4 mins read 16.07.2026 YEREVAN, Armenia — When Mikhail Melikov (MPH/MBA ’14) first enrolled at the American University of Armenia (AUA), his desire was to explore new opportunities and search for a direction that aligned with his interests and ambitions. With a degree from the Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture and Sport, Mikhail joined […]
2 mins read 18.06.2026 YEREVAN, Armenia — The American University of Armenia Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian College of Health Sciences is pleased to announce a new publication by Varduhi Hayrumyan (MPH ’16), M.S.; Zhanna Sargsyan (MPH ’18), M.S.; and Varduhi Petrosyan, M.S., Ph.D., in the European Journal of Public Health, a peer-reviewed, international, multidisciplinary public health […]
3 mins read 09.06.2026 YEREVAN, Armenia — On May 23, the American University of Armenia (AUA) hosted a nursing conference titled “New Era in Nursing,” bringing together over 200 nurses from healthcare institutions across Armenia. The conference was co-organized by the newly established BSN Association of Armenia, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program […]
Tatevik Givargizyan (BSN ’25) is a graduate of AUA’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, designed for nurses with a diploma in nursing or midwifery who are ready to advance into higher education. Today, she is part of the team shaping the next generation of nursing professionals at AUA, where the Program prepares graduates to strengthen their […]
2 mins read 01.12.2025 YEREVAN, Armenia — The American University of Armenia (AUA) Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (TCHS) is pleased to announce that researchers Astghik Atanyan (MPH ’18), M.D.; Diana Muradyan (MPH ’20), Ph.D.; Marine Mkrtchyan (MPH ’19), DDS; Karin Karbouian (MPH ’16), DDS; Shant Torkom Yeretzian (MPH ’22), M.D.; Parinaz […]
2 mins read 19.11.2025 YEREVAN, Armenia — The American University of Armenia (AUA) Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (TCHS) is pleased to announce a new publication by Anya Agopian, Ph.D., MPH, Tamara Sedrakyan, DDS, MPH ’24, and Diana Muradyan, M.D., Ph.D., MPH ’20, in collaboration with Gayane Sahakyan, M.D., and the National […]
2 mins read 03.11.2025 YEREVAN, Armenia — The American University of Armenia (AUA) Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (TCHS) is pleased to announce that alumna Marine Mkrtchyan (MPH ’19), DDS, has published her master’s thesis in the International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance. This selective international peer-reviewed scholarly journal provides a platform for research on […]
2 mins read 26.09.2025 YEREVAN, Armenia — American University of Armenia (AUA) Master of Public Health (MPH) graduate Tamara Sedrakyan (MPH ’24), DDS, has recently published her MPH thesis project in Sage’s Journal of Public Health Research. This international peer-reviewed and open-access scholarly journal publishes and generates knowledge to improve health outcomes at the population level […]
2 mins read YEREVAN, Armenia — The American University of Armenia (AUA) Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) faculty Tsovinar Harutyunyan, (MPH ’99), Ph.D.; and researchers Varduhi Hayrumyan (MPH ’16), M.S.; Lusine Aslanyan (MPH ’18), B.S.; Tamara Sedrakyan, (MPH ’24), DDS; and Zhanna Sargsyan (MPH 18), M.S., published an article in BMC Public Health. This open […]
- Astghik Atanyan (MPH ’18), M.D., research associate at the AUA Turpanjian College of Health Sciences
2 min read YEREVAN, Armenia — On October 30, the American University of Armenia’s (AUA) Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) hosted a concluding stakeholder meeting as part of the “Investigation and Countering of Tobacco Industry’s Interference with Tobacco Advertising, Promotion, and Sponsorship Ban at the Point-of-Sale in Armenia” project funded by Vital Strategies on behalf […]
2 min read LISBON, Portugal — A delegation of faculty and full-time researchers from the Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) and Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development (CHSR) of the American University of Armenia (AUA) presented eight research projects at the 17th European Public Health Conference held on November 12-15. The AUA […]
4 min read Kristine Poghosyan (MPH ’18) received her Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from the Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) at the American University of Armenia (AUA). She is currently a cardiologist at the Adult Cardiology Clinic at the Nork-Marash Medical Center. The MPH program deepened her understanding of the healthcare system and […]
