Public Health

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• Program and Course Offerings

The Master of Public Health teaches students skills and knowledge in population and public health research and practice.

MPH students will learn to:

• analyze and interpret health and other relevant data and information from a number of sources relevant to policy, planning, evaluation and research in population and public health
• investigate issues of population and public health concern;
• evaluate and utilize evidence to identify options, make decisions and defend their position and
• consult regarding public health research methods, planning and evaluation, policy development and implementation, and public health program management.

The MPH is completed as a generalist degree or in one of these areas of focus:

• policy/management,
• environmental health and
• public health research methods.

Career Opportunities
Graduates of the MPH will be prepared to compete for positions in public health and health care organizations and apply for doctoral studies in population and public health related fields.

Enquiries: 905 525-9140 Ext. 26442
E-mail: askmph@mcmaster.ca
Website: http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/ceb/mph

Faculty / Fall 2016

Professors

Julia Abelson, B.A.Sc. (McMaster), MSc. (Harvard), PhD (Bath)
Jim Dunn, B.A.Sc. (Hon) (McMaster), MA (McMaster), Ph.D (Simon Fraser) /MPH Program Committee
Mark Loeb, B.Sc., MD (McGill), M.Sc. (McMaster), FRCPC
Holger Schunemann, MD (Hanover), M.Sc., Ph.D (Buffalo) /MPH Program Committee
Lisa Schwartz, B.A., MA (McGill), Ph.D (Glasgow) /MPH Program Committee
Lehana Thabane, B.Sc. (Lesotho), M.Sc. (Sheffield), Ph.D  (Western) /MPH Program Committee

Associate Professors

Ellen Amster, B.A. (Chicago), MA (Pennsylvania), Ph.D (Pennsylvania) /MPH Program Committee
Michel Grignon, MA (France), Ph.D (France)
Fran Scott, MD (McMaster), CCFP, FRCPC, M.Sc. (McMaster) /MPH Program Committee Chair

Assistant Professors

Elizabeth Alvarez, B.S. (Ohio), MPH (Ohio), MD (Ohio) /MPH Program Committee
Laura Anderson, B.Sc. (Guelph), M.Sc. (Western), Ph.D (Toronto) /MPH Program Committee
Paul Alexander, MHSc (Toronto), M.Sc. (Oxford), Ph.D (McMaster) /Part-time
Andrew Costa, B.Sc., Ph.D (Waterloo)
Russell de Sousa, B.A. (Queens), B.A.Sc. (Ryerson), M.Sc. (Toronto), ScD (Harvard)
Julie Emili, MD, CCFP, FRCP (McMaster) /Part-time/MPH Program Committee
Andrea Feller, MD (Johns Hopkins), M.S, FAAP (Maryland) /Part-time
Emmanuel Guindon, BA (McGill), MA (Victoria), PhD (McMaster)
Jessica Hopkins, MD (Western), M.Sc. (Toronto)/Part-time
Valerie Jaeger, B.Sc. (New Brunswick), MD, Ph.D (McGill), MPH (Waterloo) /Part-time
Lawrence Mbuagbaw, MD (Cameroon), MPH (Israel), Ph.D (McMaster)
Hamidah Meghani, B.Sc. ( Carleton), MPH (Columbia), MD (McMaster), CCFP, FRCPC, MM (McGill) /Part-time
Steven Rebellato, B.A.Sc., M.Sc. (Ryerson), Ph.D (Waterloo) /Part-time/MPH Program Committee
Elizabeth Richardson, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Toronto), MD (Western)/Part-time
Emma Richardson, Ph.D (Toronto) Part-time
Hsiu-Li Wang, MD (Laval), FRCPC/Part-time
Ninh Tran, M.Sc. (McMaster), MD (Queens), CCFP, FRCPC/Part-time

Associate Members

Gina Agarwal, MBBS (London), DFFP ( London), Ph.D (McMaster) /Family Medicine
John Cairney, B.A. (Brock), MA (Queen’s), Ph.D (Western), Post Doc (McMaster) /Family Medicine
Maureen Dobbins, B.Sc.N. (McMaster), PhD (Toronto) / Nursing/ MPH Program Committee
Sarah Dickson, B.A.Sc., Ph.D. (Waterloo), P. Eng./Engineering
Dale Guenter, M.Sc. (Alberta), MD (Calgary), MHSC (Harvard) /Family Medicine/MPH Program Committee
Paola Muti, MD (Pisa), MSc (Buffalo)/ Oncology/MPH Program Committee
Bruce Newbold, Ph.D (McMaster) / Geography/MPH Program Committee
Julie Richardson, Dip.PT (New Zealand), B.Sc.PT (Toronto), M.Sc. (New Zealand), Ph.D (Toronto) /Rehabilitation Science

Professor Emeritus

Ann McGibbon, B.Sc. (Guelph), MLS (Western), Ph.D (Pittsburgh)

Programs

• Public Health, M.P.H.

• Public Health Courses

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