MPH Program Update
Spring Semester 2015
February 16, 2015
MPH Graduates
• Total of 125
– Food Safety and Biosecurity: 8 (6.5%)
– Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses: 78 (62.5%)
• DVM / MPH: 33
• International Veterinary Degree / MPH: 6
• Other: 39
– Public Health Nutrition: 19 (15%)
– Public Health Physical Activity: 20 (16%)
Through December 2014
MPH Graduates
by Academic Year
35
31
30
25
21
20
18
15
13
10
10
5
5
6
9
6
5
1
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Academic Year
Total MPH Graduates: 125
Through December 2014
MPH Program New Students
Degree and Certificate
45
42
Summer
Spring
Fall
40
35
40
36
33
30
26
25
25
20
15
12
10
10
5
11
13
8
3
0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Academic Year
Number of total new students by semester and academic year started
As of February 2015
Current MPH Program Students
Graduate Certificate in
Public Health Core
Concepts
13 (13.5%)
Food Safety and Biosecurity
6 (6%)
Public Health Physical Activity
7 (7%)
Public Health Nutrition
14 (14.5%)
Ag / FSB
2 (6%)
Infectious Diseases/Zoonoses
58 (59%)
Total: 98
MPH – 85
Certificate Only - 13
As of February 2015
Current MPH Program
Students
•
•
•
•
•
•
98 Total Students
73 Women (74.5%)
12 Other-than-White (12%)
58 Kansans (59%)
43 Kansas State alumni (44%)
7 International Students (7%)
As of February 2015
Connections to
Veterinary Medicine
• Concurrent DVM Students
– MPH Degree: 19
– Graduate Certificate: 1
• With DVM Degree
– MPH Degree: 17
– Graduate Certificate: 2
• Total: 39 (40% of total students)
As of February 2015
Current MPH Primary Faculty
• Food Safety and Biosecurity (1)
– Abbey Nutsch
• Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses (4)
–
–
–
–
Stephen K. Chapes
Dave Renter
Mike Sanderson
Deon van der Merwe
• Public Health Nutrition (3)
– Mark Haub
– Ric Rosenkranz
– George Wang
• Public Health Physical Activity (5)
–
–
–
–
–
David Dzewaltowski
Katie Heinrich
Brandon Irwin
Emily Mailey
Mary McElroy
As of February 2015
Current MPH Program Faculty
• Agriculture: 9
– Animal Sciences and Industry: 7
– Entomology: 2
• Arts & Sciences: 7
–
–
–
–
Biology: 3
Journalism and Mass Communications: 2
Psychology: 1
Statistics: 1
• Human Ecology: 22
–
–
–
–
Family Studies and Human Services: 1
Hospitality Management and Dietetics: 3
Human Nutrition: 13
Kinesiology: 5
• Veterinary Medicine: 20
– Clinical Sciences: 3
– Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology: 17
• Total: 58
As of February 2015
Travel Awards / Scholarships
• Graduate Council Travel Awards (available for all graduate
students)
– 2013:
$
250
• MPH Travel Awards: (for MPH students in all areas)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2010:
2011:
2012:
2013:
2014:
2015:
TOTAL:
$ 2,500
$ 2,000
$ 7,000
$ 6,000
$ 3,300
$ 400
$ 21,200
• CVM Travel Awards / Scholarships to MPH Students (IDZ)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2009:
2010:
2011:
2012:
2013:
2014:
TOTAL:
$ 2,000
$ 2,500
$ 3,500
$ 8,000
$ 41,305
$ 6,025
$ 63,330
• TOTAL (2009-date): $ 84,780
As of February 2015