The PhD training program in community health and health behavior is designed to enable students to do the following.
Synthesize empirical evidence in a specialty area in community health and health behavior. (CHB 698 Dissertation Guidance)
Apply ethical principles to research and professional practice. (CHB 605 Basic Research Methods for Community Health and Health Behavior; CHB 698 Dissertation Guidance)
Apply a core set of methodological skills (qualitative and/or quantitative) relevant to community health and health behavior research. (CHB 698 Dissertation Guidance)
Conduct original theory-based, evidence-driven community health and health behavior research. (CHB 698 Dissertation Guidance)
Communicate research ideas and findings to scientific and lay audiences. (CHB 698 Dissertation Guidance)
Critique the development, implementation or utility of a policy or program designed to improve community health and health behaviors. (CHB 602 Community Health and Health Behavior Interventions)