Author Archives: UW HELI

Congratulations to HELI 2010 alum Earlise Ward, PhD, on her appointment as the new director of the UW-Madison Morgridge Center for Public Service! The Morgridge Center connects students, staff and faculty to local and global communities to build partnerships and address critical issues through service and learning. As Morgridge Center director, Dr. Ward will beContinueContinue reading “HELI Alum Earlise Ward Named New Director of Morgridge Center for Public Service!”

We are happy to congratulate HELI 2016 alum Charles Rogers, PhD, MPH, MS, CHES, on his transition to a new role at the University of Utah School of Medicine! Starting June 2018, Dr. Rogers will be a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Family & Preventive Medicine in the Division of Public Health at Utah. Dr. Rogers will depart theContinueContinue reading “HELI Alum Dr. Charles Rogers is Headed to Utah!”

Two UW-Madison Professors involved with HELI were featured in an ‘Inside UW’ email that went out today, so we’d like to highlight them as well! Dr. Angela Byars-Winston leads a National Academy of Sciences committee studying whether mentoring can increase diversity in STEMM fields. Read all about it here. For HELI 2018, Dr. Byars-Winston willContinueContinue reading “Why Diversity in Mentoring Matters”

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Center for Public Engagement with Science and Technology hosts the Leshner Leadership Institute for Public Engagement with Science. Each year, 15 AAAS Leshner Fellows are selected from disciplines at the nexus of an important science-society issue. They convene for a week of intensive public engagement and scienceContinueContinue reading “Leshner Leadership Institute for Public Engagement with Science”

The Maryland Center for Health Equity (M-CHE), is excited to announce their Building Trust Workshop, Becoming a Self-Reflective Researcher: Successfully Engaging Minority Communities, will be held at the University of Maryland, College Park on June 27-28, 2018! This two-day workshop is geared to help researchers recruit and retain participants, especially racial and ethnic minorities and other healthContinueContinue reading “Save the Date! Building Trust Workshop at Maryland this June 27-28”

Congratulations to HELI 2014 alum Olayinka Shiyanbola, PhD, BPharm, on her recent appointment to serve as a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Roundtable on Health Literacy! The Roundtable on Health Literacy, under the Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, was established to foster dialogue and discussion to advance theContinueContinue reading “Shiyanbola Appointed to NASEM Roundtable on Health Literacy!”

Thank you to HELI 2016 alum Alvin Thomas, PhD, for sharing the recent Palo Alto University Center for Excellence in Diversity 2016-2017 Annual Report with us. The Center for Excellence in Diversity, co-directed by Dr. Joyce Chu and Dr. Alvin Thomas, was established in September 2010 at Palo Alto University by Stanley Sue. Aims ofContinueContinue reading “PAU Center for Excellence in Diversity 2016-2017 Annual Report”

We’re excited to share a new article by HELI 2011 alum Tisha Felder, PhD, MSW, and HELI 2016 alum Charles Rogers, PhD, MPH. “Mentoring, Training, and Scholarly Productivity Experiences of Cancer-Related Health Disparities Research Trainees: Do Outcomes Differ for Underrepresented Scientists?“ is published in the Journal of Cancer Education. A PDF of the article isContinueContinue reading “Congrats to HELI Alumni Dr. Felder & Dr. Rogers!”

We’d like to share a new article by HELI 2015 alum Sheryl Coley, DrPH. “More Than a “Number”: Perspectives of Prenatal Care Quality from Mothers of Color and Providers” is published in Women’s Health Issues. A PDF of the article is available here. This publication stems from Dr. Coley’s UW ICTR AHEAD Pilot Grant projectContinueContinue reading “New Publication by HELI Alum Dr. Sheryl Coley!”

We’d like to share an opportunity for early career faculty & doctoral students interested in intersectional qualitative research methods training. Thank you to 2012 HELI alum Dr. Carmen Valdez for sharing! The Consortium on Race, Gender, and Ethnicity at the University of Maryland and the Latino Research Initiative at The University of Texas at Austin seek participants for theContinueContinue reading “Intersectional Qualitative Research Methods Institute”