MCH Catalyst News
I Am Public Health: Emily Farrell
In addition to interests in nutrition, sleep and health behavior, Farrell has developed a passion for maternal and child health (MCH), earning an MCH Certificate of Graduate Study alongside her Master of Public Health in...
Behavioral intervention helps women reduce weight retention when offered during pregnancy and postpartum
Dr. Jihong Liu's work on reducing gestational weight gain featured on the Arnold School of Public Health.
Does telehealth fail minority, rural pregnant women during the pandemic?
The latest Arnold School project to learn from and address the impacts of COVID-19 comes in the form of a $3 million U01 grant to investigate the effects of telehealth on disparities in maternal care during the pandemic.
Doctoral candidate awarded two scholarships
Tianyue Mi, and MCH student was recently awarded two scholarships to support her development as a health services policy researcher in HIV and other areas.
I Am Public Health: Sabrina Karim
MCH student Sabrina Karim featured in the Arnold School of Public Health "I Am Public Health" series.
The South Carolina Public Health Association Introduces MCH Catalyst Poster Contest Winners at Annual Conference
In March 2022 the South Carolina Public Health Association (SC PHA) hosted their Annual Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC. During the conference’s Awards Luncheon, four South Carolina students were presented as winners of the...
MCH Catalyst Program Returns to Discover UofSC for the 2022 MCH Catalyst Program Poster Contest
The University of South Carolina’s Discover UofSC annual research project showcase returned to an in-person event in April 2022. This annual event is proudly sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research. ...
Congratulations to the 2022 Epidemiology and Biostatistics Student Award Winners
Congratulations to our MCH Catalyst Graduate Scholar, Amanda Elmore, for being recognized as the winner of the Outstanding Epidemiology Doctoral Student award.
New training program recruits underrepresented undergraduate students to join maternal and child health field
Just one year after epidemiology professor Jihong Liu established the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Catalyst Program with a $450,000 grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration, the program has already...