Mary Cunningham

After 30 years of outstanding service to George Mason University’s health administration and policy programs, distinguished leader and cherished member of the College of Public Health P.J. Maddox will retire at the end of the 2024-25 academic year. Maddox, who has served for 20 years as chair of the Department of Health Administration and Policy and is co-director of the Virginia Center for Health Workforce, leaves behind a legacy of unparalleled dedication, innovation, and impact.

Pediatric ophthalmology researcher Carolyn Drews-Botsch's research helps parents and healthcare providers decide whether or not to continue patching their children who were treated for unilateral congenital cataract (UCC) after the child’s vision can be reliably tested. 

As an American Academy of Forensic Science Fellow, Katherine Scafide joins an elite group of only eight other current nurses granted this honor, which recognizes her outstanding contributions to forensic nursing.

A new study from obesity researcher Martin Binks reveals that college students and older adults gain holiday weight just in different ways. 

Culture of Health Leadership Institute for Racial Healing fellowship advances relationship-building and change through storytelling to improve public health. 

Bloom will be a member of the Reproductive, Perinatal and Pediatric Health Study Section, as part of the Center for Scientific Review. 

Continued full approval affirms that George Mason’s traditional and accelerated BSN programs meet all Virginia regulations and requirements for training nurses for their licensure.

Interventions that focus on “modifiable” factors such as access to healthy food, health insurance, and spaces for physical activity are shown to reduce disparities, according to new interprofessional research.   

With the help of Inova Health System, George Mason University is ready to partner with other Virginia universities on research to improve health during pregnancy and early childhood.

Katherine Scafide honored for bruise research and discoveries in support of survivors of intimate partner violence