provost gregory mandel, board of visitors member christopher barnett, school of social work director phil mccallion, and interim dean jennifer ibrahim

$1 million gift will fund autism lab

Temple's School of Social Work will open an autism lab thanks to Christopher M. Barnett, CLA '10, CEO of ABA Centers of America and a member of the College of Public Health Board of Visitors.  Temple alumnus Chris Barnett first grew a passion for helping the autistic community and their families navigate diagnoses and care after personally witnessing how difficult this process can be. “Both of my nieces are on the autism spectrum, and they languished for years waiting to even get a diagnosis. And once they got a diagnosis, they were on another waiting list for ABA therapy. I...
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Explore the fall 2022 issue of Temple Public Health

In our local neighborhoods and around the globe we face a staggering number of health challenges, and we know that it is only together that we can address them. Within this year's Temple Public Health magazine, you'll find numerous examples of how we're doing just that—collaborating with our colleagues, community members, and peers to ensure that we translate our knowledge and skills into real-world impact in pursuit of building a healthier and more just world. Explore the magazine below. ...
College of Public Health
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Health Services Administration and Policy
Kinesiology
Nursing
Social and Behavioral Sciences
School of Social Work
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Scholarly activities and accolades: October 2022

Every month, faculty in the College of Public Health take part in a range of scholarly activities; below are the activities for the month of October 2022. 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. Presentations and Speaking Engagements Amy K. Lynch delivered the keynote address for the 2022 Barbara A. Rider Colloquium, whic...
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Activities and Accolades
huanmei wu

Wu named fellow of AMIA

Huanmei Wu, chair of the Department of Health Services Administration and Policy and assistant dean for global engagement, has been awarded the designation of fellow of AMIA, the American Medical Informatics Association. Despite the name, AMIA is an international organization. Its fellows program recognizes leadership in medical informatics, outstanding work in research, and engagement in professional services, as well as high impact in terms of student mentorship. “It’s an honor to be selected as an AMIA fellow,” Wu says. “At CPH, our multidisciplinary approach allows...
Faculty
Awards
Health Services Administration and Policy
Chaudron Carter Short

Chaudron Carter Short named 'Woman of Distinction'

Chaudron Carter Short, chair of the Department of Nursing, was named a 2022 Woman of Distinction by Philadelphia Business Journal. Each year, the Women of Distinction program recognizes women in the business community who are blazing a trail at their respective companies, are respected for accomplishments within their fields, give back to the community and are sought out as respected advisors and mentors. This year's 36 honorees work in industries ranging from law and education to banking and life sciences. Carter Short was named chair of the Department of Nursing in the Coll...
Faculty
Nursing
Awards

A Guide to CPH at the 2022 APHA Annual Meeting

Faculty and students in the College of Public Health will take part in more than 20 presentations at this year’s APHA Annual Meeting, Nov. 6–9. Presentations come from across the college’s numerous research labs, as well as from the Collaborative on Community Inclusion. A full list of sessions from the College of Public Health and Temple University is listed below.  The 2022 annual meeting, held this year in Boston, is focused on the theme, “150 Years of Creating the Healthiest Nation: Leading the Path Toward Equity." For those unable to attend, a digital version...

How effective are gun restrictions in curbing intimate partner violence?

Lindsay K. Cloud, a College of Public Health doctoral candidate in health policy and health services research, is bringing a technique called legal epidemiology to an analysis of federal and state laws around intimate partner violence and firearms. The goal of her dissertation study is to identify what types of civil restraining-order restrictions on firearm access have made an impact in mitigating firearm-related morbidity and mortality in the United States. “Are the laws on the books working?  If not, why?” Cloud asks. “We’re creating legal data that can be used to a...
Health Services Administration and Policy
Students
Research
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Scholarly activities and accolades: September 2022

Every month, faculty in the College of Public Health take part in a range of scholarly activities; below are the activities for the month of September 2022. 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. Leadership Activities and Fellowships Mark Salzer has been appointed by the director of the NIH as the first chair of a new N...
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Activities and Accolades
Ariel Hoadley

PhD student wins APHA Student Membership Award

Ariel Hoadley, a third-year PhD student in social and behavioral sciences, has won the 2022 APHA Student Membership Award sponsored by the organization’s applied public health statistics section. This marks the second straight year a College of Public Health student has won this award; master of public health in applied biostatistics student Di Zhu claimed the honor in 2021. Only 10 students nationwide are selected annually for the award, which recognizes education and work experience, interest in health statistics, and future in public health practice or research. It also i...
Students
Awards
Social and Behavioral Sciences
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HIV education study seeks to reach transgender women via social media influencers

Transgender women are significantly more likely to have HIV than the general population, while studies show they are less likely to engage in HIV prevention strategies. The disconnect may exist because they receive insufficient information about prevention medicine, possibly due to systemic bias. Transgender women have reported challenges receiving support from healthcare providers. And pharmaceutical companies, though they devote large budgets to advertising Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) drugs that can help prevent HIV, tend to leave transgender women out of their campaigns....
Social and Behavioral Sciences
LGBTQ Health
Research

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