College of Public Health Faculty
October 18, 2022
DiscovAR Studies Differences in Immune System Response to COVID-19
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention is spearheading the DiscovAR project – which examines the differences in the immune response to COVID-19 infection related to race and ethnicity. DiscovAR facilitators are currently aiming to increase the number of community…
September 15, 2022
UAMS College of Public Health Researchers to Use $4 Million Grant to Address Health Impact of Structural Racism, Discrimination on Middle-Aged Black Men
LITTLE ROCK — Researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Southern Public Health and Criminal Justice Research Center will use a $4 million grant from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) to study structural racism and discrimination. Specifically, the researchers are…
September 7, 2022
UAMS Associate Professor to Lead Project That Helps to Address Unconscious Biases in Arkansas Health Care
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health is conducting trainings to address unconscious biases in health care. The trainings are supported by a $600,000 grant from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. Cindy Lewis, MSPH, associate professor and director of the office of professional…
August 2, 2022
Pebbles Fagan, Ph.D., MPH, Joins Leadership Team at UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Pebbles Fagan, Ph.D., MPH, has assumed the role of associate director for Cancer Prevention and Control for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Fagan, a leading expert on tobacco-related health disparities and co-founder of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)’s Tobacco Research Network on Disparities, will lead…
July 29, 2022
White House Report on Maternal Mortality References Data from Study by Clare Brown, Ph.D.
Clare Brown, Ph.D. MPH, of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, received a pleasant surprise upon learning that data from a project she authored was used in the June 2022 White House Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis report. Last fall, Brown, an associate professor in…
June 27, 2022
Golbeck Aimed to Empower, Motivate Women During Symposium
Amanda L. Golbeck, Ph.D., was among the keynote presenters of the 2022 Statistical Society of Canada (SSC) Women in Statistics Committee Symposium. Golbeck — associate dean for academic affairs in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health — said she was proud to take part in an event…
June 13, 2022
Researchers Find Shortage of Mental Health Providers for Arkansas’ Hispanic Population
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas’ Hispanic population is likely to have difficulty finding in-state, Spanish speaking licensed mental health professionals. A study disclosed that there are not enough Spanish speaking mental health professionals to serve Arkansas’ growing Hispanic community. George Pro, Ph.D., a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health…
June 3, 2022
Austin Porter, DrPH, MPH, Honored by Arkansas Minority Health Commission
Austin Porter, DrPH, MPH, an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, has tirelessly worked to help Arkansas’ minority communities get pertinent information about COVID-19. For his dedication, the Arkansas Minority Health Commission honored Porter with the Governor’s Health Policy award during its 2022 Biennial…
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