Inclusive Excellence
At the Gillings School, diversity and inclusion mean we welcome, value and learn from individual differences and perspectives. By cultivating inclusion within the School, we better prepare our students, faculty and staff for the diverse world that awaits them. A globally-interconnected world needs culturally competent people to serve as its leaders. Diversity and inclusion are assets that contribute to our excellence.
Our Mission
The Department of Health Behavior’s mission is to provide leadership in research, teaching and practice to understand the social and behavioral determinants of health problems and develop effective interventions that are built on theory, scientific evidence, and respect for basic values of justice and human dignity in North Carolina, nationally, and internationally.
Health Behavior Leadership Team
Shelley Golden, PhD, Vice Chair for Academic Affairs
Liz Chen, PhD, MPH, Health Behavior MPH Concentration Lead
Clare Barrington, PhD, Doctoral Program Director
Explore our Department
The Gillings School's Health Behavior concentration prepares students for leadership positions in public health practice.
The Global Health concentration will provide you with the knowledge and skills to advance the health and well-being of populations in diverse global settings.
This concentration will prepare you for positions in diverse areas of public health through training in quantitative, qualitative and community-engaged approaches in research and practice.
The doctoral program is for students with a master’s degree in public health (or equivalent field) who want to advance understanding of health-related behaviors and their determinants at all social levels.
Departmental resources for current students are available here.
Our faculty and students are active researchers in North Carolina, the U.S. and globally.
Our news feed includes articles about students and faculty who are reducing health risks and promoting healthy lives.
By cultivating inclusion within the School, we better prepare our students, faculty and staff for the diverse world that awaits them.
The Hatch-Barnhill Scholarship helps us recruit and train the best and brightest students to do critical work addressing health equity.
