New study is first to combine three proven strategies for improving early childhood development
Leila Larson has been awarded nearly three million dollars from the NIH to lead a five-year study aimed at improving childhood health and development.
USC professor advocates for better maternal, postpartum health care
USC researchers are tackling the issues that underlie the women’s health care gap. Jihong Liu, professor of epidemiology in the Arnold School of Public Health, studies the impact of maternal health care for women and their children. While one branch of her research focuses on developmental origins of disease, Liu also examines how a woman’s experiences during pregnancy can affect her own health for a lifetime.
USC exercise scientest strives to make health research more inclusive
USC researchers are tackling the issues that underlie the women’s health care gap. In the Arnold School of Public Health, assistant professor Katie Hirsch is working to address the research shortage. Traditionally, scientific research took findings based on the ‘typical’ male body and extrapolated the results to apply to all people, including women. The problem, Hirsch says, is that “women are not small men.”
SEC Food Fight helps raise almost $30,000 for USC food pantries
The University of South Carolina community banded together to raise almost $30,000 for food pantries across campus and defeat LSU in the SEC Food Fight.
Two Arnold School doctoral students recognized by the USC Graduate School
Berthe Abi Zeid (PhD in HPEB student) has been awarded the Dera D. Parkinson Fellowship.
Doctoral graduate committed to improving maternal and child health in low-resource settings
Fahmida Akter graduates in May with a PhD in HPEB and her priorities are clear: a lifelong connection to USC and an unwavering commitment to improving health, particularly for women and children in low-resource settings.
New research questions traditional methods for monitoring childhood growth
Researchers from HPEB have published a new study that challenges the use of Growth Monitoring and Promotion to detect growth faltering in children.
Why government can’t make America ‘healthier’ by micromanaging groceries purchased with SNAP benefits
Danielle Krobath, as assistant professor of epidemiology, writes for The Conversation with Tufts University Assistant Professor of Community Health Benjamin Chrisinger about their research into safety net programs, including SNAP benefits.
Prisma Health Research Seed Grants provide pathways to improve health in the state
Five projects supported by Prisma Health Research Seed Grants will be led by Arnold School researchers in 2025.
I Am Public Health: Gitanjali Lall
A student in the Ph.D. in HPEB program, Gitanjali Lall uses principles of developmental psychology to improve community health and fundamentals of public health intervention research to improve early childhood development.
Dismantling social oppression to advance childhood nutritional health equity
Danielle Krobath's goal is to prevent and eliminate nutrition-related chronic disease disparities among children and families, and the epidemiology assistant professor has adopted a very broad lens to guide her approach.
Nutrition Consortium links researchers across university, showcases growing expertise
At USC, scientists come together from public health, nursing, psychology, social work, retail, economics, student health, medicine, computer science, engineering, and earth and ocean sciences.
Research experience, custom major prep undergrad for career in food policy and research
Honors student Audrey Richards will not only have the words "Food Policy and Research" on her diploma when she graduates next May, she'll have the expertise to pursue a career in the field.
I Am Public Health: Victoria Adebiyi
Victoria Adebiyi has big goals. The Ph.D. in Health Promotion Education and Behavior candidate plans to improve maternal and child nutrition and health in low- and middle-income countries after her 2025 graduation - continuing the path she began a decade ago in Nigeria.
Unhealthy food environments may play a role in increasing rates of childhood obesity in low- and middle-income countries
Research led by HPEB associate professor Hala Ghattas and published in Public Health Nutrition has revealed what may be a major factor in the rise of childhood obesity in the Middle East and North Africa.
Global health researcher digs into complex etiology of anemia in mothers and children
A recent study led by HPEB assistant professor Leila Larson and published in Public Health Nutrition has shed more light on the interplay of factors that cause anemia in mothers and children in low- and middle-income countries.
Nandita Perumal invited to join World Health Organization's Technical Advisory Group on Gestational Weight Gain
Just one semester into her first faculty appointment, Nandita Perumal is already stepping up as a thought leader in gestational weight gain - particularly in a global context. The epidemiology assistant professor has published a key paper and joined a new taskforce.
Arnold School researchers play key role in child malnutrition report from UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank
Alexander McLain and Edward Frongillo were acknowledged for their role in developing the analytic methods used for estimating overweight and stunting trends among children around the world.
Researchers overcome lack of data, develop method for estimating childhood stunting overweight trends
Arnold School researchers Edward Frongillo and Alexander McLain have partnered with scientists from UNICEF and the World Health Organization, including WHO collaborator Elaine Borghi, to develop a method for estimating childhood stunting and oversight trends in the European region.
American Society for Nutrition Foundation honors Edward Frongillo with lifetime achievement award
Two years after the American Society for Nutrition Foundation selected Edward Frongillo to receive the 2020 E.V. McCollum International Lectureships in Nutrition Award, the health promotion, education, and behavior (HPEB) professor has been honored with another senior investigator award from the organization.
I Am Public Health: Keren Herrán
Ph.D. in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior student Keren Herrán is bringing a wealth of experiences to her doctoral program as she prepares for a global health career focused on health disparities, nutrition, and maternal and child health.
Researchers study effectiveness of new nutrition labeling practices
Jim Thrasher, professor of health promotion, education, and behavior (HPEB), and Rachel Davis, associate professor of HPEB, have won a four-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Leila Larson brings global health background, child nutrition/development expertise to HPEB department
She is using her expertise in child development and malnutrition in studies in Malawi and Bangladesh to examine the effects of nutritional supplementation in early life on cognitive functioning and health of children and their mothers.