Individualized faculty attention

At Saint Louis University School of Public Health, faculty members take an active role in the education and professional preparation of the students.  Most courses are taught by core faculty and faculty members are regularly available to students both during office hours and informal gatherings.  Moreover, a number of students each year are given the opportunity to work with faculty members who are principal investigators of large research projects, affording students even more exposure to mentors and role models.

Each master’s student is assigned an adviser to provide information on and assistance with the student’s schedule and courses, University and School policies and procedures, and career and professional decisions. The adviser is a faculty member whose area of expertise falls in the concentration or option the student has selected. This assignment procedure is used by all departments and programs in the School and is coordinated through the Director of Student Services. Students typically meet with their advisers at least once each semester. To facilitate interaction, advisers are expected to maintain office hours on an open-door or appointment basis.

“Dr. O’Neall has been my favorite professor here at SLU SPH because she takes great pride in being available anytime, anywhere, for anyone. Not only does Dr. O’Neall have an open-door policy, but she has a very diverse background working in Public Health and she brings so much knowledge and experience to our school.” (Mandy Lemes, MPH ’06)

Learn more about the SPH faculty and their research interests here.

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