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09/03/2026

Welcome back, Eagles! Join us in a Popsicle Pop-Off on Tuesday September 8 between 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm at Quad 4! Come meet & greet the professors of the Department of Health Studies!

08/31/2026

🗓 Mark your calendars! The Health Studies Department is launching a series of talks 🗣 on some of the exciting research 🧐 conducted by our faculty members!
9/8: "Addressing the Intersections of HIV, Mental Health, and Violence", Dr. Caroline Kuo, Chair, Professor, Department of Health Studies
10/13: "Occupational Hazard? Birth Outcomes among Physician Mothers", Dr. Lilly Springer, Assistant Professor, Departments of Economics & Health Studies
11/10: "From Bias to Better Care: Understanding and Reducing Weight Stigma in Healthcare", Dr. Elizabeth Cotter, Undergraduate Program Director, Associate Professor, Department of Health Studies
📍Bender Library, Room B51
🕓 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
🍴 Food will be served.
Please RSVP to the event you would like to attend. Link in bio!

08/24/2026

Counting down to campus! 📖💻
The American University era is almost back!

Yay! One more week til we're back at AU! 🎒
Are we packed, prepared, and mentally ready... or none of the above? 😭
Tell us in the comments! 👇🏽💬

08/05/2026

🌾🥬 August 2-8 is National Farmers Market Week!🧑‍🌾

This week, the HSHC Lab is celebrating two incredible DC organizations expanding access to fresh, local food: FRESHFARM and Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture. Through farmers’ markets and mobile markets across the district, they’re helping connect communities with healthy, locally grown produce while supporting regional farmers.

📍Looking for an Arcadia Mobile Marker near AU? Stop by Sibley Memorial Hospital on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month from 12:30pm-3:30pm. Visit the link in our bio for the full list of mobile markets.

🛍️ Ready to shop local? Visit the link in our bio to explore FRESHFARM’s National Farmers Market Week Shopping Guide and discover special promotions at nearly 30 markets throughout the week.

06/23/2026

Happy Pride Month! 🌈

At the Department of Health Studies, we celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and remain committed to fostering spaces where everyone feels seen, valued, and supported. Here’s to a future rooted in equity, inclusion, and belonging.

06/19/2026

Celebrating freedom, honoring history, and embracing the joy that has defined Juneteenth for generations.❤️💚🖤

06/08/2026

📣 Join us for the Health Studies Alumni Panel tomorrow Tuesday, June 9 at 12:30 p.m. ET!

Hear from Health Studies alumni working across public health, healthcare management, and health education as they share their career journeys, current roles, and advice for students and recent graduates.

Meet our panelists:
• Maggie Cox, MAPHIP ’25 – Information Specialist, National MS Society
• Kate Douglass, MSHPM ’24 – Member Success Associate, One Mind at Work
• Mara Olson, MSHPM ’17 – Account Manager II, Lockton
• Javier Rivera, MSHPM ’22 – Health Education Specialist, The Health Hustle

💻 This virtual event is open to all students and alumni.

🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/26HSALUM

06/03/2026

On campus in DC this summer?

Summer means it’s time for **SUGER** — the **Summer Undergraduate/Graduate Experiences in Research** program! 🔬

If you’re conducting STEM research at AU this summer, SUGER is an 8-week professional development series designed to complement your research experience while helping you build community with fellow student researchers.

📅 Every Wednesday starting June 10
📍 Hall of Science 113
🥪 Lunch served at 11:30 AM
🗣️ Programming from 12:00–1:00 PM

Throughout the summer, you’ll connect with students and professionals, explore topics like scientific communication, resilience, and graduate school applications, and gain valuable skills to support your academic and professional journey.

🎤 The series concludes on August 5 with a student poster showcase!

Open to **all undergraduate and graduate students conducting STEM research on campus this summer.** Be sure to check out the schedule and self-enroll in the Canvas page using the QR code.

05/15/2026

Congratulations to Evi Louli Terzopoulou for being the recipient of the Outstanding Student Achievement in Nutrition Education Award this spring! Evi will be graduating from the MSNE program later this summer. Fun fact - she lives in Greece. Read her testimonial to learn more about her experience in the program!

05/13/2026

From classrooms to commencement, our Department of Health Studies faculty have inspired excellence every step of the way 💙 Celebrating the mentors who helped make this milestone possible and the incredible graduating students of the Class of 2026 as they begin their next chapter 🎓✨

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4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington D.C., DC
20016

Telephone

+12028853971

Website

https://www.american.edu/cas/health/index.cfm

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