Jesse Taylor (Information Technology) is a recipient of the VEGAS INC and Cox Business 2024 Top Tech Awards for the category of Education. Taylor oversees the Identity Management and Middleware Services team and is responsible for managing the central identity access system for over 40,000 students and staff. Taylor…
Clariana Ramos de Oliveira (Nursing) and co-authors recently published a manuscript in BMJ Public Health titled, Maternal Perceived Safety and Parenting Practices with Young Children: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from 15 Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Their findings highlight that maternal perceptions of safety at home and neighborhood…
Ravi Batra from Coforge Ltd., along with Jason D. Flatt, Jennifer R. Pharr, Manoj Sharma (all Public Health), Kavita Batra (Medicine) and colleagues Drs. Khubchandani, Kanekar, and Chirico from other prestigious institutions, published a study titled, "Exploring Social Support Strategies and Socio-Cultural Factors Influencing Social Isolation and…
Assistant Professor Roberto Lovato (English) published "Exodus," a feature-length essay in GEO magazine, "Europe's National Geographic." Written in conjunction with Italian photographer Nicolo Rosso, the piece documents and explores the migration epic taking place across the continent of América.
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) has been awarded the 2024 Distinguished Career Award by the Public Health Education and Health Promotion (PHEHP) Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) at their Annual Meeting held this year in Minneapolis. This Award is bestowed upon public health leaders in…
Assistant professor Roberto Lovato (English) delivered the keynote address at Rooted and Written, the first and only tuition-free literary conference for non-white writers, in the United States. Lovato founded Rooted and Written, which runs from Oct. 27 through Nov. 3 and provides 40 writers with classes, seminars, workshops, and other mentoring…
Christina Watanabe (Theatre) designed the lighting for the DC-area premiere of Disney's Frozen at Olney Theatre Center in a new production that prominently features performers of color. Olney was selected by Disney as one of only a few regional theatres to access rights to this show. This production uses new and emerging automation…
Candace Burton (Nursing) was published in the Disability and Health Journal for the article she co-authored, "Patient-Provider Relationships and Long COVID: a Cross-Sectional Survey about Impact on Quality of Life." This study investigates how patient-provider relationships affect the quality of life among U.S. adults with Long COVID, finding…
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