PhD

Mahmood Alalwan, a fifth-year PhD student in epidemiology, is working to develop a training program for respiratory therapists in Saudi Arabia, equipping them to provide cessation counseling for patients who smoke.

Now, his work will be propelled by new funding from the Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship.

Trevor Moffitt is a fifth-year doctoral student in health behavior and health promotion. After completing bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology and counseling, Moffitt spent three years as a mental health counselor, where he became interested in the power of public health to improve substance use treatment outcomes and community relationships.

Lamuel Bean, a first-year doctoral student in epidemiology, is a recent graduate of the college’s Master of Public Health program and recipient of the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship. Bean is passionate about using epidemiological approaches to reduce the burden of heart disease and its disproportionate effect on Black Americans.

The public health benefits of Ohio’s stay-at-home order in early 2020 went beyond slowing the spread of disease — the order also led to a 55% decrease in car crashes in the state, found a study led by epidemiology PhD student Li Li.