Every month, faculty in the College of Public Health take part in a range of scholarly activities; below are the activities for the month of Nov. 2022. For news on research publications and grants, please see the college's news feed for in-depth stories and reports. If you are a faculty member and would like your activities included, please contact Lisa Litzinger-Drayton, director of communications and marketing, at lisalitzinger@temple.edu. Presentations and Speaking Engagements David Sarwer presented “Mindfully Complicated Obesity” as part of the TOS/TOPS Joint Sym...

Laura A. Siminoff, PhD, whose broader vision of public health transformed the college into an interdisciplinary home for health and social services, will step down as dean of the College of Public Health on July 31. She has served in this role since 2014. When she arrived at the university, public health was a Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)-accredited program within the former College of Health Professions and Social Work. Her transformative vision was to elevate public health as the broad umbrella under which many health and social service disciplines would thri...

In recognition of her inspirational career and steadfast efforts to improve the health and well-being of individuals and populations across the globe, Judith Faulkner, founder and chief executive officer of Epic, will be presented with a university honorary degree at the College of Public Health’s graduation ceremony at the Liacouras Center on May 6. She will also give the keynote address. Jasmine Dantzler, who is graduating with a bachelor of science in health professions and will continue working toward earning her doctor of physical therapy at the College of Public Health,...