Research

Professor of Community Health Education Susan Shaw has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Distinguished Community Engagement Award for Research.

Jacquie Kurland will use a three-year, $1.06 million funding award to develop and test an AI tool that measures communication success in people with aphasia.

The School of Public Health and Health Sciences held its 28th annual Research Day on April 25, 2025, in the Campus Center Auditorium.

SPHHS researchers comment in multiple media outlets on health-related topics.

Katie Potter, director of the Behavioral Medicine Lab and associate professor of kinesiology, is profiled in the Spring 2025 issue of UMass Magazine in a story.

The Holyoke Community Energy Project group that includes faculty member Raphael Arku has received the 2025 Equitable Practices in Collaboration (EPiC) award.

UMass Amherst researchers are studying the myriad ways PFAS chemicals affect human health—and pursuing strategies to mitigate their harm.

Kinesiology researchers tested a prototype marathon shoe that PUMA created with computational design, and found it improved running economy by up to 3.6%. 

The Muscle Physiology Lab in the Department of Kinesiology is seeking volunteers for a research study investigating the potential causes of insulin resistance.

Professor of Nutrition Zhenhua Liu has been selected as an Excellence in Nutrition Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition (FASN).

Professor of Environmental Health Sciences Alicia Timme-Laragy received the 2025 Stephen B. Harris Mid-Career Scientist Award from the Society of Toxicology.

SPHHS faculty members Carrie Nobles and Sarah Roelker are among the six 2025-26 Family Research Scholars selected by the Center for Research on Families (CRF).