Five years after his election as an Active Fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology, exercise science professor and chair Shawn Arent will join the organization's Executive Board as Member-at-Large.
USC features Mohammed Baalousha, who studies the safety of engineered nanomaterials — ultra-tiny particles designed to do everything from delivering drugs into human cells to improving electrical conductivity in computer chips.
USC features health promotion, education, and behavior associate professor Courtney Monroe, whose work explores how social support can lead to more physical activity, particularly over the long term.
Russell Pate arrived at USC in 1974 and was one of six faculty members to found the Department of Exercise Science in 1989. In this Pioneering Perspectives story, he shares five decades of Arnold School history.
USC features the SC Alzheimer's Disease Registry, a 35-year-old database administered by the Arnold School's Office for the Study of Aging that allows the state to track Alzheimer's and dementia cases and use this information to improve health outcomes.
Ashley Page Bookhart is committed to ensuring that no child goes hungry. With one in six children facing hunger in South Carolina, it's a significant challenge for the Palmetto state - one she's been tackling for more than a decade.
USC features health services policy and management associate professor Christina Andrews, who is exploring the link between health care access and outcomes for people with substance abuse disorders.
Biostatistics professor Jiajia Zhang has been selected as a Fellow by the American Statistical Association, the world's largest community of data scientists and statisticians.
USC features the work of health promotion, education, and behavior associate professor Xueying Yang, who tracks HIV care from youth to adulthood.
This past spring, epidemiology doctoral student Ali Alfalki completed a practicum with the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) that will advance research, policy development, and community health initiatives for years to come.
Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior (HPEB) is proud to announce the 2025 winners of the department's student awards program: Ashley Thurber, Deeksha Gupta, and Mallory Gedeon.
The 2025 Outstanding Exercise Science Student Award winners were chosen for their academic achievements, community service and leadership roles.