2 min read YEREVAN, Armenia — The American University of Armenia (AUA) Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) published an article in Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, an open-access, multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal with an impact factor of 1.8 (2023) and a citation score of 2.7 (2023), focusing on all aspects of research related to the prevention and control of tobacco […]
2 min read YEREVAN, Armenia — American University of Armenia (AUA) Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) researchers Lusine Aslanyan (MPH ’18) and Anahit Demirchyan (MPH ’99), M.D., published a paper in the journal Appetite, an international, peer-reviewed journal with high impact factor and citation score “specializing in cultural, social, psychological, sensory and physiological influences on the […]
2 min read YEREVAN, Armenia — The Garo Meghrigian Institute for Preventive Ophthalmology (Meghrigian Institute) at the Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development (CHSR) of the Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) of the American University of Armenia (AUA) has published a new article titled “Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB): a 15-year […]
2 min read YEREVAN, Armenia — The Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) of the American University of Armenia (AUA) has published an article on health literacy in Armenia in PLOS ONE, an open-access, high impact peer-reviewed scientific journal. Authored by Zhanna Sargsyan, M.S. (MPH ’18); Zaruhi Grigoryan, B.S. (MPH ’15); Serine Sahakyan, R.N. (MPH ’15); Anya Agopian, Ph.D.; and Tsovinar […]
2 min read YEREVAN, Armenia — The Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) of the American University of Armenia (AUA) has published an article in Tobacco Induced Diseases, an open-access, multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal that focuses on all aspects of research related to the prevention and control of tobacco use at a global level, with an impact factor of […]
2 min read YEREVAN, Armenia — The Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) of the American University of Armenia (AUA) published an article in BMC Primary Care, an open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal (two-year Impact Factor of 2.9) with a special focus on topics related to primary health care services research. The article is authored by Varduhi Hayrumyan, […]
2 min read YEREVAN, Armenia — On March 22, the American University of Armenia (AUA) Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) hosted First Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Armenia (RA) Dr. Lena Nanushyan (M.D., MPH ’05). The topic of the discussion was “Towards Universal Health Coverage: Challenges and Implications in Armenia.” Dr. Nanushyan presented the […]
2 min read EDINBURGH, Scotland — From March 20-24, Research Associate Zhanna Sargsyan (MPH ’18) from the Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development at the American University of Armenia’s Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) attended the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) held at the Edinburgh International Conference […]
4 min read Many AUA alumni have found their life partners at AUA, and Hakob Karapetyan (MPH ’18) and Sarah Ghazarian (MPH ’17) are no exception. They both received their Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from the Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) of the American University of Armenia (AUA). They met at […]
2 min read YEREVAN, Armenia — The Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) at the American University of Armenia (AUA) has recently published an article entitled “Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among general population of Armenia in 2021 and factors associated with it: a cross-sectional study.” It appears in BMJ Open, a prestigious highly-cited peer-reviewed journal with […]
2 min read YEREVAN, Armenia — Zhanna Sargsyan, M.S. (MPH ’18), Varduhi Hayrumyan, M.S. (MPH ’16), and Varduhi Petrosyan, M.S. PhD, from the Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development of the Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) at the American University of Armenia have co-authored a publication in BMJ Global Health, a peer-reviewed, open-access […]
2 min read YEREVAN, Armenia — The Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development (CHSR) of the Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) at the American University of Armenia (AUA) published a new article titled “Factors associated with delay or avoidance of medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Armenia: results from a […]
2 min read YEREVAN, Armenia — Zaruhi Grigoryan, BS (MPH ’16), Zhanna Sargsyan, MS (MPH ’18), Diana Muradyan, MD, Ph.D. (MPH ’20), Kristina Mnatsakanyan, MD, (MPH ’11), Varduhi Hayrumyan, MS (MPH ’16), and Varduhi Petrosyan, MS, Ph.D. from the Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development of the Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS), American […]
