Population Health

The Department of Population Health was launched in 2025 to focus on innovative research, education, and service aimed at improving the health and well-being of populations locally, nationally, and internationally.

We examine the burden and distribution of diseases and implement macro- and micro-level solutions to address health disparities. To do so, we conduct research to measure and examine the health of populations using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methodologies in order to promote health and prevent disease. We investigate determinants of health to develop and evaluate interventions in collaboration with healthcare organizations, policymakers, communities, and other partners. The departmental expertise currently includes chronic disease prevention, commercial determinants of health, disability, environmental health and environmental justice, epidemiology, ethics, health services, health policy and politics, immigrant health, maternal and child health, mental health, sexual and reproductive health, sleep, and wearable health technology.

We educate future leaders in population health through interdisciplinary academic programming. The Department of Population Health offers a Bachelor of Science in Population Health, jointly leads the Integrated Business and Health program, and houses minors in Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Health Policy and Politics, Maternal and Child Health, and Population Health. The Department of Population Health contributes courses to all the majors and graduate programs in the College of Health.

Our students are well-positioned to pursue careers in medicine and allied health professions, public health, epidemiology, health law, healthcare management, health policy, environmental policy, and in national or international health and development organizations.