Jonsson-Funk named fellow of pharmacoepidemiology society; School well represented at Society’s conference
Dr. Michele Jonsson-Funk has been named a fellow of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE), in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the field and the organization. Epidemiology faculty members and students joined her at the ISPE conference in Prague this week.
Chen selected for AAUW award focused on ‘expanding women’s potential’
August 7, 2018 Elizabeth Chen, doctoral student in health behavior, was awarded an AAUW American Dissertation Fellowship by the American Association of University Women. Chen is developing a scale to measure the acceptability of mobile health (mHealth) interventions among teens.
Stürmer and team win honorable mention for Ronald D. Mann Best Paper Award
July 31, 2018 A paper co-authored by Dr. Til Stürmer has won an honorable mention for the Ronald D. Mann Best Paper Award for articles published in 2017 by the journal Pharmicoepidemiology and Drug Safety.
Curtis co-authored award-winning report about programs integrating HIV, TB care in Ukraine
July 28, 2018 Dr. Sian Curtis is co-author of a MEASURE Evaluation report about programs integrating HIV and tuberculosis care in Ukraine. An abstract of the report won a top prize at the International AIDS Society annual conference in Amsterdam.
Aaron Williams honored by RTI International for distinguished career and public service
July 25, 2018 Adjunct professor Aaron Williams was honored July 25 by RTI for his long and distinguished career in public service. Williams served as director of the Peace Corps, worked with RTI in international program management, policy reform, government relations and communications, and served as a foreign services officer.
Alumnus DuBois Bowman selected as University of Michigan’s dean of public health
July 20, 2018 Dr. DuBois Bowman, 2000 biostatistics alumnus of the Gillings School, has been named dean of the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health, effective Oct. 15. His research has focused upon improving mental health and neurological disorders including Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and depression.
Hursting’s 2016 study among most cited
July 19, 2018 A study by Dr. Stephen Hursting has been recognized as one of the most-cited papers of 2016 in all American Association for Cancer Research journals. The study was published in May 2016 in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.
Barrington and team win research award for HIV/AIDS project in Guatemala
June 25, 2018 Central America’s first study to critically document the process of creating a community-based clinic for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for gay men has been selected to receive the International Council of AIDS Service Organizations’ (ICASO) 2018 Robert Carr Research Award. Dr. Clare Barrington is the leader of the UNC research team on the collaborative project.
Cole, Wilcox honored by Society for Epidemiological Research
June 25, 2018 Drs. Stephen Cole and Allen Wilcox, faculty members in epidemiology at the Gillings School, won important awards recently from the Society for Epidemiological Research. Cole was honored with the Society's Excellence in Education Award, and Wilcox was chosen for a career accomplishment award.
Styblo, Wu awarded CEHS pilot study grants
June 22, 2018 Drs. Miroslav Styblo (nutrition) and Di Wu (biostatistics) were awarded 2018-2019 Pilot Projects Program grants by the UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility (CEHS).
