Every month, faculty in the College of Public Health take part in a range of scholarly activities; below are the activities for Jan. 1, 2022 through April 30, 2022 (Note: Future roundups will be released on a monthly basis.) For news on research publications and grants, please see the college's news feed for in-depth stories and reports. If you are a faculty member and would like your activities included, please contact Lisa Litzinger-Drayton, Director of Communications and Marketing, at lisalitzinger@temple.edu. Honors and Awards Lisa Bedore, chair of the Department of Commu...

Amy Lynch, associate professor of instruction in the occupational therapy program, has edited a new textbook that represents a first in occupational therapy: a comprehensive guide to help practitioners and students better understand and respond to trauma experienced by the clients they serve. “It’s what we do every day as OTs, but there hasn’t been a master textbook. It was a book that needed to be written and I was honored to be called upon to serve our profession in this manner,” says Lynch, who is the lead editor and co-authored several chapters of  Trauma, Occupat...

Jamie Mansell, associate professor of instruction and program director of graduate athletic training programs in the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, has been named a 2022 National Award Winner by the National Athletic Trainers' Association. The Athletic Trainer Service award recognizes Mansell’s work to advance athletic training as a public health discipline at the state and local levels.  “My passion projects within the state are really about the education of students, and elevating cultural competence and diversity in athletic training,” says Mansell,...

Jingwei Wu, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, is one of four researchers nationwide to be asked to join the 2022 Mentored Biostatistics Faculty Program in Aging and Mental Health at the Advanced Research Institute (ARI). Through online meetings and a multiday live event in April, Wu will receive training and guidance from senior biostatisticians and ARI fellows who have experience applying their skills to the field of gerontology. ARI is a national program, funded by the National Institutes of Health, that provides career mentoring and gra...