PhD in Public Health

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

PhD student and public health faculty are first to study PFAS in endometrial tissue.

Study shows students experienced increased psychological distress during COVID-19, but utilized fewer support services.

The program offers tuition coverage and stipends to allow graduate students to advance their research
without worrying about funding their work through outside sources.

Just three and a half years after George Mason's College of Public Health created its PhD in Public Health in 2021, Kim McNally will be the first graduate to walk across the Commencement stage at EagleBank Arena this May.