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AcademyHealth Offers Vibrant Recruiting Environment

Alana Christou, academic program coordinator for the department of health outcomes and policy, and Gina Eubanks, a current Ph.D. student and research coordinator in the department, successfully completed a two-day recruiting effort at AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting in San Diego, Calif., from June 8-10. “I think it was a great…

Maldonado-Molina Elected to Society for Prevention Research Board

Mildred Maldonado-Molina, Ph.D., associate professor in the department of health outcomes and policy and a faculty member with the Institute for Child Health Policy, was elected to serve on the board of directors of the Society for Prevention Research on Thursday, May 29 at an awards presentation…

Fellow Selected to Present at Upcoming APHA Chair’s Forum

Martin Wegman, an NIH TL1 Predoctoral Fellow and an M.D. /Ph.D. student at the University of Florida, has been invited to present his paper, “Flexible Wellness Account Purchase Requests by Medicaid Enrollees with Co-Occurring Physical and Mental Illness,” during the Chair’s Forum at the 142nd American Public Health…

HOP Fellow Martin Wegman Selected to Receive Impact Award!

HOP Fellow and MD-PhD student Martin Wegman has been selected as the Outstanding Graduate or Professional Student at this year’s Impact Awards. Martin received the award for his service as Director for the Equal Access Clinics, Board Member for Southwest Advocacy Group, and President of the American College of Medical…

Dr. Kelli Komro Co-Author of Cochrane Systematic Review Researching Effectiveness of the Health Promoting School Approach.

Dr. Kelli Komro is a co-author of an important Cochrane systematic review that researched the effectiveness of interventions using the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Health Promoting School (HPS) approach. The HPS approach includes health education in the curriculum; changing the school’s social or physical environment, or both; and involving families…