Vision: A world that seeks to understand and expediently address health inequities
Mission: To stimulate the development of cutting edge health disparities research, outreach, and instruction, and support its successful implementation.
Congratulations Dr. Geetha Thangiah, Associate Professor in the Nutrition, Dietetics and Hospitality Management, for publishing an article in Genes examining race and sex differences in novel olfactory receptor gene 11q11 copy number variants, which have been linked to the early onset of obesity. Findings provide preliminary evidence of race and sex differences that could play a role in obesity disparities.
Congratulations Dr. Thomas Fuller-Rowell, Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Science, for publishing an article in the COVID-19 special issue of Emerging Adulthood. Results show disparities by gender, socioeconomic status, and race in the degree to which indicators of sleep and health changed during the pandemic among young adults. Overall, findings suggest notable shifts in sleep and health during the early phase of the pandemic and that additional attention to inequities is warranted.
Congratulations Dr. Cory L. Cobb, Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Science, for this article published in Family Process examining the association between parent immigration stress and youth’s externalizing behaviors. Findings suggest that immigration stress may disrupt normative trajectories of declining externalizing behaviors among Latino immigrant adolescents.