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DPHS is always excited to see our former students and BRIDGE Scholars continue to find success in their academic and professional pursuits. We're currently celebrating the achievements of J'Mauri Jackson, a 2022 DPHS BRIDGE Scholar, who was awarded a graduate research fellowship at the Center for Racial Justice with the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy.

DPHS' Hayden Bosworth joins fellow experts for a scoping review of articles which examined the impact of COVID-19 on HTN and HTN medication adherence among underrepresented racial/ethnic minor

New research involving DPHS' Shelby Reed, PhD, and Anna Hung, PhD, looks at what matters most to women when choosing breast reconstruction surgery after a mastectomy. 

DPHS faculty look at the role neighborhood opportunity may play in childhood obesity using the New York public school youth as an example. 

Newly published research led by DPHS' Meira Epplein, PhD, suggests that taking supplements regularly may guard against stomach cancer, particularly for Black adults.  

BRIDGE Scholar John Fuller recently received the CCHS 2023 Undergraduate Research Paper Award for his work on “Social Network Support and Frequent Mental Distress Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Cancer Survivors."

DPHS’ Suur Ayangeakaa and colleagues look at at sociocultural and structural factors that serve as barriers to PrEP usage in African American communities. 

Research featuring DPHS’ Leah Zullig looks at if racial disparities exist within North Carolina’s VA system preventing veterans from recieving proper lung cancer screenings. 

Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein discusses why treating addiction properly can help reduce overdose deaths for prisoners in Missouri and across the country. 

Colleen Burke and Hayden Bosworth discuss the impact of new research showing veterans in redlined neighborhoods are at a higher risk of CV-related events and deaths.