Georgina Miranda, a junior Health Studies major, from Pawtucket, RI, will be a part of the prestigious Future Public Health Leaders Program at the University of Michigan, Ann Harbor. 

Dr. Sabik and colleagues from Brandeis University found that chronic stress mediated the association between body image and depressive symptoms which suggests that self-image can negatively affect health.

Dr. Greaney and colleagues from the University of Massachusetts, Harvard School of Public Health, and the University of Guelph  just published an article, Social Support for Changing Multiple Behaviors: Factors Associated With Seeking Support and the Impact of Offered Support , in  Health Education & Behavior  – doi.org/10.1177/1090198117712333

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