Meghan Tipre, Dr.P.H., named Massey Harrison Scholar
A three-year, $150,000 fund will support Meghan Tipre, Dr.P.H., M.S.P.H., as she expands her research on how environmental factors influence health and cancer outcomes among populations served by Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. Meghan Tipre, Dr.P.H., M.S.P.H., joined the School of Public Health in fall 2025 as an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology. She […]
VCU Center on Society and Health partners on RWJF-funded national initiative to help U.S. cities close life expectancy gaps
Virginia Commonwealth University’s Center on Society and Health (CSH), Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), and Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) announced an award of $1.5 million from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to create a national network that helps BCHC member cities ensure they can not only access appropriate life expectancy data, but also transform those data into action, making more equitable health outcomes available to all residents.
The opioid epidemic in Virginia: 2,000+ saved lives, $5.2B in possible savings
VCU Center on Society and Health and Virginia Department of Health refresh opioid cost website with locality-based map of the epidemic’s impact.
VCU Public Health heads to APHA’s Annual Meeting
The VCU School of Public Health is proud to send more than 20 representatives to the APHA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., on November 2-5, 2025.
The Department of Biostatistics featured on JSM TV during ASA’s Joint Statistical Meetings
A film crew visited the university in late June to meet with faculty and students, highlighting the department’s methodological research and collaboration with VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center.
One month in: Reflections on leadership, learning, and the future of public health
Monica Swahn, Ph.D. shares her reflections from her first month as Dean of the School of Public Health, including lessons learned from the ASPPH Leadership Retreat in July.
Primary care shortage affects 44% of Virginia’s neighborhoods and almost 3.8 million residents, new VCU study finds
By Olivia Trani Rural communities are particularly hard-hit, and the research could point to workforce initiatives. Nearly half of Virginia’s neighborhoods don’t have enough nearby primary care physicians for their residents, with rural communities being hit hardest by workforce shortages, according to a new study led by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University. Using anonymized health […]
Graduate Spotlight: Stacie Lefeavers
It's Spring Graduation season and we're celebrating our most recent graduates from the School of Public Health. Stacie Lefeavers, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N., recently defended her dissertation, earning her Ph.D. in social and behavioral sciences.
Graduate Spotlight: Julie Russo, Ph.D., M.P.H.
It's Spring Graduation season and we're celebrating our most recent graduates from the School of Public Health. Among them is Julie Russo, Ph.D.'25, M.P.H.'21.
In the spotlight: David Zhu named Top 40 Under 40 in Minority Health
David Zhu, an M.D./Ph.D. candidate, has a lot to celebrate — earning a spot on National Minority Quality Forum’s Top 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health for 2025 for his groundbreaking research on disparities in substance use disorders.
