public Health, is a leading expert on resiliency and well-being in the health care workforce. 

Master of Public Health students Andrea Avendaño-Jurado and Syreen Goulmamine share what they’ve learned while working to improve Virginia’s community health.

Jhumka Gupta, associate professor at Mason’s College of Public Health, received an $800,000+ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant to examine the impact of game-based intervention to reduce the stigma of chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis.

Rima Nakkash, professor in George Mason University's College of Public Health, and University of Florida colleague Ramzi Salloum lead a five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute to compare the effectiveness of evidence-based tobacco treatment interventions in Lebanon. 

Through a grant from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Assistant Professor Rodman Turpin aims to reduce internalized racism, homophobia, and related stigma to increase the use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among Black sexual minority men.