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New study explores intimate partner violence as precursor to suicide
April 11, 2022 Intimate partner violence is a precursor to 6.1% of all suicides, according to a new study led by health behavior researchers at UNC.
Experiences of racism in adolescence raise risk of depression for Black women
February 22, 2022 Black women who frequently experience racism before age 20 are at higher risk of reporting depressive symptoms in adulthood than those who had fewer experiences of racism in early life, according to research from Gillings School epidemiologists.
Positive social ‘nudges’ could encourage more providers to treat opioid use disorder
November 3, 2021 Positive social messaging can encourage more providers to seek training to administer medicine for opioid use disorder, which could lead to more patients gaining access to this life-saving treatment.
Highlighted Leaders in the Field
Other Leaders in the Field
| Anna Austin, PhD | Assistant Professor | |
| Jianwen Cai, PhD | Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor | |
| Lori A. Evarts, MPH, PMP, CPH, MBTI | Associate Professor and Associate Director, Operations Excellence | |
| Carol Golin, MD | Professor | |
| Nisha C. Gottfredson O'Shea, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Kristen Hassmiller Lich, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Abigail M. Hatcher, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Jim Herrington, PhD | Adjunct Professor | |
| Erin Kent, PhD | Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Research | |
| Joanna "Asia" Maselko, ScD | Associate Professor | |
| Aimee M. McHale, JD, MSPH | Assistant Professor | |
| Beth Moracco, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Aunchalee E. L. Palmquist, PhD, MA, IBCLC | Adjunct Associate Professor | |
| Angela Parcesepe, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| John S. Preisser, PhD | Professor | |
| Matthew A. Psioda, PhD | Adjunct Assistant Professor | |
| Rohit Ramaswamy, PhD | PhD Professor | |
| Dana Rice, DrPH | Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean of Master's Degree Program | |
| Meghan Shanahan, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Christopher M. Shea, PhD | Professor | |
| Pam Silberman, JD, DrPH | Professor Emeritus | |
| Alison Stuebe, MD | Professor and Distinguished Scholar in Infant and Young Child Feeding | |
| Til Stürmer, MD, MPH, PhD | Nancy A. Dreyer Distinguished Professor and Chair | |
| Sean Y. Sylvia, PhD | Associate Professor | |
| Xianming Tan, PhD | Professor | |
| Bharathi Jayanthi Zvara, PhD | Associate Professor |
