Public Health

As she applies to serve with the Peace Corps in Peru, Lily Merritt, who finishes her degree program this month, is the first student to complete the requirements of a new track focused on global health in Elon University’s Peace Corps Prep Program.

The newest cohort of scholars will participate in a program that helps Elon University faculty integrate sustainability into an existing course.

Jamie Albright '13 and Professor Cynthia Fair shared original HIV/AIDS research at a conference of the American Public Health Association.

Elon University, Davidson College and Furman University collaborated this month to host an undergraduate research forum featuring student projects that sought answers to several public health questions and concerns.

The professor of human service studies was awarded the 2015 Distinguished Scholar Award for her wealth of research on changes in the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Four graduating seniors will work with Alamance County health organizations through a new community initiative that encourages students to pursue a year of service following their collegiate studies.

Four faculty members and 14 retirees were honored May 13 for excellence and service to Elon.

Elon senior public health studies major Catherine Palmer and Assistant Professor Aunchalee Palmquist presented their research in March at the 10th annual Breastfeeding and Feminism International Conference. 

Elon sophomore Josephine Gardner will use the 2015 award to assist Ethiopian women and children by creating a "safe home" in the nation's capital.