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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”

We are pleased to congratulate HELI 2016 alum Charles Rogers, PhD, on his acceptance to the fourth cohort of Scholars of the Mixed Methods Research Training Program for the Health Sciences at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD! Dr. Rogers is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family MedicineContinueContinue reading “New Mixed Methods Opportunity for HELI Alum Dr. Charles Rogers!”

The Health Equity Leadership Institute 2018 Application is now open! Please click here or copy & paste the following link to our Qualtrics application: https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eUM8QfRZtkWx23b Full instructions are included within the application. If you have further questions, please contact cche@hslc.wisc.edu or Caitlin Scott at cscott8@wisc.edu. Important Dates: Application release date: January 24th Due Date: Thursday,ContinueContinue reading “Health Equity Leadership Institute 2018 Application Open”

We would like to alert you to an opportunity at the University of South Carolina ~ The University of South Carolina College of Nursing is recruiting for an Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). This is a new position in the College of Nursing to further expand on the existing role of DirectorContinueContinue reading “Associate Dean for Diversity Opportunity at University of South Carolina”

We are happy to congratulate HELI 2013 alum Dana Garbarski, PhD, on her new appointment as Carolyn Farrell Endowed Assistant Professor in the Gannon Center for Women and Leadership at Loyola University Chicago! Dr. Garbarski is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Loyola and comes to this new position with evidence ofContinueContinue reading “Congrats to HELI Alum Dr. Dana Garbarski”

CCHE is delighted to congratulate HELI 2014 alum Olayinka Shiyanbola, PhD, on her new Collaborative Health Equity Research (CHER) pilot award via the UW-Madison Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR)! Dr. Shiyanbola has received $50,000 to support her community-engaged project entitled, “Feasibility and Acceptability of a Pilot Culturally Specific Educational-Behavioral Intervention for African Americans with TypeContinueContinue reading “Congrats to HELI alum Dr. Olayinka Shiyanbola!”