Culture, Community and Opportunity
To be fully engaged in the Dornsife School of Public Health and to do our best work, each individual in our community must be recognized, supported, and empowered.
We strive to build and nurture an institutional culture where all students, staff and faculty feel more connected and valued. We acknowledge and encourage everyone to bring their whole self to their work to sustain our very best public health teaching, practice and research.
We collectively foster our vision of health as a human right and advance our goals of eliminating health disparities and improving health in cities.
We are committed to fostering an environment where all individuals feel seen and respected. We aim to create a space that welcomes all perspectives and experiences.
Culture, Community & Opportunity News from the Dornsife School of Public Health
Meet the 2024-25 cohort of IDEA Fellows, dated 11/20/24. Dornsife's fifth and largest cohort of IDEA Fellows will support new and ongoing projects at the school.
The recipient of Drexel Dornsife's 2024 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Award was the Latino Health Collective led by Ana Martinez-Donate, PhD, Professor, Community Health & Prevention, and Mariana Lazo, MD, PhD, ScM, Associate Research Professor, Community Health & Prevention. This award recognizes a team of faculty, staff and students who strive to build and nurture an institutional culture where inclusiveness is a core value, collectively foster our vision of health as a human right, and advance our goals of eliminating health disparities and improving health in cities. (4/3/24).
Reneé H Moore, PhD, Rory Schonning, MS, and Jordan Wilson, MPH, presented their case study on the Dornsife's IDEA Fellows program at the 2024 ASPPH Annual Meeting (3/21/24).
Meet the 2023-24 cohort of IDEA Fellows, dated 12/1/23.
Reneé H. Moore, PhD, research professor in the department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and director of the Biostatistics Scientific Collaboration Center (BSC), has taken on the role of Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. In this role, Dr. Moore will develop a vision and strategy for a School Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging that will continue to advance our School Action Plan and build and expand on the great work led by Scarlett Bellamy, ScD, and the Taskforce. Learn more about Dr. Moore (5/01/23)
Read the AmStat News article Recognizing Academic Departments for JEDI Efforts, dated 12/1/22, which recognizes Dornsife's Epidemiology and Biostatistics department for its efforts to "embed justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) into [the department's] development and growth." The article includes a Q&A with Reneé H. Moore, PhD, and Leslie McClure, PhD.
Meet the 2022-23 cohort of IDEA Fellows, dated 11/9/22.
Read Dornsife's 2022 Action Plan Progress Report on key activities completed or progress, along with plans for future sustainability, dated 8/19/22.
Read Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards Dornsife Grant to Transform Academia for Equity, dated 3/31/22.
Dornsife's new Anti-Racism Research Series will engage as many perspectives as possible from all educational levels at the School. Learn more about the first event on Friday, 2/18/22.
Read NIH Awards Drexel University $14.4 Million for Health Disparities Research, dated 10/14/21. Learn more about the FIRST Initiative.
Read Reflecting on Dornsife’s Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Anti-Racism for an update on the school's action plan. Faculty, staff and students who have been involved in our efforts share highlights and envision the work ahead, dated 6/30/21.
Read Drexel Names New Center on Racism and Health, Center Director about Dornsife's The Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements and Population Health Equity, dated 5/20/21. Learn more about The Ubuntu Center.
Read a message to the Dornsife community regarding events in Georgia from Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, MPH, Dean and Distinguished University Professor of Epidemiology and Scarlett Bellamy, ScD, Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, dated 3/18/21.
Read about the IDEA Graduate Fellowship at Dornsife, dated 12/16/20.
Read about a gift from Drexel University alumna Dana Dornsife and her husband David to help launch a new Center on Racism and Health and recruit and retain faculty experts on racial inequities in health equity at the Dornsife School of Public Health, dated 12/2/20.
Read a message from Dornsife's Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice on the police violence which took the life of Walter Wallace Jr., dated 11/2/20.
Read Dornsife Stands in Solidarity With Those Demanding Justice, a statement from Ana Diez Roux, MD, PhD, MPH, Dean and Distinguished University Professor of Epidemiology and Scarlett Bellamy, ScD, Professor and Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, dated 6/8/20.
Read a message to the Dornsife community from Dean Diez Roux, dated 6/5/20.
University Mental Health and Support Resources
The School is committed to supporting the wellness of our students, working to address concerns shared by student leaders, and empowering our students to become self-directed professionals. We encourage you to connect with one of the support resources below, if they meet your current needs.
Faculty and professional staff can contact the Employee Assistance Program.
Drexel University encourages anyone who has been affected by or witnessed discrimination, harassment or bias to immediately report the incident to the Office of Civil Rights Compliance by calling 215.895.1405 or emailing civilrights@drexel.edu at any time.