Category: Associate News

The purpose of this special RFA, sponsored by TraCS Integrating Special Populations Program and the Center for Health Equity Research, is to facilitate research that promotes health equity for groups who have traditionally been under-represented in health research or excluded altogether (e.g., people … Read more

Dr. Giselle Corbie-Smith, Director of UNC Center for Health Equity Research, presented at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) on March 13, 2018 for the NIMHD Director’s Seminar Series. She spoke on “Valuing their Voice: Creating … Read more

Congratulations to CHER Associate, and Health Policy and Management Assistant Professor, Leah Frerichs, PhD, for winning the Junior Faculty Development Award to support SEARCH project.

Congratulations to the final 2017 (traditional) Developmental Awardee of UNC Center for AIDS Research, Dr. Lauren Brinkley-Rubenstein for exploring the use of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) among injection drug users in Guilford County, NC. The one year grant will include exploring the use … Read more

This position is expired now. Please visit JOIN OUR TEAM for more CHER opportunities. The UNC Center for Health Equity Research, housed within the Department of Social Medicine, is seeking applications for the Research Assistant (RA) position. This is a … Read more

Gaurav Dave UNC Center for Health Equity Research Gaurav Dave, research assistant professor of medicine, replaces Wizdom Powell at the Center for Health Equity Research. Gaurav Dave, MD, DrPH, MPH, will be the new Associate Director for the Center for … Read more

This position has been filled. Check JOIN OUR TEAM for other CHER opportunities. The Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, seeks applicants for a tenure-track or tenured faculty position in health … Read more

Stephanie Hoover, PhD, joined the UNC Center for Health Equity Research as the new Research Scientist. Dr. Hoover earned her PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Utah, where she investigated social justice training for mental health service providers. Her research … Read more

Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, MSc, Director of the UNC Center for Health Equity Research will speak at the 2017 Annual Research Meeting (ARM). Her session, titled “Obesity and Opioids: How Planning for, and Changing Practice Guidelines Around, Might Slow these Epidemics”, … Read more

Congratulations to CHER Postdoctoral Associate, Tiffany L. Young, PhD for winning the Distinguished Alumni Award of the Gerontology Institute at Georgia State University on April 25. The Gerontology Institute at Georgia State University has existed for over 30 years and is … Read more

Congratulations to CHER Postdoctoral Associate, Tiffany L. Young, PhD for being named the Social Medicine Postdoc of the Month for May 2017. Dr. Young and her research team were recently selected to participate in the Community-Based Participatory Research Partnership (CBPR) … Read more

The Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) recently announced it’s upcoming leadership, which includes UNC CHER director Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, MSc, who will begin her three-year terms as of the annual meeting. See the annoucement here President Elect: Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, MSc Dr. Corbie-Smith … Read more

CHER Associate and third-year medical student, Hayley Cunningham, was recently interviewed by Southern Neighbor, a Chapel Hill based news website and publication. In order to help community flourish, Cunningham developed UNC Flourish, a program that strives to equip low-income individuals and families with … Read more

Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, MSc, Kenan Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Social Medicine and Medicine, has been elected as President-Elect of the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Leadership Council and will serve as President from 2017-2020. SGIM is an American medical … Read more

We are proud to announce that Tiffany L. Young and her team have been selected to participate in the Community-Based Participatory Research Partnership(CBPR) Academy, which is offered through the Detroit Urban Research Center. About the Academy The Partnership Academy is an integrated … Read more

Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, MSc, Kenan Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Social Medicine and Medicine, has been elected as President-Elect of the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Leadership Council, and will serve as President from 2017-2020. SGIM is an American medical … Read more

It is our pleasure to announce that Sable Watson-Hopper has been accepted into the doctoral program in the Department of Health Behavior at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Sable is an alumna of the Gillings School, having … Read more

Wizdom Powell, PhD, Associate Professor of Health Behavior, and Associate Director of the Center for Health Equity Research, has been elected to serve a two-year term as a member of the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences (IAPHS) Board of … Read more

Oak Ritchie has been invited be a panelist around his graduate research topic, “Platform Algorithms and their Effect on Civic and Political Arenas” at the Association for Bahá’í Studies Conference in Montreal, Canada, August 10th-14th, 2016. Overview How do technologies shape … Read more