Published Research


ASPPH conducts research to inform members and the public health field on trends in academic public health and the public health workforce.

Conduct Research


ASPPH’s wealth of data on academic public health provides opportunities for researchers to develop ideas and propose studies that utilize our data. Researchers are welcome to submit a concept proposal following the ASPPH Guidelines for Using ASPPH Data for Research.

To learn more about the ASPPH data sources available for research and the process for submitting a proposal, contact ASPPH research staff below. Researchers are encouraged to set up an appointment with ASPPH Research staff to discuss the proposed project.

Note: Student researchers must have a faculty/administrator advisor to conduct research.

October 24, 2020

FIRST-DESTINATION OUTCOMES FOR 2015-2018 PUBLIC HEALTH GRADUATES: FOCUS ON EMPLOYMENT

ASPPH, along with colleagues from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences, and University of Minnesota School of Public Health, conducted this first broad-based study of public health graduates from 2015-2018[...]

American Journal of Public Health

January 12, 2023

RACIAL AND ETHNIC COMPOSITION OF STUDENTS, GRADUATES, AND FACULTY IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES, 2011 TO 2021

Led by colleagues from the New York University School of Global Public Health and the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, ASPPH analyzed 2011 and 2021 data on students, graduates, and faculty to compare changes in the racial[...]

Environmental Health Insights

September 19, 2018

CHARACTERIZING THE GROWTH OF THE UNDERGRADUATE PUBLIC HEALTH MAJOR: U.S. 1992-2012

ASPPH, along with the de Beaumont Foundation, conducted research that improves the understanding of trends in public health undergraduate training. Using data from the National Center for Education Statistics, the researchers documented the growth from 1992-2012.

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Public Health Reports