The Department of Health Studies hosted a roundtable discussion, Career Conversations with Health Studies Graduates, at the Higgins Welcome Center on March 30, 2022. Each graduate provided a brief overview of his/her career and then hosted two roundtable discussions. It was a valuable opportunity for students to ask questions about their major, graduate school, and job […]

Dr. Quashie brings a wealth of global health experience. Her research focuses on population aging, family,  health, wellbeing, and social inequality in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, and Europe.  Dr. Quashie has a PhD in Sociology and has completed postdoctoral research positions in Germany and Thailand. You can learn more about Dr. Quashie and […]

We would like to congratulate Dr. Donna Schwartz-Barcott, Professor, College of Nursing, on her retirement.  Dr. Schwartz-Barcott was instrumental in developing the health studies  major and has been a vital member of the Health Studies Internal Advisory Board. Our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Schwartz-Barcott for being such an essential board member, mentor, and friend. She […]

The Department of Health Studies hosted a roundtable discussion, Life After URI!, featuring five health studies graduates on October 12 at the Higgins Welcome Center. Each of the returning graduates provided a brief overview of their careers and then hosted two roundtable discussions. It proved to be an informative and enjoyable evening, providing health studies […]

We are pleased to congratulate Dr. Steve Cohen for his recent promotion!  Dr. Cohen is now an Associate Professor of Health Studies with tenure, effective July 1, 2021.  He will continue to teach HLT 200 (Interdisciplinary Approaches to Health) and PHP 405 (Fundamentals of Epidemiology) as well as continuing his research into the impacts of […]

Congratulations to Owen Manahan for being recognized by the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the Rhode Island Public Health Association (RIPHA)! The Council of Affiliates at APHA awarded Owen the Outstanding Student of the Year award at the APHA Annual Meeting. Owen also was recognized by RIPHA by having an award named after him, […]

Health studies graduate, Shannon O’Rourke ’20, was part of the COVID-19 Panel Discussion: Personal Experiences from the Front Lines held on online October 7th. Shannon spoke about her experience working at Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH). When the pandemic began Shannon was completing an internship at a RIDOH and made the decision to continue […]

Cassidy Fries, a native of Philadelphia, has been an outstanding student and representative of health studies. She was a member of the health studies action board, served as a peer adviser to majors, was an active member of Dr. Sabik’s lab, and has been a co-author on several published papers. Cassidy also was a member […]