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Professor Chunhuei Chi is featured in a WalletHub article on the benefits and differences between MedPay and Personal Injury Protection.
Lila Hepner, PAC Instructor and Artistic and Social Dance Area Activity Leader, led an outstanding PAC Dance Showcase on March 14th. The room was buzzing, and the performances were outstanding. We have so much gratitude for all that Lila does for the college and university. Nice work, Lila!
Senior Instructor Dee Gillen competed in Dancing with the Professors on March 12, 2024. She danced the salsa with Dance Sport (and College of Engineering) student Basil Stein. Congrats on an amazing dance, Dee!
Professor Chunheui Chi recently spoke with Agence France-Presse (AFP) about the dangers of misinformation surrounding a hypothetical future pandemic, coined "Disease X" by the World Health Organization. Chunheui specifically addressed how false information can hinder public health efforts, particularly when it comes to preparing for and controlling pandemics and epidemics.
His interview has garnered significant attention, with 24 US and international media outlets picking up the story. This marks Chunheui's most media coverage since his first interview in January 2020. Read the story.
The College of Health has been selected for a second round of funding through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Transforming Academia for Equity initiative!
This round of funding provides 12 months of support to begin implementing the Action Plan for Equity and Justice developed during the first round of RWJF funding. Associate Professors Jonathan Garcia and Kate MacTavish will continue as co-project directors and are joined by Jey Blodgett as project coordinator.
Geethika Koneru, a first-year PhD student in the HPHB program, received a teaching recognition at the OSU men's basketball game vs. Washington State on February 8.
Student-athletes selected her as their "most valuable professor," recognizing her support for their studies as they juggle athletic responsibilities. Thanks for supporting OSU student-athletes, Geethika
Rick Settersten, University Distinguished Professor of Human Development and Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs, has co-edited a special issue of Advances in Life Course Research titled "Networked Lives: Probing the Influence of Social Networks on the Life Course." The issue includes a collaboratively developed article by Rick and HDFS doctoral candidate Kara McElvaine, which explores the concept of "unlinking" lives. Read the special issue.
Steph Corey, MPH, doctoral student in the public health – health promotion and health behavior program, has been selected by the Cancer Special Interest Group at the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) as the winner of the Student/Fellow Award for the 2024 SBM annual meeting.
The award is for her abstract, "Transgender and gender diverse cancer survivors' experiences accessing cancer screenings." Steph completed this work as part of the Thriving Together Study team, along with Associate Professor Jessica Gorman, Associate Professor Jonathan Garcia and MPH student Isabelle Ginavan. Congratulations, Steph!
Sunil Khanna, professor and director of the Center for Global Health, recently provided public testimony at an information hearing session of the Oregon State Legislature's Senate Committee on Health Care. Senator Deb Patterson, the committee's chair, extended the invitation to him. The focus of his presentation was hunger and health in Oregon and beyond. View Sunil's testimony presentation slides.
Kinesiology professor Megan MacDonald is quoted in "Do your kids want a dog? Science may be on their side," an article covering the growing body of research investigating how dogs can boost health, not just for kids but for people of all ages.
Ines de Pierola, a doctoral student in human development and family sciences, has been selected to be part of the 2024 cohort of doctoral research scholars at the Social Policy Institute (SPI) at Washington University in St. Louis. During this period, Ines will learn multidisciplinary research content and methods about paid leave, while expanding her scholarly network. Her current research evaluates the financial outcomes of paid leave programs for families. Congratulations, Ines!
Three College of Health students earned awards at the 2024 Cascadia Occupational, Environmental, and Public Health Conference held in January in Blaine, Wash. Carson Mowrer (MPH, Epidemiology) won best Best Student Oral Presentation; Sigride Asseko (PhD, Environmental and Occupational Health) won Best Ignite Presentation; and Brad Longman (PhD, Global Health) won Best Poster.
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