{"id":277,"date":"2024-02-05T22:38:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T22:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/?page_id=277"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T21:43:13","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"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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research<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p>Our researchers seek to improve population and public health locally and globally through the pursuit of high-impact, transdisciplinary research. Highly active, the Department has consistently ranked among the nation\u2019s top recipients of NIH funding and is ranked #1 nationally in its field in federal fiscal year 2025, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. Faculty are based in divisions, and interdisciplinary research is conducted through centers and institutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--quote \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--quote\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Executive Vice Chair\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <div class=\"quote-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"left\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description quote\">\n\n    \n  <p>Thank you for visiting the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences. Our faculty are leading groundbreaking research and generating novel discoveries to improve health and well-being.  We look forward to partnering with you to advance population and public health science in our community and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>I invite you to explore our research through our centers, institutes and labs, and through the divisions in which our faculty are based.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"attribution\">\n          Chanita Hughes Halbert, PhD <br> Executive Vice Chair <br> Vice Chair for Research <br>Distinguished Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences <br> Email: <a href=\"mailto:hughesha@usc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> hughesha@usc.edu <\/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\/chanita-hughes-halbert\/\"\n    aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;View&#x20;faculty&#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 faculty 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\/2024\/02\/chanita-hughes-halbert.webp\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Chanita Hughes Halbert, PhD\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          #1 in NIH research funding\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>Ranked #1 nationally in NIH funding in its field in federal fiscal year 2025, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences leads impactful, transdisciplinary research to improve health outcomes locally and globally. This distinction contributes to the Keck School of Medicine of USC ranking #1 in NIH funding per investigator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \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\/02\/KSOM_2026_NIH_Population-Public-Health-Sciences_1080x1080_Static-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/02\/KSOM_2026_NIH_Population-Public-Health-Sciences_1080x1080_Static-1280x1280.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pphs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/2026\/02\/KSOM_2026_NIH_Population-Public-Health-Sciences_1080x1080_Static-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"PPHS #1 in NIH 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