Benedictine University is located in Lisle,

Illinois just 25 miles west of Chicago. Founded in

1887 by the Benedictine monks of St. Procopius

Abbey, Benedictine provides 55 undergraduate

majors and 17 graduate and four doctoral

programs. Forbes magazine named Benedictine

among “America’s Top Colleges” for the third

consecutive year in 2013. Benedictine University’s

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

program is listed by Crain’s Chicago Business as

the fifth largest in the Chicago area in 2013. For

more information, call the Enrollment Center at

(630) 829-6300, email admissions@ben.edu or

visit www.ben.edu.

Benedictine University5700 College Rd.Lisle, IL 60532 2013-2014

Learn. Grow. Lead. The graduate and doctoral programs at Benedictine University.

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Master of Public HealthCertificate Programs

Full-Time Faculty Georgeen Polyak, Ph.D.Department Chair and Assistant Professor, Public Health Ph.D., University of IllinoisM.S., University of St. FrancisM.S., Northern Illinois UniversityB.A., Lewis University

Alan Gorr, Ph.D.Professor, Public HealthPh.D., University of IowaM.P.H., University of Illinois at ChicagoM.A., University of TorontoB.A., University of Iowa

W. Susan Cheng, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Public HealthPh.D., University of California, San Diego/ San Diego State UniversityM.P.H., University of California, San Diego/San Diego State UniversityB.A., Northwestern University Elizabeth Bormann, M.P.H., CHESClinical Professional Faculty Instructor, Public HealthM.P.H., Northern Illinois UniversityB.S., Northern Illinois University

Adjunct Faculty - Lisle CampusBarbara Bellar, M.D., J.D.Patrick Buckley, M.P.A., HCJulia Dyer, M.D., M.P.H.Michael Fagel, Ph.D.Bette Lawrence-Water, M.S.Sharon Miller, M.P.A., ARRT, NMTShefali Mookencherry, M.P.H.John Morgan, M.M.Judith Munson, J.D.Lisa Rinehart, J.D., B.S.N.Joseph Roche, M.Ed.Bryan Stoll, M.S., CEM, MEPDavid Szablewski, M.P.H.Sandra Tilmon, M.P.H.

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Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) program

certificates are offered in Health Management

and Policy, Health Education and Promotion,

and Emergency Preparedness. These certificates

provide the opportunity for career development

for professionals who are looking to expand

their knowledge in a specific area or want to

familiarize themselves with a core graduate

program curriculum. Students may apply up to

16 certificate credit hours to the M.P.H. degree

at Benedictine University. All students beginning

a certificate program must schedule an advising

appointment with the M.P.H. program director

by contacting Joyce Cecchi at jcecchi@ben.edu.

Emergency PreparednessThe Emergency Preparedness Certificate program requires 16 credit hours.

The courses are:• PublicHealthSystem(4)• PsychologyandSociologyofDisasters(4)• EmergencyPreparednessandPlanning(4)• EmergencyResponseandRecovery(4)

Health Education and PromotionThe Health Education and Promotion Certificate program requires 16 credit hours.

The courses are:• BehavioralandSocialAspectsofPublicHealth(4)• CulturalContextofHealth(4)• PublicHealthEducationMethods(4)• Technology,MediaandPublicHealth(4)or• PublicHealthProgramsandSkills(4)

Health Management and PolicyThe Health Management and Policy Certificate program requires 16 credit hours.

The courses are:• PublicHealthSystem(4)• MarketingofHealthServices(4)• ManagementforHealthServicesOrganizations(4)• TheBusinessofHealthCare(4)