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September 8, 2022 • School of Public Health Aga Khan, Q&A, Shafik Dharamsi,
The HSC School of Public Health recently welcomed Dean Shafik Dharamsi, Ph.D. Dr. Dharamsi brings more than 25 years of transdisciplinary and international teaching, research and leadership experience to his new role. Born in Tanzania, he is a first-generation college graduate with a deep commitment to student success. His professional career includes work as regional…
August 22, 2022 • School of Public Health Afiba Manza-A. Agovi, Ashley Lamar, Dr. Emily Spence, Dr. Erika Thompson, HIV, INCEDO, IPV, Jessica Grace, JPS, Mary Ann Contreras, Technology Enhanced Screening and Assistance, TESSA,
A University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth program launched in 2015 to support Tarrant County victims of intimate partner violence has now developed free, online, self-guided health provider training that addresses the intersection of IPV and sexual health, specifically HIV. The program operates in collaboration with JPS Health Network, other local health providers…
August 8, 2022 • HSC Health, School of Public Health, TCOM American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Dr. Andrew Yockey, Dr. David Farmer, Dr. Scott Walters, mental health,
The numbers are staggering. Each year in the U.S., 300 to 400 physicians die by suicide. Such deaths are between 250% and 400% higher among female physicians when compared with women in other professions, and male doctors have suicide rates as much as 40% higher than the general population. Despite a recent push by the…
August 4, 2022 • Our People, School of Public Health School of Public Health, Shafik Dharamsi,
An educator with more than 25 years of transdisciplinary and international teaching, research and leadership experience will join The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Aug. 15 as the new dean of the School of Public Health. Dr. Shafik Dharamsi was hired after a national search for a new leader for…
July 22, 2022 • School of Public Health Dr. Colbey Walker, School of Public Health,
The last two years have been a whirlwind for Dr. Colbey Walker and his family. Last year brought Walker to a new faculty position with The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth’s School of Public Health, and last fall the family welcomed their first child, Murray, who has quickly become the…
July 15, 2022 • Community, Education, School of Public Health 988, mental health, National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Scott Walters, the lifeline,
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will expand to receive calls or texts sent to the newly created 9-8-8 emergency number. The shortened, easy-to-remember number is a means to connect directly with support for anyone who is experiencing any form of mental health-related distress — thoughts of suicide, emotional distress or substance-use crisis — or knows…
June 30, 2022 • COVID-19, School of Public Health Dr. Diana Cervantes, Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Prevention Strategist, School of Public Health,
Dr. Diana Cervantes, assistant professor and director of the MPH Epidemiology Program at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health has been named as a 2022 Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. This distinction honors infection prevention professionals who are advanced practitioners…
June 21, 2022 • School of Public Health, Students Anna Galvin, Cizik School of Nursing, health behavior research, School of Public Health, UT Houston,
Graduating Ph.D. student Anna Galvin, MSN, RN, would like more nurses to know how great a fit public health is to their profession. “If I could convince more nurses to build their public health background and perspective, I would. Nursing and public health are a perfect combination,” Galvin said, as she reflected on the Ph.D. in…
June 14, 2022 • Institute for Health Disparities , School of Public Health, Students epidemiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Noah Peeri, School of Public Health,
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Ph.D. graduate Noah Peeri is off to an exciting postdoctoral fellowship program with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York — one of the world’s leading institutions in patient care, research and education. Peeri graduated from the HSC School of Public Health with…
June 13, 2022 • Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Editor's Picks, School of Public Health Esther Annan, Princeton, School of Public Health,
Esther Annan is moving to Princeton this summer. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth School of Public Health student will complete her PhD in epidemiology in June 2022. She will then leave for a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship, which involves teaching and advancing her research in dengue fever, malaria and other mosquito-borne…
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