Public Health

Erin Maughan, an associate professor in the School of Nursing, has helped shape a major new global health resource as a co-lead writer for the World Health Organization’s latest guidance on school health services, “Making every school a health-promoting school: implementation guidance for school health services.”

Public health isn’t having an easy moment, but MPH alum Andrea Avendaño-Jurado offers guidance and inspiration for why this is the moment recent graduates are needed most.

Programs rank in Top 50 nationally for health care administration and nursing and #1 in Virginia for public health and nursing

Collaboration between George Mason and local counties help address opioid overdoses, substance use disorder, and behavioral health challenges.

Perry is the first public health professional and the first female honorary member of the Academy of Sciences of Albania.

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.

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

Felicia Baez-Smith, MPH ’19,has built a powerful public health career rooted in community impact, leading initiatives from opioid overdose prevention to pandemic response and mental health advocacy. Recently named to George Mason’s 2025 Forty Under 40 by the Black Alumni Chapter, her journey—from student advocate to statewide public health leader—shows how one person’s dedication can transform systems, uplift communities, and inspire the next generation of changemakers.

This year at the college's annual National Public Health Week “Conversations and Connections” event, experts explore the health consequences of isolation—and our collective responsibility to address it.

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.