Lily Rosa of Wakefield, RI received the 2022 Academic  Excellence award for Health Studies.   Lily has been an outstanding representative of the Department of Health Studies. She graduated in December 2021 with a B.S. in health studies and a B.A. in Italian. During her time at URI, Lily worked to promote health and well-being. She […]

Associate Professor of Health Studies Dr. Steve Cohen has recently been asked to serve as a Deputy Editor of the Journal of Public Health Policy, a journal focusing on the major epidemiologic and social foundations of public health policy.

Dr. Natalie Sabik was awarded a sabbatical for this upcoming fall semester. During this time, she will work to further her research on chronic stress and the impact on body image and women’s health.

On April 13, 2022 we were honored to have Dr. Nicholas Asselin, Medical Director, Lifespan EpiCenter and Assistant Professor at Brown University, speak to the faculty and students at the annual Health Studies Symposium.  Dr. Asselin is an ER physician who helped direct Rhode Island’s COVID efforts, including developing the field hospital at the Rhode […]

An Interactive Q&A Discussion with Graduates was held on April 19 in Pharmacy 170. The returning Health Studies graduates discussed their current jobs and graduate education, provided great advice regarding internships, job searches, and excelling in the workforce.  They spoke of the benefit of using the free elective courses to strategically build their career paths […]

Dr. Steve Cohen, Associate Professor of Health Studies, served as a panelist on the Rhode Island Public Health Association webinar “Epidemiology and Using Evidence to Address Racism” on April 4, 2022.   Other panelists included Dr. Patricia Risica of Brown University and Dr. Soumyadeep Mukherjee of Rhode Island College, and the discussion was moderated by Dr. […]

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 […]