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Four PhD students, Orla Putnam, Sayoko Kawabata, Soomin Kim, and Rachana Gangwani, were recently awarded the Department of Health Sciences Research Excellence Awards and presented their work at the Department’s…

Clare Harrop, PhD, Dara Chan, ScD, CRC, and Laura Klinger, PhD, are recipients of a National Institute of Mental Health (R21) grant, allowing them to study the associations between social…

The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has increased dramatically in recent years and affects every race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status; thus, it requires an adequate and integrated system that…

The 2022 Department of Health Sciences Research and Scholarship Annual Report is now available for public viewing. Learn more about our accomplishments from the past year, including cross-campus collaborations, faculty…

Spectrum, the leading source of news and expert opinion on autism research, has named Dr. Clare Harrop, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Sciences, as one of the top…

Dr. Khalilah Johnson has received the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Equity Scholars for Action award. Johnson is an assistant professor in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy…

Clare Harrop, Assistant Professor in the Department of Allied Health Sciences, has received a 5-year, $3.28 million R01 award from the NIH (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health…

Exposure to prescription opioids in the pediatric population is an important public health concern. Opioid hospitalizations among US children and adolescents have doubled in the last decade. There is an…

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Four PhD Students Received the 2024 DHS Research Excellence Awards

Clare Harrop, Dara Chan, and Laura Klinger Awarded Grant to Study Social Connections and Suicidal Thoughts in Older Autistic Adults

Racial Disparities in Hospitalization due to Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions among U.S. Children with Autism

2022 DHS Research and Scholarship Report

Spectrum Names Dr. Clare Harrop a Top 40 Under 40 Rising Star for Autism Research

Khalilah Johnson (’16 PhD) Receives Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Equity Scholars for Action Award

Clare Harrop Receives 5-Year NIH Award to Study Sex-Specific Trajectories in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Hospitalizations for Pediatric Opioid Use Disorders: Exploring Racial Disparities among US regions