Category: Student Research & Fieldwork
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MPH student publishes study examining gun culture and “the armed home”
HSPop MPH student ThuyMi Phung recently published a mixed-methods article in the Journal of Integrated Social Sciences examining the legitimization of gun use in the home, mixing quantitative and qualitative methods. “My findings suggest that maybe people view gun violence and the threat of firearms outside of the home to be great, and they counteract…
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Scoping review highlights needs for sexual and reproductive health interventions in U.S. juvenile detention facilities
HSPop faculty and student co-author new scoping review published in the Journal of Adolescent Health The Journal of Adolescent Health has published A Scoping Review of Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions With Youth in U.S. Juvenile Facilities, co-authored by HSPop professor and department chair Megha Ramaswamy PhD, MPH; Online MPH alum Nekia Ivory, and Public…
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HSPop at the MPH Practicum Symposium
Alongside students from all UW School of Public Health departments, students from the HSPop MPH and Online MPH programs presented their practicum projects. Out of nearly 100 presenters, Shalom Mhlanga was one of three students to receive the Most Memorable interACTIONS Award.
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Improving immigrant health in Washington by understanding employment barriers
New research from Nicole Chicoine, online MPH student, explores the link between employment and health for Afghan refugees and immigrants.
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London Breedlove receives David A. Winston fellowship
Breedlove, Executive MHA student and associate clinical professor in the Family Medicine Department, reflects on the benefits of holistic care that treats mind and body in tandem.
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Zoe Pleasure receives NIH fellowship to study contraceptive care delivery to Veterans with autoimmune conditions
Pleasure was awarded the prestigious F31 predoctoral fellowship from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health for her study.
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The urgent need for gender-affirming care amid rising bans
Gender-affirming care bans are creating a mental health crisis for transgender youth, as highlighted by a new literature review from the University of Washington School of Public Health.
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The legacy of redlining in America: Shanise Owens reveals health, wealth impacts in new study
Recent Health Services PhD graduate Shanise Owens discusses her thesis, which digs into the lingering impacts of redlining on generational wealth and BMI.
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Four 2024 graduates earn Health Services PhD
With varying research interests and professional backgrounds, the recent alumni are connected by a shared passion for advancing equity in public health.
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COPHP student mentors Yakama Nation students impacted by the Hanford nuclear site
COPHP student Jerry Wood discusses their practicum project tackling the intersection of the environment and health, their role as a health care navigator at UW, and more.