Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IU Indianapolis

Three years in, our partnership with the Marion County Public Health Department is bringing education and practice together, giving students hands-on experience, connecting research to community needs, and building a stronger public health workforce for Marion County.

Three years of advancing academic public health in Marion County Three years. One partnership. A growing model for academic public health in action.

As a Navy scientist and public health professional, Ryan Campbell says pursuing a DrPH will allow him to further enhance his knowledge of leadership techniques. “I want to be able to engage global health stakeholders, as the Navy’s mission is global.”

Ryan Campbell: preparing to lead public health change around the world As a Navy scientist and public health professional, Ryan Campbell says pursuing a DrPH will allow him to further enhance his knowledge of leadership techn...

What questions could your research help answer?

Our PhD in Population Health Sciences prepares future researchers to investigate complex health challenges and generate evidence that can improve health outcomes, healthcare systems, and public policy.

Through advanced research training, interdisciplinary collaboration, and faculty mentorship, you will develop the skills to become an independent researcher prepared to make an impact.

Choose a concentration in epidemiology or health policy & management and build a research path around your interests and career goals.

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Complex health challenges rarely fit neatly within one discipline. Neither should the research designed to solve them.

Our new PhD in Population Health Sciences brings together the strengths of epidemiology and health policy & management in one interdisciplinary doctoral program.

Students gain a broader research perspective while developing specialized expertise through a concentration in epidemiology or health policy & management.

Prepare to conduct research that advances knowledge and improves health locally, nationally and globally.

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PhD in Population Health Sciences The Ph.D. in Population Health Sciences prepares you to become an independent researcher who addresses complex population health challenges.

In this piece from Mirror Indy examining Medicaid coverage of weight-loss medications, Associate Professor Aparna Soni, PhD, draws on her research expertise to highlight the importance of continuity of coverage and care for people managing chronic conditions, including obesity and diabetes. “If coverage is interrupted, patients are worse off,” Soni said. “Stopping therapy tends to reverse the gains.”

Amid Medicaid cuts, Indiana program will cover weight loss drugs An Indianapolis doctor celebrated the news, but warned the program must stay funded to keep patients healthy.

For the first time ever, the Indiana Department of Health's Indiana State Cancer Registry was recognized as a “Registry of Excellence” by the CDC. Ainur Aiykphanova, DrPH’23, ISCR director, and her team worked to address cancer data reporting issues.

Indiana Cancer Registry earns ‘excellence’ status from CDC For the first time ever, the Indiana State Cancer Registry was recognized as a “Registry of Excellence” by the CDC. Ainur Aiykphanova, DrPH’23, ISCR...

Rising ninth graders put their epidemiology skills to the test this summer during IU Indianapolis’s inaugural CROWN camp! Tom Duszynski, director of our Master of Public Health program, led students through a zombie apocalypse simulation that challenged them to track the source and spread of a fictional virus.

Behind the zombies was a very real lesson: Students were using the same kinds of public health methods professionals use to investigate disease outbreaks.

The activity was part of CROWN (College Readiness Opportunities for Workforce Navigation) a free IU Indianapolis camp that gives incoming high school freshmen opportunities to explore careers in public health, health care, computer science, engineering, law and more.

We’re grateful to see our faculty sharing their expertise in creative ways that help the next generation discover where a career in public health could take them.

IU Indianapolis camp prepares rising 9th graders for future careers During the inaugural CROWN camp — College Readiness Opportunities for Workforce Navigation — at IU Indianapolis, rising ninth graders explored careers...

Our PhD programs in epidemiology and health policy & management have come together to create a new interdisciplinary doctoral degree designed to prepare the next generation of population health researchers.

The PhD in Population Health Sciences brings the strengths of both disciplines into one collaborative program, with concentrations in epidemiology and health policy & management. Students benefit from interdisciplinary training, faculty mentorship, and research opportunities that prepare them to address complex health challenges and improve health locally, nationally and globally.

Explore the new PhD in Population Health Sciences ⤵️

PhD in Population Health Sciences The Ph.D. in Population Health Sciences prepares you to become an independent researcher who addresses complex population health challenges.

A conversation with an advisor led Carrie Bennett to discover public health, and ultimately to a leadership role shaping overdose prevention across Indiana. Now she’s returning to earn her MPH while continuing to make a statewide impact. Indiana Department of Health

Sometimes the right path finds you A conversation with an advisor led Carrie Bennett to discover public health, and ultimately to a leadership role shaping overdose prevention across Indian...

We partnered with WFYI and Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper to convene a three-part listening series focused on housing. The sessions brought together community organizations, researchers and local leaders to explore housing challenges and surface the questions community members wanted answered.

Community listening leads to new housing resource for Central Indiana A series of community conversations has grown into a new resource designed to help Central Indiana residents navigate housing challenges.