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Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior

Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior (HPEB) is an interdisciplinary department that applies the social and behavioral sciences to improve public health.

HPEB conducts innovative research and prepares future leaders to improve public health locally, nationally, and globally. Our faculty and students address how interventions, social context, health care systems, and physical environments influence health behaviors and health status, with an emphasis on disadvantaged populations.

Departmental strengths include:

  • community-engaged interventions
  • economics of behavior
  • global health
  • health communication and use of digital technology
  • healthy aging
  • HIV/AIDS
  • nutrition and food security
  • physical activity
  • prevention of cancer and other non-communicable diseases
  • public policy and advocacy
  • research methods, program evaluation, and implementation science
  • sexual and reproductive health
  • social determinants of health and health inequities
  • tobacco use and vaping

Degrees Offered

In addition to an undergraduate minor, we offer four advanced degrees related to health promotion, education and behavior as well as three graduate certificate programs. Each graduate degree and certificate has specific application deadlines and requirements

Are you an undergraduate student interested in doing research with an HPEB faculty member? Fill out this contact form for more information.


Health Promotion, Education & Behavior News

Nutrition Consortium

Nutrition Consortium links researchers across university, showcases growing expertise

The interdisciplinary nature of nutrition research lends itself to collaboration across numerous fields. At USC, scientists come together from public health, nursing, psychology, social work, retail, economics, student health, medicine, computer science, engineering, and earth and ocean sciences.

Amanda Rebar

Researcher uses psychology to understand, improve health behaviors

Amanda Rebar joined the Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior as an associate professor and looks forward to continuing her work applying biostatistics to understand how motivation, feelings, and behavior change over time.

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C-Scholar Program success leads to additional funding, cohorts

When the USC Big Data Health Science Center envisioned a community-scholar program to train practitioners in the use of data science in their health-related work, their goal was to make it a long-term initiative.

Diana Clark

Fulbright scholar investigates promising cancer therapy

Diana Clark, a biological sciences major who is minoring in health promotion, education, and behavior, spent her summer researching a new method for treating cancer cells. The Fulbright Scholar plans to incorporate public health into her career as a physician. 

Tara Sabo-Attwood

Tara Sabo-Attwood returns to USC as new dean for the Arnold School of Public Health

Donna Arnett, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost, is pleased to announce the selection of a highly accomplished public health leader, Tara Sabo-Attwood, as the new dean beginning August 1. 

ACE Awards

2024 Access & Collective Engagement Awards announced

These awards are designed to recognize alumni, faculty, staff and students who have made exceptional contributions to advancing access and collective engagement.

 

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