5 things to know about Mason’s College of Public Health
Dean Perry spoke with the Washington Business Journal about future plans for the College of Public Health, including workforce development and fundraising initiatives. Read the article here.
- May 12, 2022George Mason University is pleased to announce the appointment of Melissa J. Perry, Sc.D., MHS as the next Dean of the College of Health and Human Services. Dean-designate Perry will join the Mason community on August 1, 2022.
- May 10, 2022As Dean Germaine Louis retires at the end of the 2021-22 school year, we reshare this story where she reflects on the similarities in the beginning and end of her career.
- May 9, 2022Congratulations to Master of Social Work student Francesca Keesee for receiving the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) Scholarship for the Department of Social Work. The merit scholarship recognizes Mason students who have shown significant academic achievement and community involvement while completing their program.
- May 4, 2022Though things have changed since Mason’s Department of Social Work began 50 years ago, one constant is its focus on the many aspects that impact health and well-being: housing, work, physical health, mental health, finances, and social support.
- April 21, 2022Expert addresses common misconceptions about men who experience intimate partner violence.
- April 21, 2022Researchers from the Schar School of Policy and Government’s Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence! and the College of Health and Human Services are translating research into actionable guidelines to help probation officers support their clients to achieve better outcomes.
- April 19, 2022Leading expert on male victims of domestic violence and false allegations against them is at George Mason University, located two miles from Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial.
- April 12, 2022Mason faculty member to provide perspectives on social justice and social work as representative for the International Federation of Social Work to the UN for North America.
- March 31, 2022A new study by College of Health and Human Services researchers shows the need to tailor supports for youth with disabilities in the foster care system to improve community participation.
- March 29, 2022The program rose 17 spots to number #79.
- March 23, 2022As the region approached the second anniversary of declaring a state of emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic, the College of Health and Human Services convened academic, health department, and philanthropy leaders to discuss the current public health priorities and opportunities to partner in transforming the region’s public health infrastructure.
- March 23, 2022Undergraduate student-athletes in the College reflect on their proudest sports moment and how their classes supported their athletics.