College of Education & Human Development scholars published a pilot study in Spirituality in Clinical Practice on the effectiveness of training people to care for natural disaster survivors using Spiritual First Aid.
A team of Georgia State University researchers conducted a study to better understand the stress, traumatic experiences, resilience and psychological distress that adults with low literacy levels experience.
As graduate candidate Jackson Allred completes his master’s degree in orchestral conducting, he has one final project to finish at Georgia State: an ambitious multimedia documentary titled “Harmony of Freedom” that commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and pays tribute to the civil rights movement through the power of symphonic music.
Post-doctoral fellow Caroline Simpkins (Ph.D. ’24), Dean’s Doctoral Research Fellow Sara Mahmoudzadeh Khalili and Associate Professor Feng Yang conducted a meta-analysis of 35 studies on the annual fall risk for older adults with mild cognitive impairments or Alzheimer’s disease, to determine if the risks differ between these two populations.
Department of Kinesiology and Health Chair Jerry Wu, alum Matthew Beerse (M.S. '14, Ph.D. '18) and doctoral student Tasnuva Alam published a study on walking stability in children with and without Down syndrome.
School of Public Health graduate Gabe Argueta used the connections he developed to find an internship and fulfilling
career, and now he’s using what he’s learned to help current students.
Nearly 200 faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members gathered at Georgia State University for a full-day research symposium named in honor of two of the School of Public Health’s most dedicated supporters, Marshall Kreuter and Martha Katz.
Isley Burgos chose the SPH's online MPH program for its perfect blend of flexibility and quality. She says the online program allows her to seamlessly balance work and family commitments while pursuing her passion for public health.
Perseverance guided Jennifer Miller to her “dream job,” but it was a winding journey that required shifts, exploration and at least one do-over.
Miller, now an assistant professor at Georgia State University’s Perimeter College, recently was awarded the institution’s 2025 Teaching Excellence Award.
Dr. Ursula Thomas, professor of education online at Perimeter College and the winner of the college’s 2025 Cole Fellow Award, has a strong family history of social justice and education. She takes her work to heart.
“I believe education is a calling,” she said, “and I was called at an early age to be an educator.”
