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Dr. Jennifer Cavallari Awarded a New Grant to Enhance Safety in Construction

Dr. Jenn Cavallari, Associate Professor in Public Health Sciences and Co-Director of the Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace (CPH-NEW), a NIOSH Total Worker Health® (TWH) Center of Excellence, (Co-I) has been newly awarded a five-year grant in collaboration with CPWR: The Center for Construction Research and Training from the...Continue reading→

Dr. O’Grady and Courtney Sheehan Secure Grant to Treat Opioid Use Disorder

Dr. Megan O’Grady (PI), Assistant Professor in Public Health Sciences and Courtney Sheehan (Co-PI), LPC, Senior Program Director, at Community Health Resources (CHR), a community-based behavioral health provider in Connecticut, have been newly awarded a one-year grant from the University of Connecticut Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy (InCHIP) titled “Identifying Barriers and...Continue reading→

Dr. Cunningham Secures Grants for Research in Maternal Health

Grant Awarded for National Assessment of Parent Training for Women with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Dr. Shayna Cunningham, Assistant Professor in Public Health Sciences (Co-PI), Dr. Mary Beth Bruder, Professor in Child and Family Studies and Director of the UConn University of Connecticut Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD) (PI)...Continue reading→

Dr. Restrepo-Ruiz Awarded Grant

Mayte Restrepo-Ruiz, Assistant Professor in Public Health Sciences was selected to be part of the next cohorts of a 2-year Pre-K Junior Faculty Career Development Award Program: Data-to-Action Approach to Prevent Youth Exposure to Violence and Mental Health Adverse Outcomes.  The objective of this study is to examine the relationships between several Social Determinants of...Continue reading→

Dr. Youngji Jo Receives Grant for HIV and Hypertension Study in Zambia

Dr. Youngji Jo, Assistant Professor in Public Health Sciences was selected to be part of the next cohorts of a 2-year Pre-K Junior Faculty Career Development Award Program: Integrated Screening and Multi-Month Drug Dispensing for People Living with HIV and Hypertension in Zambia: A Mathematical Model. The overall goal of this study is to assess...Continue reading→