Overview of SPH faculty appointmentsUnmodified appointments for contributions in

3 areas of faculty activity:Teaching, scholarly/research or professional,

serviceModified titles include Research (primarily

engaged in scholarly or research work) or Clinical (primarily engaged in teaching or professional work)

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Teaching Activities Activities:Course instruction;Major advisor to

doctoral or postdoctoralstudents;MPH student advisor;Supervision of directedstudies and practica;Membership on thesis

and dissertationcommittees;Continuing education

assignments

Scholarship in Teaching Activities:

Textbook;Funded grant proposal

forteaching/instructional

project;Teaching-related

publications (e.g., casestudies, videos, lectures,

web-basedcontent);Peer-review journal

articles related toteaching

Scholarly/Research

Activities:Produce grant

applications as PI,investigator or

consultant;Grant submissions;Manage grants;Prepare IRB reports;Manage databases;Develop research

instruments (e.g.questionnaires, design

databases).

Scholarship in Research Activities:

Peer-reviewed journal articles;

Working papers;Conference papers

and presentations;Funded research

proposalsBook chapters;Books;Edited volumes.

Professional practice

Activities:Consultation to public health

agencies;Advising governmental

agencies;Support of public health

agencies in thecommunity;Support of SPH community

activitiesand practica;Develop practica;Oversee practica;SPH administration

(department chairs,deanships, center

directorships)

Scholarship in Professional

Activities:Public health reports;Development of evidence-

based PHpolicies; Institutional document

authorship (policies, reports);Working papers;Conference papers and

presentations;Edited volumes;Book chapters;Grant proposals

Service Activities

Activities:SPH:

Committees;Mentorship of junior

faculty.University:

Committees;External:

Scholarship in Service Activities:

Committee reports;Policy reports and

guidelines;Other relevant

publications.