Program Development
AI in Health Graduate Certificate (launches Spring 2026)
Dr. Hong led the Health Informatics faculty in designing this 15-credit graduate certificate at George Mason University — the first of its kind in Virginia. The program prepares public health and health care professionals to responsibly apply artificial intelligence to improve care quality, reduce inefficiencies, and advance both patient and population health.
Clinical Trial Coordinator
Graduate Courses
HAP 824 — Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis for Health Services Research
Doctoral seminar. Students conduct a publishable systematic literature review on a current public health problem.
HAP 635 — Role of Government in Health Care and Public Health
MPH core course. Foundations of how and why federal and state governments are involved in health care and public health.
HI 625 / HI 825 — Digital Health Innovation: Conceptualization to Commercialization (New — Fall 2027)
Cross-listed graduate seminar covering the development of digital health innovations from initial concept through implementation and commercialization. HI 625 is included in the AI in Health Graduate Certificate.
Previously taught graduate courses on mHealth, public health intervention, and program planning at Texas A&M University (2007–2019).
Selected Student Publications from HAP 824
- Ye Jin — Jin Y, Tang J. Federated Learning for Image-based Cancer Detection and Diagnosis: A Systematic Review. Journal of Imaging Science and Technology.
- Aaron Hill — Hill AJ, Durbha N, Eaglehouse YL, et al. Equal access, unequal outcomes? Journal of Cancer Survivorship.
- Naren Durbha — Use of neural networks for rare disease detection: A systematic review. Under review.
- Kelly Baker — Baker KM et al. Using Z Codes to Document Social Risk Factors in the EHR. Medical Care.
- Kevin Cevasco — Patient engagement with conversational agents in health applications 2016–2022. Journal of Medical Systems.
- Shaan Muberra Khan — School based menstrual hygiene interventions to improve education outcomes among adolescent girls in the South Asia region: A Systematic Review. Presented at UNC Water and Health Conference Oct 14–18, 2024, Chapel Hill, NC.
- Sravya Vunnam — Comparing Clomiphene citrate to Lifestyle Modifications as a pre intervention for Improving Fertility Outcomes in Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Second Place winner at CPH Celebration of Scholarship Day Poster Presentation.
- Francis Amankwah — Social Determinants of Health-Related Factors Associated with Low-Dose Computed Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer Among Adults in the United States: A Systematic Review. APHA Annual Meeting Nov 13–16, 2023, Atlanta, GA.
- Manal Alhussein — Use of Real-Time Remote Tele-mentored Ultrasound Echocardiography for Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis in Adults: A Systematic Review – ScienceDirect.
- Carolyn Hoffman — Endometriosis Treatment, Health Insurance Type, and Associated Costs of Endometriosis Treatment Among Reproductive-Age Women in the United States: A Systematic Review. Second place winner CPH Celebration of Scholarship Day Poster Presentation.
- Amara F. Orji — Disparities in Cervical Cancer Screening by Disability Types: a Systematic Review – PubMed.
- Julie Mandeville — Evaluating Physical and Psychosocial Outcomes of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome between Black and White women: A systematic literature review. Honorable mention, CPH Celebration of Scholarship Day Poster Presentation.
- Elina Guralnik — Utilization of Electronic Health Records for Chronic Disease Surveillance: A Systematic Literature Review – PMC.