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 […]
Continue reading "Interactive Q&A Discussion with Graduates"The URI Department of Health Studies now has an official Twitter account. We will share news about our department, feature scholarly activities of our faculty and students, and research or events on all areas related to population health. Follow us @URIHStudies.
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Continue reading "Department of Health Studies Welcomes Dr. Nekehia Quashie"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 […]
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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 […]
Continue reading "Alumni Return to Discuss Life After URI!"An article by Anushree Dave titled “Half-Million Excess U.S. Deaths in 2020 Hit Minorities Worse” appeared on Bloomberg Invest Global on October 4, 2021. The article reports the findings recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Associate Professor of Health Studies, Dr. Steve Cohen, was interviewed for the article to provide commentary. Dave’s article and […]
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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 […]
Continue reading "Congratulations Dr. Cohen!"The Department of Health Studies extends a warm welcome to Sue Oppenheim, who will serve as the departmental administrator. Sue comes to us from Communicative Disorders where she has had 17 years of experience. Sue’s role will be to support the Department in a number of capacities, including welcoming new students and connecting them with […]
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