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- Dr. Angela Bermúdez-Millán: Bridging Research and Community in Public HealthDr. Angela Bermúdez-Millán, an associate professor-in-residence in the Department of Public Health Sciences at UConn, has built her career around direct, community-focused engagement. Her research addresses critical public health challenges like food insecurity and its related health impacts, with a particular focus on vulnerable populations. Central to her work is a community-based participatory framework that […]
- Dr. Jennifer Cavallari Awarded a New Grant to Enhance Safety in ConstructionDr. 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 […]
- Dr. O’Grady and Courtney Sheehan Secure Grant to Treat Opioid Use DisorderDr. 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 […]
Faculty Discussions
Department chairman Doug Brugge sits down with our faculty to discuss their interesting paths to public research.