Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
December 18, 2024
Tamier Wells Takes Pride in Being a Source of Hope, Guidance and Happiness
Tamier Wells, MPH, maintains a selfless outlook on life, regardless of what she’s dealing with. A clinical research coordinator for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, Wells regularly interacts with the public. Due to being loquacious and having the chance to serve Arkansans, she’s grateful to…
December 17, 2024
Community Partner Celebration Honors Efforts to Address Critical Health Challenges
The Ninth Annual Translational Research Institute Community Partner Celebration on Dec. 6 brought attendees from across Arkansas to recognize the pivotal role of community partnerships in advancing research and improving health. Organized by the institute’s Community Engagement Core, the event at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock drew more than 80 attendees representing…
December 2, 2024
UAMS Researcher Creating Survey to Better Evaluate Methamphetamine Treatments
George Pro, Ph.D., MPH, is leading a study that will create a survey that measures the outcomes of individuals who take new medications designed to treat methamphetamine use disorder. The study — funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse for $275,000 — launched in September and will continue through August 2026. “This will hopefully…
November 27, 2024
College of Public Health Student Balances School, Parenting and Music
Joe Sundell is a dedicated family man, student and singer-songwriter. Sundell, a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, Health Systems and Services Research doctoral student, acknowledges that balancing the responsibilities can be tough. However, he finds a way to manage the tasks as each play a role…
November 7, 2024
Caldwell Relishes Task of Helping Arkansas’ Public Health Professionals
Kristy Jones-Caldwell, Dr.PH., MPH, embraces any opportunity to help Arkansans, both professionally and personally. “I’ve always been the kind of person to nurture others,” she said. “I love connecting people to the resources they need in order to thrive.” Jones-Caldwell is a graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman…
October 31, 2024
UAMS College of Public Health Researcher Awarded $3.6 Million to Study Antibiotic Resistance
A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team is examining the critical knowledge gap in cefiderocol resistance. En Huang, Ph.D., associate professor in the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Environmental Health Sciences is leading an interdisciplinary research team that will conduct the project, “Mechanisms of Cefiderocol Nonsusceptibility and…
October 16, 2024
College of Public Health Researcher Leads Project to Address Diabetes Management and Education
Mandana Rezaeiahari, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management, received a grant to study diabetes self-management and education for individuals diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases is funding…
October 4, 2024
College of Public Health Students Promote the Value of Coping with Stress
Students in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health converted a cabinet into a relief center for classmates burdened by stress. Data has revealed that stress can lead to an individual developing mental and physical ailments. Tiffany Haynes, Ph.D., associate professor in the college’s Department of Health…
September 27, 2024
UAMS Organizes Forum on Violence, Trauma Among Black Men
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) convened health professionals and community members for a Sept. 21 event that focused on the issues of structural violence, community violence and trauma among Black men. The Public Health Summit, held on the campus of Philander Smith University in Little Rock, explored those health challenges as well…
September 25, 2024
Public Health Doctoral Student Sees Farmers’ Health Study Published
Rachel Hale, M.A., a doctoral student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, led a study surveying Arkansas small farmers to understand their climate change and health risk perceptions that International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health has published. “This experience is extremely valuable as…
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