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Esther Annan is moving to Princeton this summer.

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health student will complete her PhD in epidemiology in June 2022. She will then leave for a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship, which involves teaching and advancing her research in dengue fever, malaria and other mosquito-borne infectious diseases prevalent in hot, humid climates around the globe.

The importance of sound data science in healthcare and public health makes all the difference. One faculty researcher at UNT Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas, is both actively engaged in research and graduate school teaching in this specialized area that can help save lives and improve the health and well-being of communities and populations.

It’s been a long, challenging two years for public health professionals working on the front lines of their communities in response to COVID-19. This is one story of pandemic heroes in Amarillo, Texas.

(As published by the University of North Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health Newsroom, Jan. 27, 2022) … What leads a student to a career, and a researcher to world-renowned status? … “I found myself interested in books like ‘Freakonomics’ at the time and the different influences that shape people’s behaviors,” Dr. Rossheim said, “and this sounded like a project fitting right along those lines. This ultimately led me to an MPH degree and then a doctorate in public health sciences.”

New research study analyzes older LGB adults and driving under the influence. More research and preventions needed to address the public health concerns impacting older sexual minority adults.

A defining moment in this public health faculty researcher’s undergraduate experience led to a career in public health and the desire to take action on social problems affecting the world.

One of the first research studies on the national impact of older adults driving under the influence reports that an estimated 3% of those over age 65 do so, which is especially concerning given that older Americans are already more prone to higher crash rates and accident-related deaths due to aging.

Content development for a restaurant website, announcing new ownership and introducing the new business partners.

Media pitch for Castaways Seafood Restaurant, Port Aransas Gulf Coast, Texas

Announcing new ownership and growth plans. Developed March 2021.

Coming home from the hospital with a new baby can be hard, whether you’re a first-time parent or an experienced pro. For teenage moms, the challenge can be especially daunting. “What About Mom” helps young mothers cope with physical and mental health challenges that may occur.

This public health scientist wants you to know what’s in our environment and how the chemicals we’re exposed to every day may affect our health.

Ambiguity and adaptation may be the way of life for 2021 as COVID restrictions roll back across communities, says Scott Walters, PhD, Regents Professor at the HSC School of Public Health …

Denton County, Texas, was one of the top COVID-19 vaccine sites in the U.S. in 2021. The drive-up hub at the Texas Motor Speedway race track served thousands of families from across the North Texas area and those traveling from other states as far away as Pennsylvania. The efforts of Denton County were nationally recognized in this efficient, effective and well-planned program of the public health department.

Published by HSC School of Public Health, North Texas

Hundreds of thousands of families across the U.S. struggle with homelessness each year. Living on the streets, in cars, at shelters or temporarily bunking up with others poses many risks and challenges, greatly intensified this year by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published in the UNTHSC Newsroom

Almost one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world stands poised and hopeful for a safe return to everyday life. New vaccines are rolling out across the country to speed solutions to communities in Texas and other states, reaching front-line healthcare workers, residents of long-term care facilities and other priority groups first.

Published in UNTHSC Newsroom, North Texas

Dear Aunt Kathy spends a lot of time on social media. She likes to share cute animal videos, funny observations … and sometimes, false news. A lot of folks know someone like Kathy, maybe a close friend or relative, an acquaintance or a connection of a connection online who spreads misinformation.

While data does represent numbers, facts, figures and correlations, on a deeper level, it also tells stories. Data provides important insight leading to discoveries and ways of solving problems. It has the potential to save lives, and was especially critical during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As with any virus or infectious disease, it’s a lot like solving a puzzle, looking for pieces of information that fit together, to uncover a trail or series of circumstances leading from person to person.

As published in UNT Health Science Center North Texas Newsroom

Family grocery shopping is a different adventure when your mom is a public health epidemiologist called “Dr. Microbe” by her friends and colleagues. When her daughter was very young, Dr. Diana Cervantes, Director of the MPH Epidemiology program at the HSC School of Public Health, would play a little game of “let’s pretend,” where the whole store was covered in invisible creepy, grody, nasty stuff.

As Published, UNTHSC Newsroom

As more kids find themselves homebound now that families across the country are practicing safe distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus, it may be important to increase, rather than limit, screen time for children and teens, say two researchers at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health.