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New Faculty Announcement

New Faculty Announcement

The Health Services, Policy & Practice Department is pleased to announce the following faculty hires for 2021. The varied backgrounds and caliber of these faculty researchers will strengthen the Department and we welcome them into our company!

Dr. Kaley Hayes

Dr. Cyrus Kosar

“Use and Outcomes of Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesics Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Older Adults” published in JAMA Network Open, lead author Elliott Bosco, PharmD, PhD

Elliott Bosco, lead author on JAMA Open Network Paper

Elliott Bosco, PharmD, PhD, having recently successfully defended his dissertation “Use and Outcomes of Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesics Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Older Adults,” is lead author on a paper published in JAMA Network Open on June 9th with co-authors HSR students Kevin McConeghy and Joe Silva and faculty members Patience Moyo, Stefan Gravenstein and Andrew Zullo.

 

Kat Thompson Receives 2021 DIAP Community Award. The Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, with generous support from the Office of the President, instituted the DIAP Community Awards in 2018 to recognize students, staff, and faculty who have used the DIAP as a vehicle to actively create positive change within the university community. We commend Kathryn for being recognized for clearly using the DIAP process to make Brown an innovative and academically rigorous institution prioritizing D & I.

Kat Thompson Receives 2021 DIAP Community Award

Congratulations from everyone in the Department, Kat!

The HSR PhD Program is pleased to announce that @Elliott_Bosco has successfully defended his dissertation “Use and Outcomes of Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesics Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Older Adults.” Congratulations, Elliott! 

Congratulations, Elliott Bosco!

The HSR PhD Program is pleased to announce that @Elliott_Bosco has successfully defended his dissertation “Use and Outcomes of Opioid and Nonopioid Analgesics Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Older Adults.” Congratulations, Elliott! 

HSR Student Bishnu Thapa is now a PhD Candidate

HSR Student Bishnu Thapa is now a PhD Candidate

We are pleased to announce that HSR PhD student Bishnu Thapa is now a candidate for the PhD degree in Health Services Research. Congratulations, Bishnu, for reaching this milestone in the Program!

HSR Student Emma Tucher awarded Nora Kahn Piore Award

HSR Student Emma Tucher awarded Nora Kahn Piore Award

The HSR PhD Program is pleased to announce that HSR PhD student Emma Tucher was awarded the Nora Kahn Piore award for her work "Understanding Drivers of Health Care and Social Services Partnerships to Address the Social Needs of High-Risk Older Adults." 

Congratulations, Emma!

 

 

We are pleased to announce that Shekinah Fashaw-Walters, PhD successfully defended her dissertation titled “Inequities in Home Health Access, Outcomes and the Impact of Public Reporting” on Friday, March 26.  We are thrilled for Shekinah and can't wait to see what she has in store for the world!

Successfully Defended: Dr. Shekinah Fashaw-Walters

We are pleased to announce that Shekinah Fashaw-Walters, PhD successfully defended her dissertation titled “Inequities in Home Health Access, Outcomes and the Impact of Public Reporting” on Friday, March 26.  We are thrilled for Shekinah and can't wait to see what she has in store for the world!

Omar Galarraga recent publication titled: “Those People Motivate and Inspire Me to Take My Treatment.”  Peer Support for Adolescents Living With HIV in Cape Town, South Africa

Recent Publication: Omar Galárraga

Professor Omar Galárraga's recent publication titled “Those People Motivate and Inspire Me to Take My Treatment.” Peer Support for Adolescents Living With HIV in Cape Town, South Africa was
Published in Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC) on March 11, 2021. 

HSR PhD Student Sarah Robertson awarded R-36 Dissertation Award

Sarah Roberts Awarded R-36 Dissertation Award

Congratulations to HSR PhD student Sarah Robertson, who was recently awarded an AHRQ R36 dissertation award! Her project is titled Transporting effects using a multicenter randomized study to different target populations."

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