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Welcome Dr. Monika Doshi to the Department!
The UConn Department of Public Health Sciences is proud to welcome Dr. Monika Doshi as our newest faculty member. Dr. Doshi’s research reflects a deep commitment to advancing health equity and addressing disparities among underserved, marginalized, and vulnerable populations. Her work has focused on HIV prevention, care, and treatment; mental health; women’s health; gender and... Continue reading→
Welcome Dr. Kate Ascetta to the Department!
The UConn Department of Public Health Sciences is excited to announce the addition of Dr. Kate Ascetta to our faculty. Dr. Ascetta serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (CT UCEDD), where she coordinates technical assistance for higher education faculty through the... Continue reading→
Distinguished Career Award Recipient – Jennifer Sussman
Jennifer Sussman, Research Associate II, received a Distinguished Career Award at the Connecticut Prevention Summit on September 9th, 2025, that brought together state agency and prevention stakeholders from across the state. Jennifer was awarded this because of her decades of work to make data more accessible to state, regional, and community partners to aid in... Continue reading→
Faculty Promotions Announced
The Department of Public Health Sciences is proud to share exciting news about faculty promotions recently approved by the Academic Affairs Subcommittee of the Board of Directors. Dr. Jennifer M. Cavallari has been promoted to Professor. Dr. Shayna D. Cunningham has been promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure. Dr. Ellis C. Dillon has been promoted... Continue reading→
Dr. O’Grady Awarded NIH/NIDA Grant on Overdose Prevention
Dr. Megan O’Grady, Associate Professor in Public Health Sciences, received funding as a co-investigator for a newly awarded NIH/NIDA UG3-UH3 grant titled “Preventing Overdose in Supportive Housing: Stepped Wedge Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multi-Sector, Upstream Intervention” lead by NYU Langone (PI: Doran). This 2-phase, 7-year grant will partner UConn Health, Rutgers, and NYU to... Continue reading→
Celebrating Adekemi Suleiman’s Achievement: Advancing Black Healthcare Leadership in Connecticut
We are proud to share that Adekemi Suleiman, MBBS, FWACP, MPH, Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Public Health Sciences, has been selected as one of only two recipients of the National Association of Health Services Executives (N.A.H.S.E.) Connecticut Education Scholarship. The N.A.H.S.E. CT Education Scholarship was created to promote the advancement of Black... Continue reading→