About the Department
Environmental Health Sciences comprises the elements of public health that are concerned with assessing, understanding, and controlling the impacts of the environment on individual and population health. At the UAMS Department of Environmental Health Sciences, we achieve this through applying the principles and practices of exposure and risk assessment, community outreach and education, toxicology, regulatory sciences, genetics, and pharmacogenomics.
The department promotes healthy living and working environments through research, teaching, and service. We prepare students for an exciting and rewarding career with our comprehensive and rigorous program. Students are trained to anticipate, recognize, evaluate and control environmental factors that can influence the health of individuals and populations. In addition, the Regulatory Science Graduate Certificate fills an urgent need in educating students in understanding the impact and implementation of regulatory decisions and the science that supports those decisions.
Faculty and Staff of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Our faculty is actively involved in research, teaching, and practice in a broad range of public health issues, from healthy homes to toxic waste cleanup to cancer research. Our department has particular strengths in the areas of:
- Environmental exposures and risk assessment
- Regulatory sciences
- Toxicology
- Gene-environment interactions
- Climate and public health
- Geographic information systems
Contact Us
The EHS department offices are located on the 1st floor of the Rahn College of Public Health building on the UAMS campus. Call today to schedule an appointment and learn how the UAMS Department of Environmental Health Sciences can help you reach your educational and research goals.
To learn more about our Masters or Certificate program in Environmental Health Sciences, call En Huang, Ph.D., at 501-526-6627 or email ehuang@uams.edu.
To learn more about our Regulatory Sciences program, call Christopher Fettes at 501-526-4260 or email at cafettes@uams.edu.
Environmental Health Research Blog
EHS Faculty Named President of Arkansas GIS Board
Scott Alsbrook, M.S., an instructor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, has received the opportunity to chair the Arkansas Geographic Information Systems (GIS) board. Click here for the full article from UAMS News.
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Dr. Koturbash Strengthens Research Ties with University of Alaska at Environmental Health Symposium
Little Rock, AR/Anchorage, AK – At the end of February, Dr. Igor Koturbash, Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, co-chaired a session at the Environmental Health Symposium during the 2025 Western Regional IDeA Conference in Anchorage, Alaska. The session, hosted by Alaska […]
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Featured Publication
Professor Igor Koturbash, MD, PhD, and his collaborators recently published an article titled “Long-term effects of combined exposures to simulated microgravity and galactic cosmic radiation on the mouse lung: sex-specific epigenetic reprogramming” in Radiation and Environmental Biophysics. This study examines how space-like conditions—including simulated microgravity and galactic cosmic radiation (GCR)—affect the lungs of male and […]
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Featured Funding
One year ago today, Dr. Mitch McGill was awarded an R01 grant for his project titled The role of phosphatidic acid in liver regeneration after acetaminophen overdose. This five year, $1.6 million dollar grant will fund Dr. McGill’s ongoing and highly regarded work on liver injury and recovery.
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