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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.


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Jianwen Cai, PhDCary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor
Lori A. Evarts, MPH, PMP, CPH, MBTIAssociate Professor and Associate Director, Operations Excellence
Carol Golin, MDProfessor
Nisha C. Gottfredson O'Shea, PhDAssociate Professor
Kristen Hassmiller Lich, PhDAssociate Professor
Abigail M. Hatcher, PhDAssociate Professor
Jim Herrington, PhDAdjunct Professor
Erin Kent, PhDAssociate Professor and Associate Chair for Research
Joanna "Asia" Maselko, ScDAssociate Professor
Aimee M. McHale, JD, MSPHAssistant Professor
Beth Moracco, PhDAssociate Professor
Aunchalee E. L. Palmquist, PhD, MA, IBCLCAdjunct Associate Professor
Angela Parcesepe, PhDAssociate Professor
John S. Preisser, PhDProfessor
Matthew A. Psioda, PhDAdjunct Associate Professor
Rohit Ramaswamy, PhDPhD Professor
Dana Rice, DrPHAssociate Professor and Assistant Dean of Master's Degree Program
Meghan Shanahan, PhDAssociate Professor
Christopher M. Shea, PhDProfessor and Director of PhD Program
Pam Silberman, JD, DrPHAdjunct Professor
Alison Stuebe, MDProfessor and Distinguished Scholar in Infant and Young Child Feeding
Til Stürmer, MD, MPH, PhDNancy A. Dreyer Distinguished Professor
Sean Y. Sylvia, PhDAssociate Professor
Xianming Tan, PhDProfessor
Bharathi Jayanthi Zvara, PhDAssociate Professor
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