Delta Omega

Alpha Psi Chapter

Delta Omega is the honorary society for graduate studies in public health. The society was founded in 1924 at Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health. There are currently 48 chapters throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.

Delta Omega is governed by a Delta Omega constitution, by-laws and a governance manual. The governing body is the National Council of elected officers and representatives of each chapter. The council meets annually, usually in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association.

Since Delta Omega’s establishment in 1924, the meaning and scope of public health has broadened tremendously. While it is still seriously concerned with problems of environmental sanitation and communicable disease control, public health action has come to embrace all aspects of health and disease in populations. These include the planning, organization, and support of health promotion, disease prevention, and medical care. Basic to modern public health are the social sciences as well as the natural sciences–both in the United States and internationally.

Membership

Each year at the School of Public Health annual award ceremony, induction of new members is conducted.  The chapter may elect new members from four groups according to national standards:

  1. Students who are candidates for a graduate degree in public health: Up to 10% of the graduating student body, who must be in the upper 25% academically. This is across the whole year: summer, winter, and spring
  2. Faculty members at the school of public health: Either five members or 3% of the full-time faculty, whichever is less
  3. Alumni actively engaged in public health work, and a maximum of ten graduates of the local school of public health whose work in the practice of public health would serve as a model for future graduates of the school, and
  4. Honorary members possessing exceptional qualifications: This membership shall be limited to one every year conferred only upon persons possessing exceptional qualifications, who have attained meritorious distinction in the field of public health.

Election from all groups is based on outstanding performance—student scholarship, faculty in teaching and research, and alumni in public health practice.  Election to membership in Delta Omega is intended, not only to recognize merit, but also to encourage further excellence in, and devotion to, public health work.

Election to membership in Delta Omega is intended, not only to recognize merit, but also, to encourage further excellence in, and devotion to, public health work. Membership in Delta Omega reflects the dedication of an individual to quality in the field of public health and to protection and advancement of the health of all people.

Election from all four groups is based on outstanding performance–scholarship in students, teaching and research in faculty members, and community service in alumni.

Call for Nominations

The Alpha Psi Chapter will accept nominations in the alumni category from anyone.  To submit a LSUH-NO School of Public Health alumnus for consideration, send:

  1. Nomination letter summarizing the individual’s accomplishments relevant to public health — maximum of two pages
  2. Biographical sketch

Email the nomination to deltaomega@lsuhsc.edu

Nominations are due by February 1 of each year.

Seminars

The Gun Violence Policy Lab: Research and Evaluation to Inform Strategic Gun Violence Prevention Interventions
Amanda Hammack, PhD, MSW (September 15th, 2022):
https://mediasite-ent.lsuhsc.edu/Mediasite/Play/139940bdd81d423e8ab27a6626634f911d

The intersection of Public Policy and Behavioral Health
Karen Stubbs Church, J.D. (September 29th 2022):
https://mediasite-ent.lsuhsc.edu/Mediasite/Play/5d2ece7d4cc94b768dc37789c24bbabb1d

2024 SPH and Delta Omega Honors Day Poster Session

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2023 SPH and Delta Omega Honors Day Poster Session

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2022 LSUHSC School of Public Health Delta Omega Honors Day

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Awards

All Delta Omega awards are judged by the active membership of the Alpha Psi Chapter:

  • Honors Day posters
  • Doctoral Award – for outstanding work while pursuing the doctorate degree. Award is judged on the entire body of work including publications, presentations, and service in addition to the dissertation.  One each year.

For more information, contact us at deltaomega@lsuhsc.edu

2022 Awards

Student Inductees:

Olivia Sugarman
Kaylin Beiter
Lisa Kam
Michael Stocker
Mirandy Li

Faculty inductee:  Michael Celestin
Alumnus inductee:  Amanda Hammack

Poster Session Awards:

Mirandy Li
Minority Stress among LGBTQ Smokers in the Deep South: A Mixed Methods Study
Co-authors:  Holly Mayeaux, Jackson Fritz, Gabrielle Gonzalez, Stephen Phillippi, Qingzhao Yu, Edward Trapido, Michael Celestin, Tung Sung Tseng

Thomas Luke
Adolescent Reproductive Health Education during COVID-19: Evaluation of a Model for Virtual Reproductive Health Intervention in New Orleans
Co-authors:  Carey MA, Dunn R, Chau KN, Mehdizadeh R , Greene S, Mecklosky J, Pasternak RH

In third place and winner of the practice category is:

Kelly Chau
The Role of Minority Stress Processes on Smoking Behaviors among LGBTQ Individuals: A Systematic Review
Co-authors:  Mirandy Li, Tung Sung Tseng

Doctoral Award:
Olivia Sugarman, Community Health Sciences.  Dissertation:  HIV Outcomes after Release from State Corrections:  Examining the Impact of Two Pre-release Interventions