Public Health

This is the latest profile in "Elon Connected," a new series that highlights how students are involved with campus organizations at Elon.

The $7,500 Leadership Prize supports sustained, mentored and community-based research projects undertaken by Elon undergraduates.

Six Elon faculty from a variety of departments discussed the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol during “Reacting to the Insurrection at the Capitol,” a virtual panel discussion broadcast live to the Elon community on Jan. 15.

The event will feature a discussion available at www.elon.edu/live between Hayes-Greene, co-founder and managing director of The Racial Equity Institute, Vice President and Associate Provost for Inclusive Excellence Randy Williams and Stephanie Baker, assistant professor of public health studies.

On Jan. 14, a multi-department faculty panel will reflect on the political, racial and historical significance of the recent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Griffin Barriss ’21, under the mentorship of Senior Lecturer in Public Health Studies Amanda Tapler, is conducting research with the Comprehensive Rural Health Project on a program addressing gender-based issues in Jamkhed, India.

Crump is a recipient of the network's Community Impact Student Award in recognition of her work in the broader community.

Hosted by the School of Communications and the Department of Public Health Studies, an informal conversation on Nov. 10 spotlighted seven Elon alumnae and their experiences working in the expanding field of health communications.

The effort is supported by a $12 million award from the National Institutes of Health for outreach and engagement efforts to address the disparities between how ethnic and racial minority communities have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two student ambassadors for the Healthy Elon Commitment are sharing their creative videos to keep students safe.