Georgia State University will offer a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) program to meet the growing need for public health professionals with advanced training and preparation for positions in leadership, applied research and other practice-based roles.

Lia Scott, a Ph.D. student in Georgia State University's School of Public Health, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health grant for her research into how residential segregation and income inequality impact triple-negative breast cancer diagnoses and survival.

Dr. Betty Lai, assistant professor of epidemiology & biostatistics at Georgia State University School of Public Health, has been selected to receive the American Psychological Foundation’s 2018 Division 37 Diane J. Willis Early Career Award.