Lisa Quintiliani, PhD, RD, an Assistant Professor at Boston University School of Medicine, will be our featured speaker. Dr. Quintiliani will be discussing a Weight Management Intervention among Low-Income Public Housing Residents. The colloquium is Tuesday, March 27 from 4:00 – 5:00 pm in Washburn Hall room 308. 

Our spring career event will be a Q&A session with Health Studies graduates!  the event will be on April 2 at 6 p.m. in room 170 in the Pharmacy Building. Come and ask questions to learn about how best to capitalize on your time at URI, landing your first job, attending graduate school, etc.!

Kayla Mudge, a 2016 Health Studies graduate and Communications Coordinator at the Hospital Association of Rhode Island (HARI), was recently quoted in the Providence Journal regarding the Governor’s proposed hospital payment cuts in the 2019 state budget.

Drs. Cohen and Sabik recently published a study examining the associations between place-based characteristics and rural-urban status among older adults:    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29193298

Ariana Azzoli,  a 2017 Health graduate, presented the results of her independent study at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association  (APHA) in Atlanta, GA. Ariana’s research, conducted with Dr, Cohen, was a  cross-sectional study using data from the National Health and Aging Trends study. Her study analyses revealed a significant association between older adults with low vision […]

Dr. Cohen along with Drs. Sabik and Greaney presented their paper, Assessment of dietary patterns, physical activity, and obesity from a national survey: Rural-urban health disparities in older adults, at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA) in Atlanta, GA. The paper received the  2017 Aging and Rural Health Research Award and examined differences in obesity rates in […]

Dr. Greaney and colleagues from Duke University, Georgetown University, and Boston University recently published new research examining the impact of a weight gain prevention intervention on physical activity.   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29037247

!25 students attended the Health Studies Fall career event, Exploring non-Clinical Health Careers on October 4, 2017. The event that began with a panel presentation that was followed by interactive breakout sessions hosted by the speakers. This was the first Health Studies career event to feature graduates of the program! We would like to thank […]

Chandler Lemay ‘17, a health Studies major from Narragansett, RI spent last in Ireland where she lived in Cork and attended the University College Cork. According to Chandler, “the best part of studying abroad was that every day was an adventure and there was always something new to explore. It was an amazing experience to […]

Dr. Cohen will be a featured speaker in a webinar presented by the Aging and Public Health Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Dr. Cohen and colleagues will speak about career development, and will discuss: • strategies and skills to develop a successful career • real-world experiences •  mentoring Register Now! Brought to you by: Aging and Public Health Section […]