Recent media coverage of School of Public Health faculty, researchers, students, and post-doctoral fellows.
Charlie Plain
In the Media — August 2017
Recent media coverage of School of Public Health faculty, researchers, students, and post-doctoral fellows.
Wholey Honored with Top National Scholar Award
Professor Douglas Wholey received the Provan Distinguished Scholar Award from the Health Care Management Division of the Academy of Management in Atlanta on Aug. 8.
In-school, Family-based Counseling Could Help Curb Behavior Problems Among Kids
Research from Sonya Brady links behavior problems in children with caregiver stress and suggests they could both be helped through in-school, family-based mental health services.
Sundaram Selected for Influenza Vaccine Online Forum
PhD student Maria Sundaram is a featured expert in the New England Journal of Medicine’s upcoming influenza vaccine online forum Aug. 16-25.
School of Public Health Launches Sexual Health Minor
The new minor will allow graduate students to learn and apply public health strategies to address a broad array of sexual health challenges and to build community sexual health.
Maldonado and Jurek Awarded Best Paper by Annals of Epidemiology
Associate Professor George Maldonado and alumna Anne Jurek (PhD, ‘04) received the 2017 General Best Paper award from the American College of Epidemiology and the Annals of Epidemiology.
Study Seeks to Understand How Families Experience Caring for a Seriously Ill Family Member
Research from Assistant Professor Katie White shows that family members often struggle to work and make decisions as an intergenerational family unit while caring for seriously ill loved ones.
New Model Says More Research Needed for Gout Treatments
Student Fernando Alarid-Escudero used a new decision-making model to analyze uncertainties associated with the cost and performance of two gout drugs.
Study Reveals Lack of Education on Risks of Mammograms
A study by PhD student Jiani Yu found that the risks and harms of mammograms are not being adequately communicated to women.
Kozhimannil Named to Editorial Board of Women’s Health Issues
Associate Professor Katy Kozhimannil was selected to the editorial board of Women’s Health Issues for her influential research examining maternal health topics.
Examining Health Disparities — Including High Rates of Depression — Among Sexual Minorities
A study by researcher Carrie Henning-Smith shows that lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults in the United States experience disproportionately worse mental and physical health compared with their heterosexual counterparts.
