Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
August 25, 2023
Stead Scholars Embrace Opportunity to Experience Different Aspects of Public Health
A group of students, from colleges and universities in Arkansas, received an invaluable public health experience through the 2023 Stead Scholars Program. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health in collaboration with the Arkansas Department of Health led nine interns through the rigorous program. This year’s participants…
August 17, 2023
UAMS Master of Health Administration Program Converting to 100% Online Format in Fall, Receives Reaccreditation
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Master of Health Administration (MHA) program is converting to a 100% online format in the fall 2023 semester to better position it to produce health administrators for the state. The MHA program also received reaccreditation through the Commission on the…
August 11, 2023
Researchers Recruiting Rural Arkansans for Project Heal Research
The Project Heal Rural Arkansas team is recruiting qualified individuals to participate in their violence intervention research. A research study supported by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute KL2 Scholars Program and housed in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, Project…
August 4, 2023
Winston Uses Career to Promote Public Health and Public Health Education
Amanda Winston, MPH, is adamant about promoting the value of public health and a public health education, to the students she mentors. Winston, who graduated from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health in the spring of 2020, is the education coordinator for the UAMS HBCU Med…
July 27, 2023
NIH Awards UAMS $1.2 Million to Study Impact of Nutrition on Children’s Behavioral, Mental Health Conditions
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Center for the Study of Obesity will lead a $1.2 million, multiorganization, three-year research project examining how the availability of school meals benefits the mental and behavioral status of youths. Michael Thomsen, Ph.D., professor in the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health…
July 11, 2023
Study Shows Factors that Impact Cancer Survivors’ Likelihood to Maintain Employment
Jaimi Allen, Ph.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Epidemiology, led a study that examined factors that often impact a cancer survivor’s job status during and upon completion of treatment. A cancer survivor is someone who has been diagnosed with cancer, regardless of…
June 29, 2023
Katy Allison, Ph.D., MPH, Receives KL2 Scholar Award
Katy Allison, Ph.D., MPH, a research assistant professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical (UAMS) Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, said she was grateful for being one of six people selected for the KL2 Mentored Research Career Development Scholar Awards Program. The KL2 program…
June 26, 2023
UAMS Ranks 17th Nationally for Primary Care in Annual U.S. News Best Graduate School Rankings
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)’ colleges of medicine, nursing, public health and health professions were recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as among the best graduate schools in the country. The UAMS College of Medicine continued to climb the rankings, earning 17th place overall in primary care, up from 36th…
June 20, 2023
College of Public Health MHA Program Offered Nikolas Berardi a Fresh Start
Nikolas Berardi, MHA, a program manager for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute (TRI), credits the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Master of Health Administration program for helping to change his life. That includes putting him in position to work for TRI. “The college and my directors…
June 15, 2023
Brown, Owsley Earn Recognition from National Research Organization
A national research institute recently recognized two University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health faculty members. Clare Brown, Ph.D., MPH, and Kelsey Owsley, Ph.D., MPH — both assistant professors in the college’s Department of Health Policy and Management — received esteemed accolades from AcademyHealth, an organization that champions…
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