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 […]

The website for the Rhode Island Life Expectancy Project is now live! The Project is a landmark effort, developed by researchers at URI to highlight how health and well-being are influenced by where we live and work. It provides population and health data to Rhode Island researchers, policymakers, educators, and all current and future Rhode Island residents.

Congratulations to health studies graduate, Alexandra (Alex) Cole, MHA! Alex is starting an an 18-month competitive training program, Emory Healthcare’s Operations Development Program, in Atlanta, GA. This prestigious program is designed to help participants gain the skills, experience, and business knowledge of operations in academic faculty practices. Alex graduated from University of Missouri in 2016 […]

Dr. Steve Cohen, an assistant professor in the Health Studies was profiled in the fall issue of Momentum: Research and Innovation, the University of Rhode Island’s journal that presents highlights of the university. Dr. Cohen is a social epidemiologist and applied public health demographer, studying the impacts of aging on health and health care delivery. His […]