Departmental Research
This degree is offered by the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences in 澳门六合彩官网鈥檚 College of Public Health. PhD students can work closely with faculty mentors on a diverse range of public health research and evaluation projects, including sponsored studies in health promotion, disease prevention and health disparity reduction. Department faculty research emphases include
- cancer control and prevention,
- tobacco and other substance dependence prevention and treatment,
- chronic disease prevention,
- health communication,
- child and adult obesity and nutrition,
- HIV/AIDS,
- maternal and child health, and
- organ donation.
Potential Program Mentors
The College of Public Health contains several research centers, labs and programs associated with our public health disciplines. Labs involving faculty in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences who can serve as primary mentors to doctoral students include the
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- Health Behavior Research Clinic;
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- Social and Behavioral Health Intervention Laboratory.
Other labs associated with our public health disciplines include
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- Water, Health and Applied Microbiology聽Lab; and
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In addition, faculty and doctoral students are involved in research with affiliates in the Fox Chase Cancer Center, the Beasley School of Law, the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, and other schools and colleges at 澳门六合彩官网.