2 min read YEREVAN, Armenia — Varduhi Hayrumyan (MPH ‘16), a research associate at the Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development (CHSR) of the Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) at the American University of Armenia (AUA), has published her Master of Public Health (MPH) thesis in the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation journal, a globally […]
2 min read YEREVAN, Armenia — The Garo Meghrigian Institute for Preventive Ophthalmology (Meghrigian Institute) at the Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development (CHSR) of the Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) of the American University of Armenia (AUA) published a new article titled “Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS): the assessment of prevalence and associated risk factors […]
2 min read DUBLIN, Ireland — A delegation of faculty and full-time researchers from the Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) and Center for Health Services Research and Development (CHSR) of the American University of Armenia (AUA) presented eight research projects at the 16th European Public Health (EPH) Conference held on November 8-11. The AUA team […]
FLORENCE, Italy — On October 9-12, Research Associate Zhanna Sargsyan (MPH ’18) from the Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development of the American University of Armenia (AUA) Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) attended the 8th annual European Conference on Tobacco Control, hosted by the European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention […]
Arman Tsaturyan received his Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from the Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) of the American University of Armenia (AUA), concurrently specializing in urology at Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU). He is currently head of the Urologic Oncology Service of the Urology Department at Erebuni Medical Center. After graduating from AUA, he […]
3 min read YEREVAN, Armenia — Varduhi Hayrumyan, MS (MPH ’16), Zhanna Sargsyan, MS (MPH ’18), and Varduhi Petrosyan, MS, PhD from the Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development of the Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) at the American University of Armenia have recently co-authored three articles published in open-access, peer-reviewed academic […]
YEREVAN, Armenia — On September 8, the American University of Armenia (AUA) Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) hosted Dr. Lusine Poghosyan (MPH ’03), Stone Foundation and Elise D. Fish professor of Nursing at Columbia University School of Nursing and professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University Mailman School of […]
Researchers from the Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development (CHSR) of the Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) of the American University of Armenia (AUA), Zhanna Sargsyan (MPH ’18), Zaruhi Grigoryan (MPH ’15), and Adena Alahverdian (MPH ’22) participated in the 9th European Conference on Tobacco or Health (ECToH) held on April […]
YEREVAN, Armenia — Shant Torkom Yeretzian (MPH ‘22), M.D., graduate of the Master of Public Health (MPH) program of the Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS), American University of Armenia (AUA), has published one part of his MPH thesis project in the Journal of Affective Disorders, a peer-reviewed high impact academic journal published by Elsevier. Co-authors […]
Despite strong evidence demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of vaccines against COVID-19 and its serious health complications, the worldwide uptake of COVID-19 vaccines remains low, Armenia being no exception. The paper recently published by the Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) of the American University of Armenia (AUA) in Vaccines, a high-impact, peer-reviewed, open-access scientific journal affiliated with the American […]
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YEREVAN, Armenia — Following a rigorous and transparent peer-review process, American University of Armenia (AUA) Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) alumna Dr. Manushak Avagyan, MD, (MPH ‘20) has published her Master of Public Health thesis in the journal BMC Cancer, a high-impact open-access, peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles on all aspects of cancer research. The co-authors […]
