PhD in Public Health

As a published student researcher, PhD in Public Health student G. Thomas Wilson shares his research, advice, and the importance of the mentors who helped him along the way.

Advice for prospective public health student researchers from current graduate and undergraduate student researchers.

Hear from the inductees about what this recognition means to them—and how it reflects their passion for advancing public health.

Research by PhD student Priscilla Aba Aggrey reviews the effects of prenatal nutrition, physical activity, and education programs on pregnancy weight gain among women in low- and middle-income countries.

D.C. has a displaced population problem.

Thomas Wilson is a second-year PhD student in the College of Public Health at George Mason University, where he specializes in Social and Behavioral Sciences. His academic work is driven by a commitment to understanding and improving the experiences of caregivers, particularly those facing structural and social inequities.

In Fall 2025, Thomas earned first place in the university’s Research Poster Competition, presenting a project that examined how caregiver identity status interacts with adverse mental health outcomes. His research focused on depression and extended periods (14 or more days) of poor mental health, using self-reported data to explore how sexual orientation and gender identity may act as modifying factors.

PhD in public health, social and behavioral science student G. Thomas Wilson shares his work studying the lesser-known experiences of caregivers who identify as sexual and gender minorities.

Rooshna Mohsin earned third place for her presentation on dietary and social exposure to forever chemicals and related outcomes among Hispanic children.

Kevin Cevasco, supported by the Gates Foundation, is assessing infectious disease recruitment strategies.

Dr. Omolayo Joy Anjorin awarded prestigious Presidential Scholarship for groundbreaking public health research