Category Archives: Achievements

3 PUBH 201 students recognized by TPHA
The Tennessee Public Health Association (TPHA) has again recoginzed undergraduates students in our PUBH 201 Introduction to Public Health class […]

2023 Notable UT Woman Award Winner
Dr. Ehrlich was named as the 2023 recipient of the Notable UT Woman Award at the university’s recent honors banquet. […]

3 PUBH faculty members receive college awards
On April 26, 2023, three Pubic Health faculty members received awards at the College of Education, Health, and Human […]

Brittany Shelton selected as UCSF visiting professor
Assistant Professor Brittany Shelton was recently selected to join the University of California San Francisco’s Visiting Professor Program in their […]

Public health minor student receives Torchbearer Award
Diba Seddighi, a senior in our public health undergraduate minor program was recently awarded the Torchbearer Award. Diba works […]

Professor Tran presents poster at International Stroke Conference
Assistant Professor Phoebe Tran recently presented her research at the American Heart Association’s 2023 International Stroke Conference. You can read […]

PhD student co-edits new book on rabies control
Did you know that an estimated 59,000 people still die from rabies each year? Most of those deaths can be […]

Dr. Samantha Ehrlich receives ADA funding for newest research project.
Congratulations to Dr. Samantha F. Ehrlich, who recently received a grant from the American Diabetes Association for her research […]

PUBH Minor student receives AURA award
Siddhi Patel, a Public Health Minor, was awarded a 2023 AURA for her project Operación Sanidad that will be […]

Professor Laurie Meschke featured in “Psychology Today”
On December 1, 2022, Psychology Today featured blog post by the UTK department of Public Health’s Professor Laurie Meschke titled: […]