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
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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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Gabriela Oates
Gabriela Oates (PhD 2015) is an Associate Professor in the UAB Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine.
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Jalal Uddin
Jalal Uddin (PhD 2019) is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University.
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Jeffrey E. Hall
Jeffrey E. Hall (PhD, MSPH, 2003) is the Deputy Director of the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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