College of Health Sciences

By Margaret Schell In a world where stronger health systems are needed, Carole Wapa Kamangu (’10) MPH, RN, CIC, works with healthcare leaders to redesign operations by empowering people, preventing harm and sustaining positive results for patients and communities. She’s a registered nurse, an epidemiologist and founder and CEO of Dumontel Healthcare Consulting LLC. “When I was 7 years old, I nearly lost my life to an amoeba infection - a preventable infection - living under a fragile...

By Gil Pound Immigrants to the United States are more focused on assimilating to their new culture than preventive healthcare, according to a peer-reviewed study involving multiple Georgia College & State University academic departments. Led by associate professor of public health Dr. Ernest Kaninjing, the ongoing research seeks to give healthcare professionals a framework to better communicate with immigrants adjusting to their new culture. The multiyear study centers on sub-Saharan...

By Amanda Respess On Oct. 21, 2022, Georgia College & State University sophomore Abigail “Abby” Savoie was driving back to campus when she was struck and killed by a driver who ran a stop sign near Jackson, Georgia. The Abby Savoie Circle of Hope – a traffic roundabout that replaced the dangerous intersection where Abby died – has now been constructed and dedicated in her memory. On Wednesday, the Georgia Department of Transportation unveiled the signage placed at the new roundabout. The...

By Gil Pound Senior Olivia Shuman did not just gain valuable experience and make memories during her recent study abroad in Belize – she made a difference. The exercise science major administered free healthcare across generations, from elementary school children to residents of an elderly care facility in the Central American nation. “The experience reinforced and solidified my desire to pursue occupational therapy,” said Shuman, a native of Griffin, Georgia. “It also helped me understand...

By Gil Pound According to the American Association of Colleges and Universities, employers are 81% more likely to hire graduates who have participated in experience-based learning activities, such as undergraduate research, internships and community-engaged learning. Georgia College & State University’s Bachelor of Public Health program checks all of those boxes through an intensive capstone internship that prepares students for life after graduation with a semester of learning and...

By Gil Pound Soon-to-be double Bobcat A.J. James (’24) always seems to be around the basketball court, even after his days of playing on the Georgia College & State University men’s basketball team.James has remained close to the sport he loves through the Master of Science in Health and Human Performance program, which has given him hands-on experience as strength and conditioning coach for Georgia College basketball, sculpting bigger, faster, stronger Bobcats. “I love taking someone...