Author Archives: Rhea Hebert

This Q&A with Emma Tayloe is part of our series on the student research opportunities with CHER. Emma  was in the FIRST program, a three-year M.D. program. She’s currently a first-year family medicine resident at UNC. Student research is part of CHER’s core values. In particular, it’s part of our...

A new paper from RADx-UP reflects on working with community members to build an online resource center. The article’s focus is on sharing materials with academics and communities on a large scale. Haily Leiva, the lead author, shared reflections on this work. What’s important about this work? This project gave...

These reflections from Ben Kaplan ’19 (MD) are part of our series on the CHER Research Summer Program (CRSP). From 2016 to 2019, CRSP was an experiential opportunity for UNC School of Medicine students to be involved in a community-engaged research project. CHER aimed to foster development and implementation of...

CHER and Abacus Evaluation have been busy this fall! We’ve been out and about, sharing our work and connecting across campus.  We’ve done tabling events, poster presentations and talks. We’ve met and connected with partners, researchers, community members and many other people!  We’re committed to expanding our community – look...

What’s the most important thing to do before heading to your first national conference? Caroline Taheri with Abacus Evaluation says it’s all about preparation. From making the poster to rehearsing presentation points, she shares the many ways she used to get ready for a recent conference. Hear more from Caroline...

This article by Hayley Cunningham is part of our series on the CHER Research Summer Program (CRSP). From 2016 to 2019, CRSP was an experiential opportunity for UNC School of Medicine students to be involved in a community-engaged research project. CHER aimed to foster development and implementation of student-led projects...

Working with communities is serious work. But that doesn’t mean we don’t know how to have fun. One of our newest colleagues shares his love of food-related projects and his love of games. Both have led him to be in communities. From basketball and board games to food as medicine,...

Jade Hollars and Tara Carr will be representing Abacus Evaluation at this year’s Core Facility Showcase. We asked Jade what’s new this year and why you should visit (spoiler: research evaluation and candy). What’s new this year? I’m excited to see that the core facilities showcase (formally known as Core...

Evaluation 2024 is happening next week! If you’re headed to the conference, check out this preview of Bianka Reese’s presentation. Reese will be presenting with Mary Hawkins (CHER), Jessica Sperling from the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at Duke University, and Tyler Chisolm from the Clinical and Translational Science...

In the United States, communities and families, particularly children and youth, have been harmed by the opioid crisis created by pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies. In 2021 settlements were reached with pharmaceutical distributors, manufacturers and pharmacies. Most of the money is going directly to states and local governments. The money must...