From the Front Row:  Alumna Kelsey Feller, public health data, and careers

Lauren chats with CPH alumna and 2023 Outstanding Alumni Award recipient Kelsey Feller. She is bureau chief of Data Sharing, Privacy and Open Records in the Division of Compliance at the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (IDHHS), where she balances the importance of data security and privacy with facilitating the use of data for public health initiatives and research. Published February 1, 2024

Mental Health Champion nominations sought

Do you know a Mental Health Champion that deserves to be recognized? The University of Iowa Mental Health Champion Award is a new award designed to cultivate an environment that values and recognizes mental health and the importance it holds in the well-being of each of our lives. Nominate a student, staff, faculty member, or group by Feb. 9. Published February 1, 2024

Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative paper selected as a “top pick” for 2023

The editorial board of Neurology Today has selected a Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative paper as one of its "top picks" for important advances in movement disorders in 2023. The paper included co-authors David-Erick Lafontant, Seung Ho Choi, Ryan Kurth, Chelsea Caspell-Garcia, and Chris Coffey. Published February 1, 2024

Lastascia Coleman named president of March for Moms Board of Directors

Lastascia Coleman has been named president of the Board of Directors for March for Moms. Coleman is director of the midwifery education program at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and a PhD student in health management and policy. March for Moms is a non-profit that aligns the diverse voices of families, health care providers, policymakers, and partners to advocate for mothers and families’ health, well-being and equal access to care.  Published January 31, 2024

IPHPRP Collaboratory applications now open

The Institute for Public Health Practice, Research and Policy (IPHPRP) invites Collaboratory Applications from University of Iowa faculty to establish or expand a team for research in population-based approaches to address a critical public health issue.  Published January 31, 2024

Register now for the UI Global Health Case Competition

Student registration for the 7th annual UI IPHPRP Global Health Case Competition is now open! Graduate and undergraduate students from all University of Iowa departments and programs are encouraged to participate. Up to $2500 is available for the first-place team (top three teams receive cash awards)! The registration deadline is Feb. 18. Published January 30, 2024

Presentation: Impacting Disparities through Community Engagement and Research

Join the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Research Seminar Series on Feb. 9 to hear from Bettina F. Drake with the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center. Published January 30, 2024

Meet our faculty: Oluwafemi Adeagbo

Hear how Oluwafemi Adeagbo, assistant professor of community and behavioral health, uses his background in medical ethics to inform his public health teaching and research.  Published January 25, 2024

Iowa study uses new tool to examine stress among women farmers

UI researchers Carly Nichols, assistant professor of geographical and sustainability sciences, and Jonathan Davis, research assistant professor of occupational and environmental health, have created and tested a new tool — the Women Farmer Stress Inventory (WFSI) — to better understand the types of stressors women farmers face. Published January 25, 2024

From the Front Row: Public health work in Alaska with alumna Carla Britton

This week Lauren welcomes Carla Britton (06MS, 10PhD), lead epidemiologist/deputy director of the Alaska Native Epidemiology Center in Anchorage and recipient of our 2023 Outstanding Alumni Award. They discuss Carla's non-traditional path to her current career as well as her work with Alaska's Native population and some of the challenges of public health work in Alaska.  Published January 25, 2024