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Katrina F. Mateo, new CUNY SPH PhD , on “An evaluation of a web-based tool to improve feeding practices and the home environment among parents of low-income minority preadolescents at-risk for childhood obesity”
After graduation, Dr. Mateo will continue in her role as Deputy Director of Research & Operations at HITLAB, a healthcare innovation technology lab offering digital health research, teaching, and advisory services.
Carmina Bernardo, new CUNY SPH DPH, on “The Social Construction of Deservedness in Medicaid Eligibility Design: A Qualitative Content Analysis of State Policy Responses to the Affordable Care Act”
Dr. Bernardo’s research examined how social constructions of who “deserves” Medicaid impacted its eligibility design in six states soon after the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law.
CUNY bestows Salk Scholarships on CCNY’s Swathi Mettela and Jazmin Morales
Swathi Mettela, a 2019 graduate of The City College of New York’s Macaulay Honors Program, and Jazmin Morales, from the Class of 2020, are recipients of Jonas E. Salk Scholarships awarded by The City University of New York.
Associate Professor Ghada Soliman awarded PSC-CUNY grant to study diabetes prevention and treatment
CUNY SPH Associate Professor Ghada Soliman was awarded a PSC-CUNY grant to develop new strategies for prevention and intervention in type 2 diabetes starting in July 2020.
Three Kingsborough Community College Faculty Members Awarded Mellon/ACLS Community College Faculty Fellowships
Three members of the Kingsborough Community College (KCC) faculty have been awarded Mellon/ACLS (American Council of Learned Societies) Community College Faculty Fellowships: Dr. Libby Garland, associate professor of history; Dr. Debra Schultz, assistant professor of history; and Dr. Midori Yamamura, assistant professor of art.