Facts about the Master of Public Health Program The NMSU Department of Health Science

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships are provided on an “availability of funds” basis. Applications for graduate assistantships are available on the department web site.

Department Graduate Faculty

• J. Robinson III, Department Head, Ed.D., (University of Northern Colorado) - Health Education;
• S. D. Arnold, Ph.D. (Colorado State)- environmental and occupational health;
• S. C. Anderson, Ph.D. (Univ. of Texas - Austin)- social work
• J. E. Brandon, Ph.D., C.H.E.S. (Southern Illinois) - border health issues, community health education, health-related behavior change, problem-based learning, rehabilitation;
• R. W. Buckingham, Dr.P.H. (Yale)- hospice care, HIV/AIDS, epidemiology;
• S. Forster-Cox, Ph.D., C.H.E.S. (New Mexico) – community health education, tribal health, non-profit health;
• C. T. Kozel, Ph.D., C.H.E.S. (New Mexico)- community health education, health policy analysis, administration;
• S. (Krishnan) Rao, Ph.D. C.H.E.S. (Texas Women’s)- domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, addictions, and community health education;
• L. K. Olsen, Dr.P.H., C.H.E.S. (California-Los Angeles)- survey research, school health, health risk appraisal, community health education;
• S. Wilson, Ph.D. (Southern Methodist University) - biomedical anthropology;
• M Young, Associate Department Head of Research and Doctoral Studies, Ph.D. (Texas A & M) - Sexuality Issues, Abstinence Education, Health Behavior Research;

Admissions information and the departmental application forms may be requested on-line. Please click on the related MPH link on the left hand menu.

This page was updated on November 5, 2007.
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