BERLIN, Germany — A delegation of researchers from the Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development (CHSR) of the Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS), American University of Armenia (AUA), Lusine Musheghyan (MPH’ 14), Zhanna Sargsyan (MPH’ 18), Zaruhi Grigoryan (MPH’ 15), Serine Sahakyan (MPH’ 15), Anahit Demirchyan (MPH’ 99), and Shant Torkom Yeretzian (MPH’ […]
Balu Vignesh Thavidu Rajan (MPH/MBA ’15) is a dual degree MPH and MBA graduate of the Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) and the Manoogian Simone College of Business and Economics (CBE) of the American University of Armenia (AUA). After successfully completing his degree studies, Balu joined the Ministry of Health […]
On September 2, the American University of Armenia (AUA) Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS), in collaboration with the Republic of Armenia (RA) Ministry of Health (MOH), organized a discussion session with students and graduates from various universities and institutions including AUA. The topic revolved around how to involve young bright minds in different projects […]
Zaruhi Grigoryan (MPH ‘15), a research associate at the Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development (CHSR) of the Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) at the American University of Armenia (AUA), published a research article in the August issue of Patient Preference and Adherence, an internationally ranked peer-reviewed academic journal. Based […]
The researchers of the Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development (CHSR) of the Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) of the American University of Armenia (AUA) recently published an article in BMJ Open, an open-access, peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to publishing research across a range of medical disciplines, public health, and epidemiology.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) is happy to share that AUA alumna Diana Muradyan, MD, PhD (MPH ‘20) has published her MPH master’s thesis research findings in the Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine. This international peer-reviewed scholarly journal publishes research articles in all areas of family medicine and […]
The American University of Armenia (AUA) is happy to share that researchers of the Entrepreneurs in Health (EIH) program of the Turpanjian College of Health Sciences (CHS) have published an article titled “Qualitative study of barriers and facilitators of health entrepreneurship in rural and semirural communities of Armenia” in the international, peer-reviewed journal Rural and Remote Health, that […]
AUA alumnus Dr. Garry Aslanyan (MPH ’97) is one of the first graduates of the Master of Public Health (MPH) program of the American University of Armenia (AUA). Starting his career in dentistry, Dr. Aslanyan soon realized that he wanted to go into Public Health to be able to solve issues that science alone could […]
The American University of Armenia (AUA) is proud to share the news on a recent publication by researchers at the Garo Meghrigian Institute for Preventive Ophthalmology (Meghrigian Institute) at the AUA Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH). The article, titled “Visual impairment and associated risk factors in patients with diabetes mellitus in Tavush and Armavir provinces […]
Marietta Khurshudyan (MPH ’05), an alumna of the American University of Armenia (AUA), has held various positions and assumed many roles in her career: lecturer, producer of medical TV shows, expert at the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, TV host of the recently launched Hogebanali program. Khurshudyan is a 21st-century professional, […]
The Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH) of the American University of Armenia (AUA) published an article titled “Smoking Cessation Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Among Tuberculosis Physicians: A Qualitative Study” in the international peer-reviewed journal Tobacco Prevention and Cessation. The authors of the article are SPH faculty and researchers Arusyak Harutyunyan, MD (MPH ’09), Armine […]
Researchers of Garo Meghrigian Institute for Preventive Ophthalmology (Meghrigian Institute) of the Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH), American University of Armenia (AUA), published an article titled “Prevalence and Determinants of Uncorrected Refractive Error Among a Socially Vulnerable Older Adult Population Living in Armenia” in the journal Public Health, an international, multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal that […]
|Azatutyun| Dr. Varduhi Petrosyan and Lena Nanushyan (MPH ’05) comment on the drawbacks. /ARM/
On October 12-16, 2020, researchers from the Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development (CHSR) of the Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH) represented the American University of Armenia (AUA) at the 16th World Congress on Public Health.
The Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH) of the American University of Armenia (AUA) published an article titled “Barriers to utilization of adolescent friendly health services in primary healthcare facilities in Armenia: a qualitative study” in the International Journal of Public Health, an internationally ranked peer-reviewed academic journal that focuses on global public health issues. […]
The Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH) of the American University of Armenia (AUA) published an article titled “Public opinion about the health care system in Armenia: findings from a cross-sectional telephone survey” in BMC Health Services Research, an open access, peer-reviewed and internationally ranked academic journal that focuses on eHealth, governance, health care policy, health […]
The Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH) of the American University of Armenia (AUA) is proud to share that alumna Kristine Poghosyan, MD, MPH (‘18), published her master’s thesis, titled “External validation of Leipzig-Halifax scores for aortic dissection in Armenia,” in the international, peer-reviewed academic journal Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals. Dr. Poghosyan, a cardiologist at […]
|Public TV| Akopyan will study at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. /ARM/
The American University of Armenia (AUA) is pleased to share that Varduhi Hayrumyan (MPH ‘16) and Zhanna Sargsyan (MPH ‘18), researchers from the Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development (CHSR) of the Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH), have co-authored an article recently published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and […]
The American University of Armenia (AUA) is proud to share the publication of an article in the Nursing Journal of Management. The journal is an international peer-reviewed popular platform for scholarly debate on issues relating to the management of nurses and nursing. Serine Sahakyan, RN, MPH ‘15, Kristina Akopyan, MD, MPH ‘13, and Varduhi Petrosyan, […]
The American University of Armenia (AUA) is proud to share that Turpanjian School of Public Health alumna Monica Steffi Thomas, MD, MPH ‘17, has published her MPH thesis. The article “How Effective is Iron Supplementation during Pregnancy and Childhood in Reducing Anemia Among 6–59 Months Old Children in India?” has appeared in the Children and […]
After graduating from Yerevan State Medical University, Dr. Irina Papieva (MPH ‘05) continued her education at the American University of Armenia (AUA). One year after her graduation, she began her career at the World Health Organization (WHO). With 14 years of experience at WHO, Dr. Papieva has worked in Armenia, India, and Switzerland. Her work […]
“We are adopting new strategies to make a more effective response to the pandemic.”
|Public TV| Lena Nanushyan (MPH ’05) comments on the effectiveness of COVID-19 risk management. /ARM/
|Panorama.am| The Deputy Health Minister says Armenia can administer 1,000 tests daily.
L. Kocharyan was appointed by the decree of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Epidemiologists Dr. Haroutune Armenian, AUA President Emeritus, and Dr. Vahe Khachadourian (MPH ’11), SPH assistant professor, answer questions about coronavirus.
Dr. Nune Mangasaryan (MPH ‘97) is one of the first graduates of the Master of Public Health (MPH) program of the American University of Armenia (AUA). She has almost 40 years’ experience in public service and international development. She has had a successful career with UNICEF holding several high-level positions.
MARSEILLE, France – Researchers from the Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development (CHSR) of the Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH) Serine Sahakyan (MPH’ 15), Zaruhi Grigoryan (MPH’ 15), and Lusine Aslanyan (MPH’ 18) represented the American University of Armenia (AUA) at the 12th European Public Health (EPH) Conference held on November […]
ZURICH, Switzerland ‒ On August 13-16, 2019, Senior Researcher Nune Truzyan (MPH ‘03) from the Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development (CHSR) of the American University of Armenia (AUA) Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH) was competitively selected to present at the 5th annual conference of the International Society for Evolution, Medicine, […]
In June, 2019, Drs. Anahit Demirchyan and Dzovinar Melkom Melkomian — researchers from the Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development (CHSR) of the American University of Armenia (AUA) — published an article titled “Main barriers to optimal breastfeeding practices in Armenia: A qualitative study.” The paper was published in the international peer-reviewed […]
Serine Sahakyan (MPH ‘15), research associate at the Avedisian Onanian Center for Health Services Research and Development (CHSR) of the American University of Armenia (AUA) published an article in the June issue of the International Journal of Public Health, an internationally ranked peer-reviewed academic journal.
