“The study will involve the first evidence-based training for the care of SGM older adults with AD/ADRD, and the first randomized control study on this subject,” said Tetyana Shippee.
Health Policy and Management
School of Public Health Professor Joseph Gaugler Chosen as Editor-in-Chief of The Gerontologist Journal
The Gerontologist is a peer-reviewed publication of GSA, the nation’s oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education, and practice in the field of aging.
Research shows public health agencies are critically understaffed
The researchers provide peer-reviewed evidence that to meet a minimum level of public health needs, local and state health departments across the country need to hire 80% more FTEs over pre-pandemic levels.
By analyzing online digital footprints, researchers seek early indicators of cognitive impairment
Researchers will examine how the linguistic, syntactic, or behavioral markers of digital footprints could provide early evidence of cognitive impairment and dementia.
MHA Executive Profile: Nate Scott
MHA Executive Profile: Vivian Anugwom
Elliot Arsoniadis and Thomas Byrd Join MN-LHS Program
Fashaw-Walters appointed 2022 Fesler-Lampert Chair in Aging Studies
Assistant Professor Shekinah Fashaw-Walters has been appointed as the 2022-2023 Fesler-Lampert Chair in Aging Studies.th.
Fashaw-Walters earns AcademyHealth dissertation award
Assistant Professor Shekinah Fashaw-Walters has received the Outstanding Dissertation Award from AcademyHealth.
Charania awarded Winston Health Policy Scholarship for interest in underserved communities
Student Shehrose Charania is a first-generation college student and recipient of a 2022 David A. Winston Health Policy Scholarship from the David A. Winston Fellowship.
Parsons earns American Cancer Society researcher award
Associate Professor Helen Parsons has received a 2022 ResearcHERS™ Rising Star Award from the American Cancer Society.
Five SPH students earn University’s student leadership awards
School of Public Health students Cory Anderson, Delaine Anderson, Alexandria Kristensen-Cabrera, Emily McGuire, and Sarah Samorodnitsky have each been awarded the President’s Student Leadership & Service Award from the University of Minnesota.