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It is a top-notch program. I'd recommend this program to anybody who wants to improve the rigor of the work they do.

– Tracy Sims (2020 MA in Sociology graduate); Senior Director, U.S. Lead of Chronic Disease Environment Shaping at Eli Lilly and Company

Featured Alumni

Karim Abu-Omar

Karim Abu-Omar (PhD 2001) is a faculty member at the Institute of Sport Science and Sport (ISS) of Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany).
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Akilah Dulin Keita

Akilah Dulin Keita (PhD 2007) is an Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences in the Brown University School of Public Health.
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Roman Johnson

Roman Johnson (PhD 2020) is a research scientist at Harvard Medical School.
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Mercedes Tarasovich

Mercedes Tarasovich (PhD 2024) focused her research on barriers to mental health care for people who have survived suicide attempts.
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