The American University of Armenia (AUA) is proud to share that Dr. Vahe Khachadourian (MPH ’11), assistant professor at the Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH), received 2019 AUA Faculty Teaching Excellence Prize at the University’s twenty-seventh graduate commencement ceremony. Earlier in May, he was notified of another award by the Fielding School of Public Health […]
Coming from a family of medical doctors, Hasmik Kocharyan (MPH ‘99) decided to serve in the humanitarian field. Her career choice led her to managerial positions with Oxfam, Positive Planet, the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and World Vision. In the interview below, Kocharyan recounts the impact AUA has had on her career and shares her […]
Yerevan, Armenia – American University of Armenia (AUA) Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health’s (SPH) alumni Yelena Sardaryan (MPH ‘13), Dr. Zaruhi Arakelyan (MPH ‘16), and Dhamodharan Ramasamy (MPH ‘16) were competitively selected to make a presentation during the Empowerment of Girls and Women in Armenia conference. The conference was organized by AUA […]
Arin Balalian (American University of Armenia, Master of Public Health 2011), with colleagues from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health (CUMSPH), published an article titled “Prenatal and childhood exposure to phthalates and motor skills at age 11 years.” The article is published in the Environmental Research journal– an international peer-reviewed journal that aims to […]
The American University of Armenia (AUA) Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH) alumni Meri Tadevosyan (MPH ‘11) and Anna Ghazaryan (MPH ‘11) published an article titled “Factors contributing to rapidly increasing rates of cesarean section in Armenia: a partially mixed concurrent quantitative-qualitative equal status study.” The study is based on their master’s thesis projects. The […]
ALIGARH, India ‒ The American University of Armenia (AUA) Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH) is proud to share that Dr. Karthiga Vasudevan (MPH ’18) was awarded Best Oral Presentation at the XXI Annual Conference of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand State Chapter ‒ held on October 26-27, 2018, […]
[Journal of Geochemical Exploration] The publication is entitled: “Assessment of residential soil contamination with arsenic and lead in mining and smelting towns of northern Armenia.”
The American University of Armenia (AUA) Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH) recently published an article entitled “Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 23 Years After the 1988 Spitak Earthquake in Armenia” in the Journal of Traumatic Stress, one of the highly ranked peer-reviewed scientific journals in the field of traumatic stress.
Balu Rajan and Shabitha Alexander sat in the bright July sunlight on the grounds of their alma mater, the American University of Armenia (AUA), looking quite content. They are both graduates of AUA’s Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH); Balu is also a graduate of AUA’s MBA program. The newlyweds had recently […]
[168.am] “The education I received at AUA’s School of Public Health has been very important for me, not only in terms of the knowledge and skills gained there, but also the atmosphere, the opportunities and the values provided,” said Minasyan.
YEREVAN, Armenia – From November 28-30, Shahane Mnatsakanyan, a 2017 alumna from the American University of Armenia (AUA)’s Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health, presented part of her thesis project at the MediPIET (Mediterranean Program for Intervention Epidemiology Training) annual scientific conference in Brussels, Belgium. The theme of this year’s conference was “Regional […]
Stockholm, Sweden – The American University of Armenia (AUA) Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH) is proud to share that Dr. Monica Steffi Thomas (MPH ‘17) was awarded Best Oral Presentation at the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) Young Researchers Forum, a pre-conference event at the […]
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – From November 1-4, researchers and graduates from the American University of Armenia (AUA) Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH) presented their work at the 10th European Public Health Conference in Stockholm, Sweden. The conference brought together over 2000 public health professionals from around the world under the theme “Sustaining […]
YEREVAN, Armenia – The American University of Armenia (AUA) Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH) recently published an article entitled, “Assessment of residential soil contamination with arsenic and lead in mining and smelting towns of northern Armenia” in the Journal of Geochemical Exploration, one of the highly-ranked peer-reviewed scientific journals in the field of economic […]
YEREVAN, Armenia – Kristina Akopyan (MPH ’13), alumna of the American University of Armenia (AUA) Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH), has been awarded a scholarship to conduct a research project that aims to facilitate automatization of characteristics measurement in liver imaging in two-point Dixon and Multi-echo Dixon MRI sequencing techniques. The […]
YEREVAN, Armenia – The American University of Armenia (AUA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Vahe Khachadourian as Assistant Professor at the Gerald & Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH). Vahe Khachadourian, MD, MPH is completing his PhD studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology. […]
Karine Minasyan (MPH ’15), alumna of the American University of Armenia (AUA) Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH), has been awarded a year-long research scholarship (2017/2018) to conduct the research project entitled “Study of Thyroid Dysfunction in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus” at the Department of Endocrinology, Charité University Hospital (Berlin, […]
Dr. Armine Tumasyan has been promoted to the position of Clinical Research Associate at Harris Corporation , which works on a contract for National Institute of Health in Bethesda, MD, USA. She supports National Hearth, Lung and Blood Institute to monitor single and multi-site clinical research trials in terms of subjects’ safety and protocol compliance […]
YEREVAN, Armenia – American University of Armenia (AUA) Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health (SPH) alumnus Mher Beglaryan (MPH ‘13) published an article entitled “Development of a tripolar model of technology acceptance: Hospital-based physicians’ perspective on EHR” in the International Journal of Medical Informatics. The article was based on his master’s thesis project. […]
Gerald and Patricia Turpanjian School of Public Health (MPH) Alumna Gohar Abelyan, MPH (2015), MSc has published her MPH thesis project in the Journal of Phlebology. Phlebology is the only English language journal entirely devoted to venous disease and is officially endorsed by the American College of Phlebology.
