Public Health

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Navigate Global Health Complexities.

Butler’s Public Health major will provide you with a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary education that delves into the scientific, social, cultural, and human aspects of public health. As a student in this program, you’ll study the intricate factors influencing health and develop enhanced critical thinking skills essential for navigating the complexities of global and public health challenges. Central to the curriculum is an integrative perspective that addresses issues of health inequity and disparity across all facets of health and healthcare.

Graduates of our program emerge equipped to thrive in diverse environments, collaborating with individuals from varied backgrounds to tackle intricate community, national, and global public health issues with a holistic and informed approach.

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Program Information

Curriculum

Sample courses in this program include:

PHE 101 – Introduction to Public Health
BI 105 – Introductory Cell Biology
SO 293 – Statistics for Social Research
AN 302 – The Body and Society
AN 304 – Medical Anthropology

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Learning Outcomes

As Public Health majors, students will learn to:

Understand the complex factors that affect human health including biological, environmental, cultural, socioeconomic, and systemic factors.

Describe the interdisciplinary and interrelated nature of public health at a local/community, national, and global scale.

Apply epidemiological and public health research methods, including statistics, to assess community health needs, assets, and outcomes.

Analyze the factors that contribute to health disparities and inequities and the solutions to address them.

Apply the principles and methods of public health to address current and future challenges.

Meet Your Faculty

Christopher Stobart

Associate Professor, Biology
Biological Sciences – LAS

The Stobart lab aims to identify the fundamental structural and functional determinants that govern RNA virus environmental stability, infectivity, and replication. Studies in the lab focus on 3 different RNA virus systems: respiratory syncytial virus…
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Chad Knoderer

Professor – Pharmacy Practice
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Chad Knoderer, PharmD, MSDA, FPPA is a Professor in the Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. After graduating with his PharmD from Butler University in 1999, he completed 2 years of residency training, specializing in pediatrics….
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Molly Nebiolo

Assistant Professor – History
Department of History, Anthropology and Classics

Dr. Nebiolo is a historian of the early Atlantic world. She studies the history of health and medicine, spatial history, and early modern urban history. In 2023, she received her PhD in world history from Northeastern University. Her work also…
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