Ph.D. in Public Health Concentration
Take on the world’s health challenges
The Oregon State University public health doctoral degree program with a concentration in global health will engage you in rigorous interactive learning and research with critical and innovative thinking and analytical skills.
Through a combination of coursework, practice opportunities and doctoral research, you will acquire the knowledge and skills to:
Our global health graduates land careers in academic institutions, research agencies, local government, national supra-governmental agencies (such as United Nations and its affiliated agencies), international non-governmental organizations, multilateral organizations, non-profits and for-profit groups, and the private sector.
As a student in the global health doctoral program, you will collaborate with a world-class faculty member on interdisciplinary, community-engaged health disparities research spanning a variety of areas, including:
Combatting social isolation
Jonathan Garcia brings global solutions to the US to help Latino LGBTQ youth
See which courses you’ll take as a public health doctoral student.
Public health handbook
What you’ll learn in the global health concentration.
Learning competencies
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Deeksha Vasanth Rao, MA
Global Health PhD student
Deeksha's research interests focus on use of mental and reproductive health care infrastructure among internally displaced migrant women in India.
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For questions about the application process and requirements, contact CPHHS graduate admissions.
For academic or professional information specific to the global health doctoral program, please contact program director Sunil Khanna, Ph.D.
Jackie Leung, JD, MS
Global Health Ph.D. Candidate
“Global health is a growing field that continues to change on a daily basis. With my background in prenatal care and health care access, a policymaker, and community organizing, a doctoral degree in global health from Oregon State University just made sense.”
In 2014, our college was accredited by the Council for Education in Public Health – the first in Oregon. This distinction provides our students with more resources, more opportunities to engage in research, and faculty experts who specialize in a variety of public health topics.