Public Health

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. 26428
E-mail: askmph@mcmaster.ca
Website: http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/ceb/mph

Faculty/Fall 2017

Professors

Julia Abelson, BASc (McMaster), MSc (Harvard), PhD (Bath)
Mark Loeb, BSc, MD (McGill), MSc (McMaster), FRCPC
Holger Schunemann, MD (Hanover), MSc, PhD (Buffalo)
Lisa Schwartz, BA, MA (McGill), PhD (Glasgow)
Lehana Thabane, BSc (Lesotho), MSc (Sheffield), PhD (Western)

Associate Professors

Ellen Amster, BA (Chicago), MA (Pennsylvania), PhD (Pennsylvania)

Michel Grignon, MA (France), PhD (France)
Fran Scott, MD (McMaster), CCFP, FRCPC, M.Sc. (McMaster)

Peter Donnelly, MBBS (Scotland) MBA (Scotland), MPH (Wales), MD (Scotland)/Part-Time

Lauren Griffith, BS (Michigan), MS (Michigan), PhD (Toronto)

Assistant Professors-Full-time

Elizabeth Alvarez, BS (Ohio), MPH (Ohio), MD (Ohio)
Laura Anderson, BSc (Guelph), M.Sc. (Western), PhD (Toronto)
Andrew Costa, BSc, PhD (Waterloo)
Russell de Sousa, BA (Queens), BASc (Ryerson), MSc (Toronto), ScD (Harvard)
Emmanuel Guindon, BA (McGill), MA (Victoria), PhD (McMaster)
Lawrence Mbuagbaw, MD (Cameroon), MPH (Israel), PhD (McMaster)

Cynthia Lokker, MSc (McMaster), PhD (Windsor), HBSc (Western)

Assistant Professors -Part-Time

Paul Alexander, MHSc (Toronto), M.Sc. (Oxford), PhD (McMaster)

Julie Emili, MD, CCFP, FRCP (McMaster)
Andrea Feller, MD (Johns Hopkins), MS, FAAP (Maryland)

Jessica Hopkins, MD (Western), MSc (Toronto)

Hamidah Meghani, BSc ( Carleton), MPH (Columbia), MD (McMaster), MM (McGill),
CCFP, FRCPC

Steven Rebellato, BASc, MSc (Ryerson), PhD (Waterloo)
Elizabeth Richardson, BSc, MSc (Toronto), MD (Western ), FRCPC
Emma Richardson, PhD (Toronto)
Hsiu-Li Wang, MD (Laval), FRCPC
Ninh Tran, MSc (McMaster), MD (Queens), CCFP, FRCPC

Valerie Jaeger, BSc (New Brunswick), MD, PhD (McGill), MPH (Waterloo)

Sally Radisic, MASc (Ryerson), PhD (McMaster), CPHI (C)

Associate Members

Gina Agarwal, MBBS (London), DFFP ( London), PhD (McMaster) /Family Medicine
John Cairney, BA (Brock), MA (Queen’s), PhD (Western)/Family Medicine
Maureen Dobbins, BScN (McMaster), PhD (Toronto) / Nursing

Sarah Dickson, BASc, PhD (Waterloo), P. Eng./Engineering
Dale Guenter, MSc (Alberta), MD (Calgary), MHSC (Harvard) /Family Medicine/

Paola Muti, MD (Pisa), MSc (Buffalo)/ Oncology
Bruce Newbold, PhD (McMaster) / Geography
Julie Richardson, Dip.PT (New Zealand), BSc PT (Toronto), MSc (New Zealand), PhD (Toronto) /Rehabilitation Science

Olive Wahoush, RN (Ireland), RSCN, M.Sc. (Ireland), PhD (Toronto)/Nursing

Kathy Georgiades, PhD (Oregon), MSc (Oregon), BA (Brock)/Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences

Nancy Doubleday-BSc (Hons) (Brock), BEd (Toronto) PhD (Queen’s), Peace and Health, Philosophy

Jim Dunn, BASc (Hon) (McMaster), MA (McMaster), PhD (Simon Fraser)

Tim O’Shea, MD (McMaster), MPH (Harvard), BSc (Guelph), FRCPC

Professor Emeritus

Ann McGibbon, BSc (Guelph), MLS (Western), PhD (Pittsburgh)

Programs

Master

Public Health, M.P.H.

Course Offerings

Public Health Courses