{"id":115,"date":"2024-01-25T19:26:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T19:26:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/?page_id=115"},"modified":"2026-02-04T10:14:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:14:31","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper has-horizontal-nav\">\n\n          <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\n                  <div class=\"eyebrow-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Population and Public Health Sciences\">Department of Population and Public Health 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Our faculty, students, and staff are inspired by the extraordinary opportunities for learning and discovery in health research and work together to advance innovation, rigor, and excellence across undergraduate and graduate education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"attribution\">\n          Roberta McKean-Cowdin, PhD <br> Vice Chair for Education <br>Professor of Clinical Population and Public Health Sciences (Educational Scholar) <br> Email: <a href=\"mailto:mckeanco@usc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> mckeanco@usc.edu <\/a> <br> Phone: <a href=\"tel:+13234420764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(323)442-0764<\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/faculty-search\/roberta-mckean-cowdin\/\"\n    aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;View&#x20;Profile\">\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    View Profile\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/01\/Roberta_McKean-Cowdin.jpg\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"portrait of Roberta McKean Cowdin, PhD\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-115","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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