GCH Faculty

Jynneos vaccine offers ‘substantial’ protection against mpox, studies find

Professor in the College of Public Health Amira Roess guided individuals and organizations throughout the pandemic and reflects on what the end of the emergency status means for the health care system. 

Texas may be the next state to end the sales tax on period products

Faculty from all five academic units have earned tenure and promotions, effective fall 2023. Faculty emerita is effective June 2023.

Despite a significant global increase in camel milk production and consumption, few studies have examined the complex health impacts of consuming raw or unpasteurized camel products, especially in herding populations. 

Chair of the Department of Global and Community Health Carolyn Drews-Botsch continues her study of unilateral congenital cataracts by studying the risks and benefits of prolonged patching in preschool-aged children.

Assistant Professor Helen Chin identified four patterns, two of which are new, of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) in infant girls, which helps researchers understand ovarian function before puberty.

Spotlight on Child & Adolescent Health: Period poverty

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.