School of Community Health and Policy

Officers of Administration

ALLAN S. NOONAN, M.D., M.P.H.
Dean, Director, Public Health Program
Portage Avenue Campus
Tel: (443) 885-3238/3638; Fax: (443) 885-8309
E-mail: allan.noonan@morgan.edu

EDUARDO VELASCO, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs
Assistant Director, Public Health Program
Portage Avenue Campus
Tel: (443) 885-3139; Fax: (443) 885-8309
E-mail: eduardo.velasco@morgan.edu

School Summary

The Morgan State University School of Community Health and Policy (SCHP) offers a range of unique academic and practical opportunities. The School is committed to providing students from diverse backgrounds with a rigorous education in the health sciences and nursing, incorporating community based learning as an integral component of the educational experience. The School of Community Health and Policy equips its graduates to assume public health professional positions that address health disparities confronting populations in urban areas in Maryland and across the nation. The School has two graduate programs: the Public Health Program and the Nursing Program.

Public Health Program

The Public Health Program (PHP) has three departments: Behavioral Health Sciences, Health Policy and Management, and Public Health Analysis. The Program provides a rigorous public health education and offers a Doctorate of Public Health and Master’s of Public Health degrees with a concentration in Behavioral Health at the masters and doctoral level. A concentration in Health Policy and Management and a concentration in Epidemiology at the master’s level are slated to begin in the near future.

Mission

As a program within a Historically Black College & University (HBCU), the mission of the Morgan State University (MSU) Public Health Program (PHP) is to be a major resource to assure the health of urban populations and people of color, and to eliminate health disparities. The PHP provides students with the knowledge, skills and experience to become public health leaders and practitioners. The program’s goal is to generate and disseminate new, evidence-based and scientifically sound knowledge to better understand and address health disparities. The program partners with urban community stakeholders to assess community needs, identify and implement practice-based solutions, and evaluate the impact of these solutions.

Doctor of Public Health, Dr.P.H.

Master of Science in Nursing, M.S.N.

KATHLEEN GALBRAITH, Sc.D.
Director, Nursing Program
Jenkins 308
Tel: (443) 885-4144; Fax: (443) 885-8391
E-mail: kathleen.galbraith@morgan.edu

Programs

Certificate