Ph.D. in Public Health

Dr. Ann Ferris, Co-Director of the Center for Public Health and Health Policy, provides administrative and programmatic leadership for the Ph.D. program. 

• Concentration in Social and Behavioral Health Sciences

  Dr. Susan Reisine chairs this concentration. Dr. Reisine also serves as Professor and Chair of the Division of Behavioral Sciences and Community Health, Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences, and Associate Dean for Research in the School of Dental Medicine at the UConn Health Center.
  Twenty-four faculty members from the Storrs and Health Center campuses currently serve as Public Health faculty in the Social and Behavioral Health Sciences concentration. They advise, mentor, and provide resources and office space for doctoral students. 

• Concentration in Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences

  Dr. Lawrence Silbart and Dr. Nicholas Warren co-chair the Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences concentration. 
  Lawrence Silbart, Ph.D., MPH, is Professor and Department Head of the Department of Allied Health Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Director of the Center for Environmental Health. 
  Nicholas Warren, Sc.D., is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the University of Connecticut Health Center, and Ergonomics Coordinator at the Ergonomic Technology Center of Connecticut.
  Eighteen faculty members from the Storrs and Health Center campuses currently serve as Public Health faculty in the Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences concentration. They advise, mentor, and provide resources and office space for doctoral students. 

Request Information

For more information on applying to the doctoral program, please email: publichealth@uconn.edu