Faculty at the School of Public Health are committed to obtaining grants and awards which allow them to conduct research identifying societal conditions required for people to be healthy, and to advance practices that improve the health of vulnerable populations. The School is dedicated to its mission of enhancing the health of communities by seeking funding to create partnerships based on community values, strengths, and assets. To aid their research, grants and awards come from a variety of sources: private and federal, local and national. Some of our strongest support for the School comes from the National Institute of Health and the United States Department of Health and Human Service’s Office of Minority Health.
Drexel Receives $14M NIH Grant for Autism Research
School of Public Health to Lead National Research Network
April 2008
The Drexel University School of Public Health was awarded on April 1, 2008 an Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) grant from the National Institutes of Health for more than $14,300,000 to examine risk factors and the development of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in expectant mothers and their babies. The ACE is the largest grant received by the School of Public Health in its 11-year history. Craig J. Newschaffer, PhD, professor and chair of the Drexel School of Public Health's Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, will serve as Principal Investigator of the grant. More...
SPH Receives Scattergood Grant to Fund Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice
November 2007
The Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health Foundation awarded the School of Public Health a five-year $750,000 grant to establish the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice. Leading efforts for the new Center is John A. Rich, MD, MPH, chair of the Department of Health Management and Policy and 2006 MacArthur Foundation grant recipient. More...
Prof. Bowleg Awarded $1.7M NIH Grant, Addresses Intervention Strategies
October 2007
The Drexel University School of Public Health received a grant of more than $1.7M from the National Institutes of Health for a study to raise awareness of HIV risks and facilitate HIV prevention efforts in African-American communities. The $1,770,095 grant was awarded to Lisa Bowleg, PhD, from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health. More...