Erica Hoelscher Appointed Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff in College of Health
Hoelscher will help develop tenure and promotion guidelines for the college.
Data Science, Insights & Impact
Lehigh’s College of Health is the first institution in the world to offer undergraduate, graduate and executive degrees and certificates in population health with a focus on health innovation and technology.
The world's response to COVID-19 has relied heavily on data science and technology, two areas of focus for Lehigh's College of Health.
Watch our faculty discuss COVID-19 and the role of population health during a pandemic >
See how an innovative approach to modelling can help accurately predict COVID-19 outbreaks >
Graphic by Drew Harris; adapted from CDC / The Economist and first printed by The New York Times.
The college is pioneering population health as a convergence science, pushing the field forward with the intentional integration of substantive, methodological and technical expertise.
With a focus on population health, the College of Health will make important contributions to the world of health, play a key role in helping meet the fast-growing employment needs of the health sector and work to improve the lives of millions of people the world over.
Population health, part of the broader field of public health, is the science of understanding the multiple determinants of health, from cell to society. It is a data science that provides critical insights that stand to make a positive impact on lives worldwide.
Population health scientists leverage data to explore potential ways to improve the health of individuals, communities and entire populations—all to optimize health outcomes and create a healthier world.
The College of Health will prepare the next generation of diverse scientists and leaders in population health through innovative course work, distance learning and experiential learning opportunities.
Population health, part of the broader field of public health, is the science of understanding the multiple determinants of health, from cell to society. It is a data science that provides critical insights that stand to make a positive impact on lives worldwide.
Population health scientists leverage data to explore potential ways to improve the health of individuals, communities and entire populations—all to optimize health outcomes and create a healthier world.
The College of Health will prepare the next generation of diverse scientists and leaders in population health through innovative course work, distance learning and experiential learning opportunities.
Undergraduate, graduate and executive education population health programs to focus on Health Innovation and Technology
Launch of graduate and executive certificate and degree programs
Faculty members by 2024
Total square footage of the HST building scheduled to open in 2021. Will include 36K square feet of lab and lab support space, with 231 bench positions for research.
Students by 2024
Leveraging the university’s interdisciplinary strengths and global perspectives, the College offers a rigorous classroom and online curriculum, as well as out-of-the-classroom experiences, to equip students with the skills they need to take advantage of myriad opportunities after graduation.
As Lehigh establishes its College of Health, it is drawing on the knowledge and expertise of faculty and professional staff from throughout the university, new faculty members, alumni working in public health sectors and health industry leaders and partners.
The team is working toward important milestones in academics and research, admissions, development, infrastructure, communications and administration.
The innovative teaching and groundbreaking research of the College of Health will be supported by modern, cutting-edge facilities, from the new Health | Science | Technology building to an array of data resources.
In our virtual Colloquium Series, we provide compelling videos that showcase panels and lectures from local, national, and international leaders on our time's most pressing population health challenges. This series is free and open to the public through online registration.
Erica Hoelscher Appointed Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff in College of Health
Hoelscher will help develop tenure and promotion guidelines for the college.
International Women’s Day: Fathima Wakeel Presents at Women in Data Science GM Multiregional Conference
Wakeel discusses how to frame population health disparities during the pandemic using maternal and child health epidemiological approaches.
Forecast: the Impacts of Vaccines and Variants on the U.S. COVID Trajectory
Thomas McAndrew, a computational scientist in Lehigh's College of Health, and colleagues incorporate data from experts and forecasters.
Lehigh is leveraging the strategic partnerships that will enable us to build organizational sustainability and advance the body of research in population health.