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Associate Professor Rob Cramer, Ph.D., of the UNC Charlotte Department of Public Health Sciences is the recipient of the 2020 American Public Health Association Award for Excellence, presented each year to a living individual for exceptionally meritorious contributions to the improvement of health of people. Cramer has extensive research and expertise in the area of […]
For students in doctoral programs in public health, there’s more to the day-to-day than learning theory and research methods. For many public health professionals, connecting with the community and sharing their research with diverse audiences is also an important part of the job. The UNC Charlotte Department of Public Health Sciences addresses this role throughout […]
UNC Charlotte and its many partners through the UCITY Family Zone are continuing to expand their efforts to improve social determinants of health in the local community with a $220,000 grant award from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust. With this funding, the UCITY Family Zone will further its work in addressing social drivers of […]
Dr. Catrine Tudor-Locke, Dean of UNC Charlotte’s College of Health and Human Services, and Gibbie Harris, Director of Mecklenburg County Public Health (MCPH), have appointed Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences Dr. Michael E. Thompson as Acting Director of the Academy for Population Health Innovation (APHI) through August 2021. APHI, a novel collaborative of researchers, […]
With the approaching retirement of Jane Neese, senior associate dean of academic affairs, Dean Catrine Tudor-Locke has announced a series of transitions in leadership at the UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services. Neese has provided Dean Tudor-Locke with formal notice of her intent to retire September 1, 2021. “Jane’s gracious early notice has […]
UNC Charlotte public health professor Dr. Michael Dulin has been selected for one of the nation’s most prestigious fellowships in health policy. Dulin is among six health professionals from across the nation named to the 2020-2021 class of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows. Beginning in September, Dulin, who leads the Academy for Population […]
by: DaShawn Brown A mother and daughter made a journey together and are graduating from UNC Charlotte with master’s degrees in nursing. Beniecia Barnett said her mother, Shonicia Jones, was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer, and their bond was an important factor in beating the disease. Watch the video Benecia and Shonicia interviewed on […]
by: Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer This was to be a celebratory spring for Alison Cruise. The UNC Charlotte alumna learned last summer that the U.S. Air Force would promote her to major this May, and she was excited by the prospect of her 3-year-old daughter Shiloh pinning the new rank insignia on her uniform in […]
The UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services extends sympathy to the family and friends of former senior lecturer Roy Fielding, who passed away Friday. Fielding had been a fixture at the university since 1977 through his recent retirement. He served as lecturer, aquatics director and senior lecturer in the Department of Kinesiology during […]
By: Anna Henderson, Communications Graduate Student College sports can take a toll on an athlete’s body that doctors, trainers and other staff work to combat every day through preventative workouts and exercises. As a former college volleyball player at UNC Charlotte, my knees crack and swell, my shoulder pops, and my back hurts sometimes. But […]