Dr. Marcella Boynton is currently an assistant professor in the UNC Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, School of Medicine and a biostatistician at UNC NC TraCS Institute where she provides statistics, research methods, and psychometrics support to a wide range of translational and behavioral scientists. Contact Jill Stevens with questions.
HPM PhD candidate, Maria Stevens, will present her dissertation research, titled, "The influence of vulnerability on the treatment and outcomes for opioid use disorder among people who present to the emergency department with an opioid-related diagnosis."
Please join us on Wednesday, October 18th for the UNC Core Center for Clinical Research (CCCR) Speakers Series presentation, "Mental Health Phenotyping in Osteoarthritis: From Concept to Implementation" from speaker Trevor Lentz, PT, PhD, MPH (Duke University School of Medicine). Join us virtually on Zoom at 10:30am EST. https://zoom.us/j/95689576583?pwd=c3RLNEt2WHQzSEoyZmJIN1FEQVR2QT09&from=addon Contact Abrianna Mihalkovic with questions.
This workshop will provide an introduction to health literacy and plain language for written communication. We will cover tips and tools for clear communication and practice writing with plain language. The workshop is intended for anyone creating patient education materials or communicating with the public about health topics. You can register for the event at... Read more »
The Clear Health Communication workshop will provide an introduction to health literacy and plain language for written communication. We will cover tips and tools for clear communication and practice writing with plain language. The workshop is intended for anyone creating patient education materials or communicating with the public about health topics. Contact Sophie Nachman with... Read more »
Come learn about the Office of Global Health Education's Migrant Health Service-Learning Program AND The Sexual and Reproductive Health in Bolivia Program.
An opportunity for UNC-Chapel Hill community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus on Friday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. – Frank Porter Graham Student Union (Employee... Read more »
This 2-day course (10/23 2-4pm & 10/25 3-5pm) is designed to provide a guide for consumers of probability-based panels to understand what they are working with: What questions to ask... Read more »
A prominent science author and journalist will talk about the challenges COVID-19 posed to health communicators who had to confront mis- and disinformation that undermined the nation's efforts to control... Read more »
As a part of University Research Week, The Sheps Center is participating in the Research Core Tour. Stop by the Sheps Center to listen to researchers and data scientists highlight projects that use Sheps IT services to learn about the latest research, technologies, and overall what Sheps has to offer. Sheps IT staff will be... Read more »
How is North Carolina collecting, compiling, and utilizing data related to violent death (e.g., homicides and suicides) and firearm violence in our state? Attend a free workshop to learn how the North Carolina Violent Death Reporting System (NC-VDRS) data can be used to inform prevention research, policy, and practice.
Hosted by the Graduate School and the Graduate and Professional Student Government. Free massages, yoga, resource fair and more. Additional details and registration to come soon.
This course will cover topics beyond the scope of the Introductory to Qualtrics short course. We will take a deeper dive into “Survey Flow” features including routing with branches, embedded... Read more »
Please join Gillings Student Affairs in the Dimensions of Wellness Series. This series will cover the 7 Dimensions of Wellness emotional, physical, occupational, social, intellectual, environmental, and financial. This session is the environmental session. Build your own terrarium. Seats are limited and registration is required.
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The Literature, Medicine, and Culture Colloquium (LMCC) at UNC is an informal reading and working group of graduate and professional students (but open to the entire UNC community) who meet monthly to talk about all things related to the intersections of literature, medicine, and culture. In the past, we’ve met to workshop conference papers or... Read more »
Join us for a joyous weekend filled with laughter, reminiscing, catching up, and reconnecting with your fellow graduates. Crystal Richards, one of your esteemed classmates, is taking the lead in... Read more »
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Join the Health Sciences Library to hear from a panel of experts about the process of planning, completing, publishing, and teaching systematic reviews. Panelists from across health affairs at Carolina will share their experiences, strategies, and lessons learned through successfully completing evidence synthesis projects. Register now at https://go.unc.edu/SRPanel
PreMiEr is an Engineering Research Center funded by the NSF, comprised of five North Carolina universities (Duke, NCA&T, NC State, UNC-CH, UNC-Charlotte) with the mission to improve the health of people occupying the built environment (e.g., homes, schools, workplaces) through manipulation of the microbiomes of those environments. Join Dr. Alexander McCumber in the series talk... Read more »
Please attend the IE's Inclusive Excellence Action Plan student feedback session.
Open houses for BSPH degree programs. Learn more.
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This course will focus on both qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques to measure health. First, participants will learn about collecting qualitative data on health through semi-structured interviews and researcher driven photo-elicitation interviews. Second, we give an introduction to the design and implementation of quantitative surveys. Participants will learn more about the design of survey... Read more »
Carolina Peer Support Collaborative Don’t let the future spook you! Join Total WellBeing and TIAA (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America) for a financial wellness midcareer retirement check-in. This... Read more »
Demystifying the Dean! Join the Minority Student Caucus to get to know Dean Nancy Messonnier with a fun activity and friendly conversation on October 31st from 12:15 pm-1 pm in... Read more »
Dr. Marquita Lewis-Thames, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University. In her talk, Dr. Lewis-Thames will define equity and its relationship to disparities, community engagement, and belongingness. She will frame the disparities rural cancer survivors face, the challenges associated with accessing adequate health services to support long-term survivorship care, and... Read more »
Come learn about this interdisciplinary SERVICE program that brings together public health students and medical residents to work non-profits in Tucson, AZ assisting migrants. Students will travel together to Tucson... Read more »
Please join Gillings Student Affairs in the Dimensions of Wellness Series. This series will cover the 7 Dimensions of Wellness emotional, physical, occupational, social, intellectual, environmental, and financial. This series... Read more »
