Author Archives: UW HELI

Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA is accepting applications for faculty positions in the College of Health. The new College of Health at Lehigh University invites applications for multiple tenure-track positions at the assistant professor level with responsibilities to advance education, research and service in population health—including epidemiology, biostatistics, community health, health innovation and technology, globalContinueContinue reading “Lehigh University College of Health Tenure-Track Opportunities”

Congratulations to HELI 2016 alumna Lesliam Quirós-Alcalá, PhD, MS, on her recent award! Dr. Quirós-Alcalá will be recognized with the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES) Joan M. Daisey Outstanding Young Scientist Award to be presented at the 2019 ISES/ISIAQ Conference in Kaunas, Lithuania this coming August. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the science of human exposure analysis byContinueContinue reading “Outstanding Young Scientist Dr. Quirós-Alcalá!”

The Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is seeking a thoughtful, innovative, mission-driven leader to serve as the founding director for its program in Health Equity.  Eligible candidates must have an MD or a PhD in a health-related field.  The ideal candidate will have experience with community engagement and aContinueContinue reading “Director for Health Equity Opportunity in Colorado”

Congratulations to HELI 2014 alumna Olayinka Shiyanbola, PhD, on her most recent grant award! Dr. Shiyanbola received a UW-Madison Contemporary Social Problems Initiative grant for her project “Partnering with Peers in the Community to Improve Diabetes Medication Adherence for African Americans in Madison and Milwaukee.” This study uses a community engaged collaborative approach involving patientContinueContinue reading “Dr. Shiyanbola Receives Contemporary Social Problems Initiative Award!”

Congratulations to HELI 2018 Alumna Dr. Madelyne Greene! Madelyne Greene, PhD, will be joining the faculty in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Fall 2019! Before transitioning to her new home in Nursing, Dr. Greene will wrap up her post-doctoral fellowship with the Health Disparities Research Scholars (HDRS) Program inContinueContinue reading “Congrats to HELI Alumna Dr. Madelyne Greene!”

Join us for the 2019 Health Equity Leadership Institute UW Welcome Reception on Tuesday, June 18th! Help welcome the 2019 HELI Scholars to Madison & hear from speakers from UW-Madison and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Speakers include Robert N. Golden, MD, Dean of the UW School of Medicine & Public Health, Vice ChancellorContinueContinue reading “HELI 2019 UW Welcome Reception”

The Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is recruiting a postdoctoral trainee for its NICHD-funded Postdoctoral Training Program in Health Disparities Research. Appointments will be for 2-3 years beginning in the summer or fall of 2019. This program supports the training of scholarsContinueContinue reading “Postdoctoral Trainee Opportunity at UW-Madison”

Congratulations to HELI 2018 Alumna Dr. Susan Flowers Benton! Susan Flowers Benton, PhD, will be joining the faculty in the Department of Rehabilitation and Disability Studies in the College of Nursing and Allied Health at Southern University and A&M College as a tenure-track Assistant Professor starting July 1st! Before she and her family move backContinueContinue reading “Congrats to HELI Alumna Dr. Susan Flowers Benton!”

HELI 2015 alum Dr. Vernon Grant (Blackfeet Nation) is featured in the latest We Are Healers video! This video charts Dr. Grant’s journey of overcoming challenges and reaching the point where he is now working as a public health researcher to improve health outcomes in his home community of Browning, Montana. Dr. Grant is anContinueContinue reading “We Are Healers – HELI Alum Dr. Vernon Grant”

CCHE would like to share a recent article from Academic Medicine ~ ‘Shifting Academic Health Centers From a Culture of Community Service to Community Engagement and Integration’ is authored by Consuelo H. Wilkins, MD, MSci, and Philip M. Alberti, PhD. Abstract:There is an increasing need for academic health centers (AHCs) to engage communities across theirContinueContinue reading “Shifting AHC Culture from Community Service to Community Engagement and Integration”