Mary Cunningham

The Master of Public Health program is ranked within the top 100 of its discipline, as recognized in the most recent U.S. News & World Report rankings of graduate programs. T

Based on the 2024 rankings, the DNP rose 13 spots to #39. The MSN is ranked at #38.

Three programs—Master of Health Administration, Master of Nursing, and Doctor of Nursing Practice—are in the top 50 of their respective disciplines. 

Applications are being accepted for Mason’s first fully online MPH degree that will launch in fall 2023  

Deja Jennings will lead efforts related to accreditation of the College, its departments, and degrees.

This promising preliminary research comes from a new pilot study by Bethany Cieslowski, Associate Professor of Nursing in Mason’s College of Public Health.

Dean Melissa Perry moderated a panel of five experts to look at violence prevention from several angles including violence prevention programs, gun violence, health equity, conflict resolution, and intimate partner violence. Watch the recording now. 

As a senior leader of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), Robert Weiler traveled to Cuba with a delegation exploring possible collaborations with the school of public health in Cuba.

An interprofessional Mason research team led by Associate Professor Hong Xue used machine learning and social media data in the first large-scale study to analyze factors that influence effective antismoking campaigns and user engagement.

Research by Dongqing Wang, assistant professor of Global and Community Health, assessed the penetration of digital technology among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa and discussed the potential of digital media access as a way to expand health interventions