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Two faculty members selected for IU Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

The School of Public Health-Bloomington (SPH-B) is pleased to share that two of our distinguished faculty in the Department of Kinesiology—Clinical Associate Professor Cassandra Coble, Ph.D. and Professor Donetta Cothran, Ph.D.—have been named members of the historic IU Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching (FACET). Coble and Cothran, both of whom in recent years have won the IU Trustees Teaching Award, will be formally inducted next month at the annual FACET Retreat at Abe Martin Lodge in Brown County, Indiana.

"Troubling:" SPH-B faculty member publishes evidence of racial bias in quality of care

Thursday, April 17, 2025

To physicians and researchers, the data is stark: Black patients are more likely to experience vascular disease–related limb amputation than their non-Black counterparts. While the statistics are clear, the reasons for this disparity have long been debated. And for decades, Associate Professor Corey Kalbaugh has wrestled with the dialogue around this issue.

School to launch groundbreaking new undergraduate degree program in sexual and reproductive health

Friday, April 11, 2025

An informative webinar is scheduled for Monday, April 21 at 12:30 p.m. EDT.

SPH-B partnership launches child development and certification opportunities for high school students

Monday, April 07, 2025

The two qualifying classes are co-taught by GRCC instructor Jean Wright and SPH-B faculty member Dr. Deb Getz, CYC-P, clinical associate professor in the Department of Applied Health Science, who is president of the Child & Youth Care Certification Board (CYCCB).

Ph.D. student honored with selective Indiana University award for teaching

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Khan is in her third and final year of the Ph.D. program. Her teaching journey as an AI began in 2022 when she took a required teaching course with her award-winning mentor and clinical professor Catherine Sherwood-Laughlin.

SPH-B Organizational Announcement: Jaroslaw Harezlak is Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Thursday, March 13, 2025

The appointment was effective March 1, 2025.

Ph.D. candidate emerges from highly competitive process as Student Fellow in the American Public Health Association

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Sophia Salem's role will have significant impact on APHA initiatives and Salem's own professional development.

Forbes highlights postdoctoral researcher in “30 Under 30 in Healthcare” feature

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Applied Health Science postdoctoral research fellow Hannah Javidi, Ph.D. is expanding the creative possibilities of empowering adolescents in America to harness the power of sexual consent.

Professor Rich Holden named James A. Caplin, M.D. Chair in Evidence-Based Public Health

Monday, March 03, 2025

The Indiana University Board of Trustees recently approved the appointment of Assistant Dean for Faculty Success Rich Holden, Ph.D. to the James A. Caplin, M.D. Chair in Evidence-Based Public Health.

Faculty lead webinars for United Nations Medical Workforce

Friday, February 28, 2025

Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington (SPH-B) faculty across a range of disciplines are presenting a series of webinars for the United Nations Medical Workforce. Two sessions, welcoming a total of 200 participants, have taken place so far in 2025—and three more are scheduled in March through June.