Researchers believe it's time for a mindset shift. Instead of viewing exercise as a temporary treatment for the condition, clinicians and patients should view physical activity as a lifelong behavior.
USC features exercise science assistant professor Elizabeth Adams, who studies how to improve food security through nutrition assistance programs, like SNAP.
As an assistant scientist with the USC Prevention Research Center, Yesil Kim plays a key role at both the beginning and the end of every project the center leads.
Melissa Nolan, associate professor of epidemiology and director of USC’s Institute for Infectious Disease Translational Research, and Arnold School alumnus Matthew Haldeman have found a rare intestinal parasite that could affect 1 in 20 South Carolinians.
Supported by NIH funding, Arnold School researchers have been examining the role of telehealth in providing care to at-risk – and often intersecting – populations.
Health promotion, education, and behavior (HPEB) doctoral students Edith Utaka and Hao Zhang and postdoctoral research fellow Rui Luo (HPEB and Center for Healthcare Quality) have been selected to join the Social determinants of Health Advanced Research Training Fellowship Program.
USC features Cassie Odahowski, an Arnold School alumna (Ph.D. in Epidemiology, '19) and scientist with the Rural Health Research Center who uses ArcGIS to map rural health disparities.
Collegiate and professional track star Abby Steiner is pursuing an M.S. in Exercise Science so she can use strength and conditioning to help others improve their own health.
Published in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, one of the Rural Health Research Center's recent studies analyzed the prevalence of PCEs among children with special health care needs.
USC features exercise science chair Shawn Arent, who explains how downhill skiing sharpens cognition — and the four steps that reduce concussion risk.
Twenty-five years into her CDC and NIH-funded diabetes and youth research, epidemiology professor Angela Liese and her team continue to increase our understanding of this uniquely vulnerable population.
Just before her 2024 graduation with a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Ashanti Cromedy accepted a position with the University of Kentucky as a grants specialist.