Research News

Research forums a rite of passage for many students

May 15, 2018 by Janaya Greene

Mikafui Dzotsi and Christopher Weghorst, PhD

In March, three of the college’s doctoral students placed in the top three in their respective categories at the Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum.

Brittany Keller-Hamilton (epidemiology) placed second for her research on the effects of outdoor tobacco advertising on young males; Seungjen Lee (environmental health sciences) placed second with his research on microcystin...

Researchers seek to identify specific carcinogens affecting firefighters

March 8, 2018 by Janaya Greene

Susan Olivo-Marston and Olorunfemi Adetona

CPH researchers Susan Olivo-Marston, PhD, MPH, Olorunfemi Adetona, PhD, and Darryl Hood, PhD, are building off of this study to find ways to improve firefighters’ occupational safety.

The team will use biological markers in firefighters to identify which specific contaminants emitted in structural fire smoke are associated with cancer.

Olivo-Marston, assistant professor of...

“Smart Foodsheds” project aims to improve food security in Columbus, Sacramento

December 5, 2017 by Janaya Greene

Although food is mass produced to feed the world’s population, health and nutritional disparities like food insecurity still affect millions of lives. Working to address these disparities is Ayaz Hyder, PhD, assistant professor of environmental health sciences at the College of Public Health. Hyder is co-principal investigator on a new National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded project aimed at...

Two CPH Faculty Members Receive NIH-K Grants to Support Research and Career Development

November 21, 2017 by Janaya Greene

Julianna Nemeth, PhD (left), and Steve Oghumu, PhD (right), each received Career Development (K) Awards from the National Institutes of Health.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) presented CPH faculty members Julianna Nemeth, PhD, and Steve Oghumu, PhD, with Career Development (K) Awards, providing them with additional funding for their research projects and developmental support in the early stages of their careers.

Nemeth, an...

Epi PhD candidate wins national award for dissertation on pediatric traumatic brain injury

November 9, 2017 by Steve Barrish

Jin Peng, MD, MS, PhD candidate of epidemiology at The Ohio State University College of Public Health, received the Joseph J. Tepas Award at the 2017 Pediatric Trauma Society Annual Meeting in November. The competitive award is issued annually to recognize non-physician researchers who demonstrate excellence in pediatric trauma research.

Peng was honored for her dissertation research, “...

Team Science = Research Success: A Q&A with Dr. Chris Weghorst

October 26, 2017 by Gary Snyder & Rachel Bules

For the fall/winter 2017 issue of our magazine, Ohio State Public Health, we sat down with Associate Dean for Research Christopher Weghorst, PhD, to talk about research at the college and the role his office plays to advance discoveries.

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Ohio’s opioid crisis: ‘We're all in this together’

October 26, 2017 by Steve Barrish

A mural in the plaza of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

When Ohio Governor John Kasich passed through the sunlit atrium of the Ohio Statehouse one morning in early April, he noticed a meeting taking place with an all too familiar theme.

It was two days after Kasich gave his State of the State address in Sandusky, Ohio, where he discussed, among other needs, the opioid epidemic that has been ravaging his state. So when he stumbled...

MPH student spends rewarding summer conducting research in Nicaragua

August 29, 2017 by Steve Barrish & Rachel Bules, CPH Communications

It was an unforgettable and rewarding summer for College of Public Health (CPH) student Pallavi Oruganti, who spent her precious summer months in Los Robles, Jinotega, Nicaragua, conducting fieldwork and collecting data for her Master of Public Health (MPH) culminating project.

Oruganti was part of an interdisciplinary research team made up of Ohio State students from public health,...

Grant to help Gallo debunk contraceptive myths in Kingston, Jamaica

August 22, 2017 by Rachel Bules, CPH Communications Intern

Maria Gallo, PhD, associate professor in The Ohio State University College of Public Health’s Division of Epidemiology, received a $120,000 grant from the Society of Family Planning to help educate adult women about contraceptive options in Kingston, Jamaica.

Gallo and the research team hope to debunk myths and confusion surrounding contraceptive safety. Contraceptive methods often go...

CPH faculty members receive $1.5 million CDC grant to study dramatic rise of syphilis

July 11, 2017 by Gary Snyder, CPH Communications

With syphilis rates rising across the country, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has awarded a $1.589 million grant to The Ohio State University faculty members William Miller, MD, MPH, chair of the College of Public Health’s Division of Epidemiology, and Abigail Norris Turner, PhD, associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the College of Medicine and CPH associate...

