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IPH Associate Professor Monica Swahn Appointed CHHS Associate Dean for Research
Monica Swahn has been appointed Associate Dean for Research for the College of Health and Human Sciences by Dean Susan Kelley. Professor Swahn will assume her new responsibilities in August and will continue serving as a faculty member in the Insititute of Public Health. Congratulations to Dr. Swahn on this recognition of her research acumen.
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John Steward Showcased in Journal of Environmental Health
John Steward, faculty member in the Institute of Public Health and manager of the Partnership for Urban Health Research, serves as a Regional Vice President for the National Environmental Health Association. John's contributions to the Association are highghted in their current issue of the Journal of Environmental Health. Read the story here.
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Former Associate Director of IPH Named Interim President of Coastal Georgia Community College
Valerie Hepburn, a founding member of the IPH faculty, and who joined the faculty at the University of Georgia this semester, was just appointed Interim President of the Coastal Georgia Community College as it prepares to transition from a two-year to four-year college. Read more here.
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IPH Hosts International Visitors
In cooperation with the US State Department, the Institute of Public Health and the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies jointly conducted a training seminar on avian flu preparedness for visitors from eight countries. Visitors from Bangladesh, China, Panama, Venezuela, Ghana, Hungary, India and Pakistan were part of the International Visitor Leadership Program sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. State Department.
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Professor Eriksen, Director of Institute of Public Health, Receives Award
Michael Eriksen recently received The Gold Honorary Award from the Health Promotion Foundation of Poland for his contribution of building partnerships to develop comprehensive tobacco control policies in Eastern Europe. The award was given at the recently completed Summit of Tobacco Control Leaders from Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union Countries. The award was presented by Professor Witold Zatonski, President of the Health Promotion Foundation, on April 22, 2008.
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Dan Benardot Presented at the final Grand Rounds for the 2007-08 Academic Year
Dr. Dan Benardot, a faculty member in the GSU, Department of Nutrition, gave a presentation on "Assessing Within-Day Energy Balance as a Strategy for Obesity Reduction?" as part of the Institute of Public Health's Monthly Grand Rounds. Read more on Public health Grand Rounds.
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IPH Student Wins CDC Award
Tiffany Colarusso, a current student in the MPH program, recently won a group award from the CDC for her work with the National Birth Defects Prevention Study on heart defects. Tiffany will use this research toward her thesis defense. Learn more about this birth defect research.
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Nine MPH Students Recognized at College Honors Day
The annual College of Health and Human Sciences Honors Day recognizes students throughout the college for academic excellence and community involvement. Pictured with Dr. Michael Eriksen, Professor and Director of the Institute of Public Health, are Anna Rockett, Michelle Marcus, Jessica Howell, and Megan Reynolds. Michelle and Jessica received the Public Health Student Achievement Award voted on by IPH faculty. Anna and Megan along with Rachele Deveras, Ashley Edwards, Susan Henderson, Chris Jones and Bethany West received the Georgia Health Foundation Scholarship. Learn more about the Georgia Health Foundation Scholarship.
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IPH Student Evaluates Smoking Cessation Program for ACS
Jessica Howell, the Public Health Institute Student Association (PHISA) president and a second year student in the MPH program, is getting hands-on experience at the American Cancer Society headquarters in Atlanta by evaluating an employer-based smoking cessation program as part of her MPH practicum. To learn more about Jessica's internship experience, visit the Student Spotlight.
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Interdisciplinary Panel on Violence Research
at Georgia State
Faculty from four of Georgia State's six colleges presented their research at this interdisciplinary research panel, jointly sponsored by the Partnership for Urban Health Research (PUHR) and the Institute of Public Health. Julia Perilla from the Department of Psychology, Leslie Reid from the Department of Sociology, Monica Swahn from the Institute of Public Health, Jonathan Todres from the College of Law and Volkan Topalli from the Department of Criminal Justice presented their violence-related research and discussed opportunities for future collaboration.
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IPH Faculty Member Accepted as Research Participant at the Research Institute on Suicide Prevention
Monica Swahn, Associate Processor in the Institute of Public Health, was recently selected as a Level 1 participant in the Summer Research Institute on Suicide Prevention at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Learn more about this Institute.
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IPH Graduate Presents at the International Conference for Emerging Infectious Diseases
Kimberly R. Glenn, a 2007 graduate of the Institute of Public Health, will present on fatality rates of invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) patients. The study showed that invasive MRSA patients with bloodstream infections and patients who acquired the disease within the healthcare setting are more likely to die. Learn more about this conference.
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IPH Faculty highlighted in University of Denver Alumni Magazine
Karen Gieseker, Assistant Profesor in the Institute of Public Health, was recently showcased in the University of Denver Alumni Magazine highlighting her global health work in Tanzania. Read more about Dr. Gieseker's African work.
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IPH Awards Four Georgia Health Foundation Scholarships
The Institute of Public Health is honored to award Georgia Health Foundation Scholarships to four MPH students: Chris Jones, Susan Henderson, Ashley Edwards, and Rachele Deveras (not pictured). These four Georgia students started their MPH program in January and have committed themselves to advancing public health in Georgia following graduation. Learn more about the Georgia Health Foundation scholarship.
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Dr. Alawode Oladele, Medical Director, county-wide services, DeKalb County Board of Health
From 1981 - 2006, nearly 57,000 refugees moved to Georgia from all over the world. A majority (~65%) of those refugees resettled in DeKalb County, and 90% of those individuals passed through the DeKalb County Board of Health within their first 90 days of being in the US. Dr. Oladele, Medical Director, County Wide Services for the Dekalb Board of Health spoke about cross-cultural public health in DeKalb County at the Grand Rounds on February 20th.
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IPH Welcomes 15 New MPH Students
The Institute of Public Health held its Spring Orientation on Monday, January 7, 2008 and was pleased to welcome 15 new MPH students to the program. The students hail from all over the world, and among their ranks is a medical doctor, biologist, and physical therapist.
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Interdisciplinary Panel on Georgia State HIV Research
Faculty from four of Georgia State's six colleges presented their research at the first interdisciplinary research panel, jointly sponored by the Partnership for Urban Health Research (PUHR) and the Institute of Public Health. John Peterson from the Department of Psychology, Richard Rothenberg from the Institute of Public Health, Leslie Wolf from the College of Law, and Paul Farnham from the Department of Econonics presented their HIV-related research and discussed opportunities for future collaboration.