Professor Brad Zebrack received a grant for his project, ''A Short Course for Creating Integrative Oncology Leaders'' from the National Cancer Institute. The study aims to improve the quality of life for oncology patients by educating a cohort of oncology professionals who have the knowledge and skills to act as leaders for the safe and evidence-based integration of complementary therapies into conventional oncology care, education, and research.
Assistant Professor Emily Nicklett’s article, “Assessing Diabetes and Factors Associated with Foregoing Medical Care among Persons with Diabetes: Disparities Facing American Indian/Alaska Native, Black, Hispanic, Low Income, and Southern Adults in the U.S. (2011–2015)” was published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Associate Professor Lydia Li was cited in the Healio article, “Acupressure no different than sham counterpart, but still led to improvements for knee Osteoarthritis”. The article is based on Li’s recent research study.
Associate Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor's article, "The Case Against Physical Punishment" was published in Current Opinion in Psychology.
Assistant Professor David Córdova’s article, “Development of the Brief Social Capital for Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Scale Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis” was published in Youth & Society.
Associate Professor Andy Grogan-Kaylor's article, “Unpacking the impact of adverse childhood experiences on adult mental health” was published in Child Abuse & Neglect.
Associate Professor Luke Shaefer’s article, “Fighting Child Poverty With a Universal Child Allowance” was published in The American Prospect.
Professor Robert Taylor and Assistant Professor Emily Nicklett’s article, “Biopsychosocial Predictors of Fall Events Among Older African Americans” was published in Research on Aging Special Issue: Advancing Minority Aging Research.
Professor Brad Zebrack is co-author and lead investigator of a recent multicenter longitudinal study on adolescent and young adult cancer survivors’ social functioning after treatment. The study was also cited in a recent CNN story on a college swimmer cancer patient.
Assistant Professor Mathieu Despard’s research brief, “Can Post Offices Increase Access to Financial Services?" was cited in MarketWatch financial news.
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