GCH Research

From improving underserved communities’ care to supporting faculty research on women living with HIV, Janell Addo-Boateng, MPH ’25, gained hands-on experience in policy, evaluation, and communication.

MB Mitcham and her research colleagues will identify the necessary infrastructure, procedures, and additional partners needed to establish a strengthen Rural Food as Medicine Pathways in Southwest Virginia.

Findings by Ali Weinstein, a scholar of chronic illness, indicate that quality of life may be impacted long after cancer treatment concludes.

Jenna Krall, associate professor, and an interprofessional George Mason team, received funding for the project: “Housing insecurity, heat, and health: A coalition for resiliency.”

Pregnant women in Hispanic and Black communities may experience greater prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), including environmental phenols (EPs) and parabens, according to a study funded by the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Community Health student Paris Stephens shares how her undergraduate research experience on cancer care interventions bridges the connection between her commitment to lead ethical research initiatives and her dedication to becoming a more skilled public health practitioner.

Pediatric ophthalmology researcher Carolyn Drews-Botsch's research helps parents and healthcare providers decide whether or not to continue patching their children who were treated for unilateral congenital cataract (UCC) after the child’s vision can be reliably tested. 

Assistant Professor of Global and Community Health Dongqing Wang publishes landmark analysis on the impacts of prenatal vitamins on mothers and newborns in" The Lancet Global Health"

Early Patching Benefits Kids Born With Cataract in One Eye.

New research from Kenneth Griffin, a professor in the Department of Global and Community Health, shows that the virtual reality (VR) program helps students handle complex social situations. This success has led to a new research grant to continue the study.