Aaron Hunt

KHS

Extension Assistant Professor | Health and Wellness | Logan


Aaron Hunt

Contact Information

Office Location: Logan Campus | HPER 143
Phone: 605-530-6900
Email: aaron.hunt@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Public Health Emphasis in Global and Environmental Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2018
MPH, Public Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2013
BS, Nutritional Science Minor in Organic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, 2007
, USU Extension, 2022

Biography

I completed my MPH and PhD in Public Health at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where I specialized in environmental and global health. I am a researcher and lecturer with a background in substance use disorders, mental health, maternal and child health, HIV prevention, global health, and nutrition. I have experience working for HRSA and NIH funded projects addressing key public health issues including the opioid epidemic and HIV prevention. My current research focuses on reducing the impact of substance use disorders and mental health issues through prevention, treatment, and recovery.

Teaching Interests

Public Health Courses including global health, maternal health, public mental health, substance use, and social epidemiology.

Research Interests

Substance Use and Mental Health; Maternal and Child Health; HIV Prevention; Health Disparities

Publications | Curriculum

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    Publications | Journal Articles

    Academic Journal

    • Hunt, A., (2022). Promoting harm reduction in rural South Dakota using an interdisciplinary consortium..

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    Publications | MultiMedia

    Video

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      Publications | Technical Reports

      Research Reports

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        Publications | Other

        Bulletins

          Newsletter

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            Teaching

            HEP 6670 - Principles of Grant Writing in Public Health, Spring 2023
            Public Health Leadership and Program Management, 2022
            Public Mental Health, 2022
            Environmental Health, 2021
            Public Health and Population Health, 2021
            Public Health Practice, 2021
            Public Health Toxicology, 2021
            Social Epidemiology, 2021
            Public Health Applied Practice Experience, 2020
            Public Health Integrative Learning Experience, 2020
            Public Health Theory and Practice, 2020
            Global Health, 2019
            Introduction to Health Promotion, 2019
            Introduction to Public Health, 2019
            Personal Health Across the Lifespan, 2019

            Extension

            Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Training Program for Service Industry Employees. Extension Project Number (Ext000150). , 2023 - 2024
            Extension Collaboration on Immunization Teaching and Engagement (EXCITE), 2022 - 2024