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HPL presents at SBM 2019

HPL PI Dr. Kathryn Ross and Ph.D. students Brittney Dixon, M.P.H., Abe Eastman, M.A., Andrea Brockmann, M.A., and Umelo Ugwoaba presented their research this week at the 2019 annual meeting of the society of behavioral medicine

Congratulations, Dr. Islam!

Congratulations to graduating HPL graduate student Dr. Sabrina Islam, who just graduated with her Ph.D. in Public Health, with a concentration in Social and Behavioral Sciences. Sabrina's dissertation was entitled "Evaluating the Relationship between Sexual Minority Stigma and Attitudes of Tolerance Toward Psychological Intimate Partner Violence among Lesbian and Bisexual Women."

Brittney Dixon invited to the Rising Stars in Health-Related Sciences Symposium

Brittney Dixon, MPH, a public health Ph.D. student in the HPL lab, was accepted into the Rising Stars in Health-Related Sciences symposium to be held July 16-18 in Bloomington, Indiana. This symposium is hosted by David B. Allison, Ph.D., dean of the Indiana University School of Public Health, along with Michelle Cardel, Ph.D., M.S., R.D., from the University of Florida. The symposium will focus on networking, science, mentoring, and career development for underrepresented minority scholars in health-related sciences. Brittney was awarded up to $1,500 in costs to attend this symposium.

Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting 2018

        HPL PI Dr. Kathryn Ross and Ph.D students Brittney Dixon, M.P.H., and Abe Eastman, M.A., presented their research at the 2018 annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine in New Orleans, LA.         Brittney Dixon, M.P.H. presented a poster titled “Reflections…

Brittney Dixon, M.P.H. presents at APHA

Brittney Dixon, M.P.H., a second year Ph.D. student in the Health Promotion Lab, recently presented a poster entitled “Social Support, Weight Control Strategies, and Weight Loss” at the 2017 annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. In this study, she found that the association between social support and…

Health Promotion Lab Website

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