Research Report: November 5-11, 2021
A collection of the University at Albany's School of Public Health research from November 5-11, 2021.
Meet Kenneth Okonkwo: MPH student and physician from Nigeria
ALBANY, N.Y. (November 16, 2021) - Concentrating in biomedical sciences, Kenneth Okonkwo is a current MPH student who came to the U.S. from Nigeria to pursue his public health education. As a practicing clinical physician, Okonkwo found that his work could be enhanced with public health knowledge.
MPH Student & Fellow Contributed to Article on SARS-CoV-2 Deaths
ALBANY, N.Y. (November 12, 2020) – Ariela Zamcheck, MPH student and Fellow in Applied Public Health*, contributed to the CDC’s MMWR early in the Covid-19 pandemic, helping to provide a detailed picture of the racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths among children.
SPH Alum Explores Cancer Risks Associated with Environmental Contaminants
ALBANY, N.Y. (November 9, 2021) – Rena Jones (MS class of 2006, PhD class of 2012) works in the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), assessing environmental exposures to identify and clarify how they may cause cancer.
Student Support Team Continues Behind the Scenes to Keep Campus Safe
Though many aspects of campus life this semester have resumed a sense of normalcy, one thing remains unchanged from the height of the pandemic: There is a cohort of students eager to go above and beyond to help keep campus safe.
UAlbany Team Suggests Ways to Address Pandemic Telemental Health Disparities
ALBANY, N.Y. (November 8, 2021) – There is an absence of research to guide telemental healthcare for pandemic relief along with an inadequate ability for the system to address telemental health disparities, a UAlbany team recently explained in the International Journal for Quality in Health Care.
Research Report: October 29-November 4, 2021
A collection of the University at Albany's School of Public Health research from October 29-November 4, 2021.
School of Public Health Dean Tapped for White House Role
The dean of the University at Albany School of Public Health has been tapped to serve on a temporary arrangement as a policy analyst for the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.