Vision: A world that seeks to understand and expediently address health inequities
Mission: To stimulate the development of cutting edge health disparities research and instruction, and support its successful implementation.
Congratulations to Dr. Austin Robinson, Assistant Professor in the School of Kinesiology, who was recently selected for two prestigious career development awards for his research on racial disparities in cardiovascular health!
On July 29th, 2020 the Health Disparities Research Initiative held a virtual symposium to present research from several disciplines and departments across campus addressing stress, discrimination and health disparities.
Lydia Homandberg, graduate student in the College of Human Sciences, published an article in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine which is the first to show that young adults who experience more discrimination have greater increases in stress hormones present in urine. The hormones, known as catecholamines, are risk factors for chronic disease.