Five years before brain cancer diagnosis, changes detectable in blood

June 5, 2017 by Misti Crane | Research Communication
Categories: Research, Cancer, brain, epidemiology

Immune-system activity weakens before symptoms arise

Changes in immune activity appear to signal a growing brain tumor five years before symptoms arise, new research has found.

Interactions among proteins that relay information from one immune cell to another are weakened in the blood of brain cancer patients within five years before the cancer is diagnosed,...

Song, Berman among co-authors of research demonstrating dangers of ventilated cigarettes

May 24, 2017 by Gary Snyder | CPH Communications
Categories: Tobacco, Research

Min-Ae Song, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in the CPH Center of Excellence in Regulatory Tobacco Science, and Micah Berman, JD, CPH assistant professor, were among the co-authors on new research which shows that so-called “light” cigarettes have no health benefits to...

Public health students excel at annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum

April 13, 2017 by Rachel Bules | CPH Communications
Categories: denman, Students, Research, BSPH, Undergraduate

Seven undergraduate students from the College of Public Health presented their thesis research on March 29 at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum held at OSU, with two students receiving awards for their research.

Montgomry Burgoon, Katherine Friedman, Lea Ghastine, Sarah Jossart, Rana Khalil, Allison Porter and Mariah Wood presented their...

CPH Faculty and Postdocs Share Their Work at 2nd Annual Research Day

February 21, 2017 by Steve Barrish | Communications Coordinator
Categories: Research, Faculty

Twenty-eight faculty and postdoctoral researchers from all areas of the college shared their research with each other through presentations and posters at the 2^nd Annual Research Day, held on Feb. 17 at Thompson Library.

The event was organized by the associate dean for research, Chris Weghorst, Ph.D., and a committee of faculty and staff with the purpose of promoting inter-...

Ohio State Public Health Researcher Receives 4-Year NIH Grant to Better Assess Donor Quality and Predict Post-Transplantation Outcomes for Kidney Transplant Patients

February 8, 2017 by Steve Barrish | Communications Coordinator
Categories: Biostatistics, Research

Over 16,000 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients undergo kidney transplantation in the United States every year. For most ESRD patients, successful kidney transplantation provides longer survival and a better quality of life than dialysis.

Yet, waiting lists and waiting times for kidney transplants continue to grow in the United States. This is due, in part, to potentially viable...

Gates Foundation Awards Ohio State Public Health Researcher Grand Challenges Grant For Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development

November 15, 2016 by Gary Snyder | CPH Communications
Categories: Research

The College of Public Health has been awarded a Grand Challenges Explorations grant, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Alison Norris, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the OSU College...

College of Public Health Surpasses Goal in But for Ohio State Campaign, Increasing Support for Students and Improving Lives

November 8, 2016 by Colleen Herr | Communications Coordinator
Categories: HSMP, Global Health, MHA, Research, Students, Faculty

The College of Public Health recently raised $9,802,439 during the But for Ohio State capital campaign, surpassing our goal by more than $500,000. The funds raised support education, research and community engagement, allowing faculty and students to make an impact in public health both locally and internationally.

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Hyder Receives NSF Grant to Engage High School Students in Air Pollution Study

September 8, 2016 by Colleen Herr | Communications Coordinator
Categories: Faculty, Research, environmental health sciences, Community

Ayaz Hyder, assistant professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences at the College of Public Health and affiliated faculty, Translational Data Analytics received an NSF grant along with colleague, Andrew May, assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering. This grant will be used to engage high school students as citizen...

Peng Selected as the Student Patient Engagement Fellow at the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)

September 7, 2016 by Colleen Herr | Communications Coordinator
Categories: PhD, Student Research, Students, Epidemiology

Jin Peng, MD, MS, a PhD candidate in Epidemiology, has been selected as the SOPHE Student Patient Engagement Fellow for 2016-17. The fellowship is designed to recognize and train exceptional students to advance the research and practice of patient-centered care from the perspective of health education or behavioral science.

This competitive fellowship is the only one of its kind awarded...

Unproven Claims

August 5, 2016 by Misti Crane | Research Communication
Categories: Tobacco, Epidemiology, Faculty, Research, HSMP, Policy

A cross-disciplinary team of Ohio State researchers has discovered that e-cigarette manufacturers are making health claims that likely won't stand up to new Food and Drug Administration regulations.

As many Americans reach for electronic cigarettes in place of — or in addition to — traditional smokes, they’re likely encountering a lot of unproven claims that the new products...