March College of Health Sciences For the Record

April 07, 2026 Written by CHS Staff | Photos by CHS Staff

For the Record provides information about recent professional activities and honors of 91原创 faculty, staff, students and alumni.

Recent appointments, presentations, publications and honors in the College of Health Sciences include the following:

Honors

Professor of Nursing Kathleen Brewer-Smyth鈥檚 book,, has won the in the medical category. Published by Springer Nature, the book has now earned five awards, including four American Journal of Nursing honors in 2023.

Publications

Jennifer Horney, professor and founding chair of the Epidemiology Department in the College of Health Sciences, an editorial in the American Journal of Public Health in April.  鈥淗ow Damage to Our Public Health Emergency Preparedness System Impacts Public Health Students鈥 details how distrust, a weakened workforce pipeline and politicization have negatively impacted the field of public health. In the editorial, Horney calls on the public health workforce to quantify these impacts and build the evidence base for future reinvestment in public health preparedness. She also called on public health students to find their passion, engage with supportive partners and prepare to lead.


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