SLU Public Health and Social Justice

05/29/2026

Kenan Li, Ph.D. led the publishing of the research article "Driving the neural exposome: Latent mobility states from naturalistic GPS data in older adults" with Enbal Shacham, Ph.D. in the 'Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.'

More: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13135912/

05/28/2026

The Heartland Center for Population Health and Community Systems Development, on Monday, June 1, 2026, 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. is hosting Community Voices, Shared Solutions, a welcoming listening session for hospitals, community organizations, public health partners, and local leaders to share perspectives on current workforce development needs.

Register: https://forms.gle/RL71zSFWHdWdBPwq6

The session will help the Heartland Center identify opportunities to support partners through training, technical assistance, collaboration, and other resources that strengthen the public health and community-serving workforce.

Date: Monday, June 1, 2026, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Location:
Delmar DivINe
5501 Delmar Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63112

05/28/2026

Enbal Shacham, Ph.D. (Behavioral Science and Health Equity) appeared on KMOX-AM 1120 to talk about the Ebola outbreak.

Listen: https://www.audacy.com/kmox/podcasts/0eae2c711c4a1eac5bfc1431c3cb3252/episodes/who_declares_ebola_outbreak_a_-8395664

Enbal Shacham, Associate Dean for Research College for Public Health and Social Justice Saint Louis University joins Megan Lynch to talk Ebola the risks and more. |

05/27/2026

SangNam Ahn, Ph.D. (Health Management and Policy) led the publishing of the research article "Navigating Duty and Desire: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Motivations and Their Impact on End-of-Life Care Among Asian Family Caregivers" in the 'Journal of Integrative Nursing and Palliative Care (JINPC).'

More:https://journalinpc.com/storage/files/article/bf1ab615-7aea-42f5-ad6c-3f1aaa95db11-hbDRVLxc1UXrrfed/zSV1FwG6UQeTwDS.pdf

05/21/2026

Ananya Singla, an undergraduate HMP student had her abstract accepted, and won an award at a national radiology conference for the abstract titled "Gamme Knife Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia: Do Technicago Approach Variations Influence Pain Response and Numbness." Singla won the "Best Member in Training Abstract in the Functional Radiosurgery" category at the 2026 Radiosurgery Society Scientific Meeting in Orlando, Flordia.

More: https://therss.org/events/2026-rss-scientific-meeting

05/20/2026

Alexander G. Garza, M.D., (GRAD PH ’03) is chief community health officer at SSM Health, focusing on everyday factors that impact health, equity and social justice and supporting the well-being of entire communities. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Garza served as the incident commander for the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force. He has received several awards for his service in the U.S. Army Reserve, including the Bronze Star and the Combat Action Badge.

More: https://www.slu.edu/alumni/news/2026-alumni-merit-awards.php

05/20/2026

Ibraheem Jawadi, a Health Management and Policy student on the pre-med track submitted an abstract, which was accepted, to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (sponsored by the National Council on Undergraduate Research), and was invited to present the paper.

The conference was held at VCU in Richmond, Virginia on April 13-15, and he presented the paper titled, "Healthcare Workplace Compassion Practices and their Associations with Patient-Care Provider Therapeutic Connections." Cheryl Rathert, PhD was co-author and worked with Ibraheem throughout the process.

More: https://www.cur.org/event/national-conference-on-undergraduate-research-ncur-2026/

05/18/2026

“To busy professionals who are eager to learn and lead, I highly recommend SLU M.S.H.A., because knowledge is power,” Farzana Hoque, MD MSHA MRCP FACP FRCP said. “A driven leader is someone who continuously learns and continuously improves. This program reinforced my awareness to recognize my areas of expertise and areas that need to be further honed to expand my impact in this complex healthcare landscape.”

Read more: https://www.slu.edu/public-health-social-justice/news/2026/farzana-hoque-msha.php

M.S.H.A. degree: https://www.slu.edu/campaign/slu/cphsj/msha.php

Farzana Hoque, M.D., became one of the first graduates of the SLU Master of Science in Health Administration (M.S.H.A.) degree program, a program designed for future and current health care professionals seeking to accelerate their careers

05/18/2026

Following a wonderful pre-commencement last week, we were honored to welcome the families and friends of our graduates for a celebratory reception. Thank you to everyone who joined us to honor the immense dedication and achievements of our graduating class. 🌟🎓

05/14/2026

Welp, he tried. Congrats grads!

Thanks for everything !

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05/14/2026

Yep, we're excited too!

Happy for all our Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice graduates! Congrats!