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The University of Kentucky鈥檚 Students Participating as Ambassadors for Research in Kentucky (SPARK) Program has named its 2025 cohort.
Congratulations to CHET core faculty member, Matthew Bush, MD, PhD on receiving the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The award, announced in mid-January by the White House, is the highest honor given by the U.S. government to outstanding, early career scientists and engineers.
Congratulations to CHET primary faculty member Dr. Justin Moore and his colleague Dr. Kristen McQuerry on being awarded a research grant for their annual BIOSTAT PRODIGY program. BIOSTAT PRODIGY is a one-week summer enrichment program for Lexington high school students to learn statistical programming in R. Last year they successfully mentored students from around Lexington.
In the fall of 2024, UK ASCEND underwent a highly competitive application and selection process to identify the second and third cohorts of scholars. Individuals were chosen as ASCEND scholars based on their potential to become highly successful community-engaged researchers and the merit of their proposed pilot projects.
Tolulope Oladele, MBBS, MPH, FWACS (OBGYN) PhD Student, Health Services Research Department of Health Management and Policy Project Title: 鈥淚mpact of Medicaid Reimbursement on Uptake of Doula Services and Health Outcomes鈥
The X站福利所鈥檚 Our Care in Action: A Year in the Life highlights the dedication and impact of faculty, staff, and learners over the past year. This project brings the college鈥檚 mission to life by sharing firsthand accounts of patient care, medical education, and groundbreaking research.
Maddie Duff, a Cohort 4 SPARKler from Prestonsburg, Kentucky, has been selected as a 2025 Kentucky Derby Festival Princess.
Sydney Shafer, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health and CHET GRA working with the Biostatistics and Research Design Core, is delving into chemical exposures in East Palestine, Ohio following the 2023 freight train derailment. Partnering with UK鈥檚 Dr. Erin Haynes and Duke University鈥檚 Dr.
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Congratulations to Shyanika W. Rose, PhD, MA who recently contributed to a new Surgeon General's report, "Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities: A Report of the Surgeon General." The report highlights the latest scientific evidence on disparities in:
Congratulations to Justin X. Moore, PhD, who recently had articles published in the journals Social Science & Medicine and JAMA Network Open.
Elizabeth Rhodus, PhD, MS, OTR/L and CHET GRA Nancy Wolff recently presented their poster "Improving Brain Health Equity Through A Community-engaged, Educational Series Among Rural Older Adults" at the AAIC Advancements: Exploring Equity in Diagnosis conference hosted by the Alzheimer's Association in Chicago, IL.
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Anna-Maria South, MD, assistant professor of hospital medicine, was one of eight individuals selected to join the third cohort of the Disparities Researchers Equalizing Access for all comMunities (DREAM) scholars program last year.
Combining his passion for research and creativity, a University of Kentucky student is breaking barriers 鈥 literally and figuratively. Joshua Moses, a CHET graduate research assistant working with the CHET communications committee and second-year PhD student in the Department of Physiology, X站福利所, is committed to both research and science communication.
CHET Primary Faculty member Darlingtina Esiaka, PhD, CPG, CPH showcased her expertise at the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) annual conference in Seattle, WA. She and her graduate research assistant Albert Junior Nyarko presented the following:
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Several CHET faculty, staff, and trainees recently attended the annual Men's Brain Health and Wellness event hosted by Omega Psi Phi fraternity.The event offered free health screenings, vaccines, and fitness education sessions to empower men鈥檚 wellness. Dr.
Congratulations to CHET Primary Faculty members Carolyn Lauckner, PhD and Shyanika Rose, PhD, MA, who were recognized at a recent X站福利所 ceremony for their promotions to Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Behavioral Science.
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Several CHET faculty, staff, and trainees presented at the 2024 American Public Health Association Conference in Minneapolis, MN October 27th-30th.