Lexi Kier was recently selected as a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Research Scholar. She is a doctoral student in public health education with a focus on athlete well-being. She became interested in the topic following an injury she experienced as a high school basketball player.

Doctoral Student Looks to Impact Public Health Policy, Mental Health

For Lexi Kier, sport has always been more than competition — it’s an intersection of joy and loss, community and pressure, and resilience and vulnerability. As a doctoral student in public health education at UNC Greensboro, she is building a research agenda that challenges how institutions understand athletes, particularly Black athletes.

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HHS Students Attend United Nations Session

It was very interesting and empowering. It was amazing to see experts from all across the world come together for these sessions.  Nida Qamar, Public Health Education student

Nostalgia art show for Black History Month 2024.

Nostalgia

An Explosive Collection of scenes representing the rich colors, traditions, and culture of Ghana The University of North Carolina Greensboro Department of Public Health Education in collaboration with the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies will host Nostalgia: An Explosive Collection of Scenes Representing the Rich Colors, Traditions,… Continue reading…