2024 has been a banner year for the USC Prevention Research Center, which received its highest funding award to date (nearly $5 million) plus additional funding for two special interest projects.
James Stampley's expertise focuses on the metabolic and bioenergetic adaptations humans make in response to exercise, dietary and medical interventions, particularly for high-stress populations.
The National Institutes of Health has selected one of the university's foremost aging and health communication researchers, Daniela Friedman, as the recipient of a National Institute on Aging K07 Academic Leadership Career Award.
Enakshi Saha joined the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics to continue her research on tailoring therapy to individual genetic backgrounds. She was attracted to Arnold school's reputation for high-impact research.
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.
Can acupuncture be used to treat chronic pain? Researchers will soon know, thanks to a new $4 million grant from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
Last fall, Tiffony Burnes joined the Department of Environmental Health Sciences. As an administrative assistant, she oversees travel processing, helps with student hiring, and provides scheduling and other support.
The NSCA has selected exercise science assistant professor Katie Hirsch as the winner of the 2024 Nutritional Research Achievement Award for breakthroughs and contributions to the field of athlete nutritional research.
Amanda Rebar joined the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior as an associate professor and looks forward to continuing her work applying biostatistics to understand how motivation, feelings, and behavior change over time.
During her time in the Ph.D. in Epidemiology program, Xuanxuan Zhu zeroed in on maternal and child health, developing research interests in pediatric epidemiology and physical activity epidemiology.
Arnold School faculty Anthony Alberg, Elizabeth Crouch, and Rahul Ghosal and alumni Bezawit Kase, Stephanie Chiodini, & Virginie Daguise were proud to contribute to this important project.
During her Ph.D. in HSPM program, the Norman J. Arnold Doctoral Fellow has taught MHA courses and gained research experience as a graduate assistant and Junior Scholar with the Center for Healthcare Quality.