AUA MPH Alumnus Suren Galstyan, MS, MPH (2015) has published an article on barriers and facilitators of a hazard analysis critical control point based food safety management system (HACCP FSMS) adoption in the Armenian dairy industry in the internationally ranked peer-reviewed British Food Journal. The coauthor is Tsovinar Harutyunyan, MPH, PhD, Assistant Professor at the […]
Vienna, Austria – An alumna of the American University of Armenia (AUA) School of Public Health (SPH) Nare Navasardyan (MPH 2016) was competitively awarded a Short-Term Conference and Travel Grant by the Galouste Gulbenkian Foundation to attend the ASPHER Young Researchers Forum, a pre-conference event of the 9th European Public Health (EPH) Conference, which took […]
Referred to as “the jewel” of Chicago’s Armenian community, the late Zaven Kodjayan, owner of Zaven’s Restaurant, is remembered by loved ones for his generosity and dedication. Through the 27 years his restaurant thrived on Chicago’s Gold Coast, Zaven made a name for himself not only as an excellent restaurateur, but also as a caring, […]
Շարունակելով փնտրել և գտնել աշխարհի տարբեր երկրներում սովորող հայ ուսանողներին, «Հայ ուսանողները՝ աշխարհի լավագույն բուհերում» շարքում այս անգամ ներկայացնում ենք երիտասարդ բժիշկ-ուռոլոգ Արման Ծատուրյանի պատմությունը: Արմանն ավարտել է Երևանի պետական բժշկական համալսարանի բակալավրիատն ու մագիստրատուրան՝ ստանալով բժշկի որակավորում: Սովորել է նաև Հայաստանի Ամերիկյան համալսարանի հանրային առողջապահության դպրոցում (School of Public Health, AUA), և ստացել հանրային […]
American University of Armenia (AUA) Master of Public Health (MPH) 2013 Alumni Arman Tsaturyan and Kristina Akopyan published an article on the experience of application of a rare surgical technique by replacement of long ureteric strictures using buccal mucosa graft in Armenia. The article was published in the internationally ranked peer-reviewed open-access journal Central European […]
American University of Armenia (AUA) School of Public Health (MPH) Alumna Ani Movsisyan MPH (2013), MSc, DPhil candidate has published her MPH master’s thesis project in the Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & Treatment. The international peer-reviewed scholarly journal aims to publish the most complete and reliable source of information on the discoveries and current […]
In February of 2016, Armine Abrahamyan (MPH 2015), an alumnus of the American University of Armenia School of Public Health (AUA SPH) and Research Assistant in the Center for Health Services Research and Development, participated in the one-week seminar “Palliative Care in Neurology and Neuro-Oncology” in Salzburg, Austria.
AUA MPH Alumnus Arman Tsaturyan, MD, MPH (2013) has published his master’s project that explored the risk factors for complications after radical cystectomy in Armenia in the internationally ranked peer-reviewed open-access journal SpringerPlus. The coauthors are Varduhi Petrosyan, MS, PhD, Dean of the School of Public Health, Byron Crape, MSPH, PhD, Nazarbaev University School of […]
Dr. Armine Tumasyan has been promoted to the position of Clinical Data Quality Specialist at Harris Corporation, which works on a contract for the US National Institute of Health in Bethesda, MD, USA. She supports the National Hearth, Lung and Blood institute to monitor the quality of research data. Before that Dr. Armine Tumasyan worked […]