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The 2018 Health Equity Leadership Institute was full of depth & fun in equal measures. Thank you to our photographers Kevin Kiley & Dr. Stephen B. Thomas! View details about the program & scholars, faculty, & instructors here.  

The HELI Team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Maryland were thrilled to host our 8th annual Health Equity Leadership Institute June 11-15, 2018 in Madison, WI. We congratulate the Class of 2018 on completing our rigorous 2018 ‘research bootcamp’ and joining the network of exceptional HELI Alumni! Photo by Kevin Kiley NotContinueContinue reading “Thank you to the HELI 2018 Scholars!”

We’d like to share an upcoming grantwriting training opportunity at the Medical University of South Carolina. The Training In Grantsmanship for Rehabilitation Research (TIGRR) is a grantwriting opportunity for researchers facing their first major research grant. This is an annual four-day workshop for hypothesis development, grantsmanship, and peer review, particularly in the area of rehabilitationContinueContinue reading “TIGRR Grantwriting Opportunity at MUSC”

We would like to share a call for submissions for a special issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ~ This issue, entitled “Globalization of Western Food Culture: Impact on Obesity and Food Insecurity,” belongs to the Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion section. Dr. Stephen B. Thomas, is oneContinueContinue reading “Submit to Special Issue: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health”

Congratulations are in order for HELI 2016 alum Dr. Prerna Arora! Prerna Arora, PhD, will be joining the faculty in the School Psychology program in the Department of Health and Behavioral Sciences at Columbia University Teachers College as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in August 2018. She will be continuing to work to address the mentalContinueContinue reading “Congrats to HELI Alum Dr. Prerna Arora!”

We are delighted to congratulate HELI 2016 alum Dr. Fawn Cothran on her move to California! Fawn Cothran, PhD, RN, joined the faculty in May 2018 in the Family Caregiving Institute at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at University of California, Davis, as a tenure-track Assistant Professor.  She works to advance the visionContinueContinue reading “Congrats to HELI Alum Dr. Fawn Cothran!”

Congratulations to HELI 2013 alum Dr. Colleen O’Neal on her promotion with tenure! Colleen O’Neal, PhD, was recently promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education in the College of Education at the University of Maryland, College Park. She problem-solved obstacles along the tenure path and credits her trainingContinueContinue reading “Congrats to HELI alum Dr. Colleen O’Neal!”

Thank you to HELI 2012 Alum Dr. Carmen Valdez for sharing this postdoctoral opportunity with us! The Steve Hicks School of Social Work and the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin are recruiting four postdoctoral fellows. The goal of the postdoctoral training program is to increase diversity in behavioral, population, andContinueContinue reading “Post-Doctoral Training Opportunity at UT-Austin”

We wish all the best to HELI 2012 alum Carmen Valdez, PhD, on her new position at the University of Texas at Austin starting this Fall! Dr. Valdez will be working as Senior Community Based Participatory Research faculty in the Department of Population Health for the Dell Medical School.  Dr. Valdez will also be involvedContinueContinue reading “Dr. Carmen Valdez is Headed to Texas!”

We’re happy to share two recent articles by HELI 2014 alum Olayinka Shiyanbola, PhD, BPharm, and HELI 2010 alum Earlise Ward, PhD. “Sociocultural Influences on African Americans’ Representations of Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Study” is published in the Journal of Ethnicity & Disease. A PDF of the article is available here. ‘”I did notContinueContinue reading “New Publications by HELI Alumni Dr. Shiyanbola & Dr. Ward!”