Kathleen Mullan Harris elected lifetime AAAS fellow
Faculty Fellow Kathleen Mullan Harris is among the 443 scientists selected this year as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science because of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. She was … Read more
Alexis C. Dennis: Assessing Racial Differences in Socioeconomic Status across the Life Course
Alexis C. Dennis, a predoctoral Trainee at CPC and a doctoral candidate in sociology, received a poster award at the 2019 Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) Conference for her poster, “Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Socioeconomic Correlates of Depression Among U.S. Born Young Adults.” Her research used AddHeath data to assess racial differences in socioeconomic status across the life course.
Recent changes in California vaccine exemption laws projected to have limited effect on increasing childhood vaccination rates
A new study finds that the laws developed in California to decrease the number of children who are exempt from receiving vaccines may have little effect. This is because parents motivated by a hesitancy to vaccinate continue to find alternate pathways around the laws. Findings from the brief research report are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Trainee Spotlight: Khristopher Mark Nicholas
Name: Khristopher Mark Nicholas Current title: CPC Trainee; 3rd year PhD student, Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health Years affiliated with CPC: 2018 – present What projects are you currently working on? My primary research centers on … Read more
Alumni Spotlight: Paul J. Fleming
Name: Paul J. Fleming Current title: Assistant Professor of Health Behavior & Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health Years affiliated with CPC: 2012-2015 What projects are you currently working on? I’m currently conducting research in Southeast Michigan … Read more
Kathleen Mullan Harris Inducted into American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Harris was awarded the Golden Goose Award from the US Congress for federally funded research that leads to major breakthroughs in medicine, social behavior, and technological research and the Irene Taeuber Award from the Population Association of America in recognition of original and important contributions to the scientific study of population.
CPC at the 2019 Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) Conference
The 2019 Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) Conference was held from Tuesday, October 1, 2019 – Friday, October 4, 2019 in Seattle, WA. All predoctoral trainees and postdoctoral scholars in the Biosocial Training Program attend IAPHS. This year, … Read more
Meet the Carolina Population Center Faculty Fellows elected in 2019
The Carolina Population Center’s Faculty Fellows elected six UNC faculty members to join the CPC Fellows program in 2019. There are now 67 faculty fellows who sit across 16 academic departments. Douglas Lee Lauen is an Associate Professor in the … Read more
Meet Postdoctoral Scholar Grace Noppert
Name: Grace Noppert Current title: Postdoctoral Scholar Years affiliated with CPC: 2018 – present Website: http://gracenoppert.web.unc.edu/ What projects are you currently working on? My work focuses on understanding social disparities in biological aging and biomarker-measured health, with a particular focus … Read more
Strong family ties during teen years can help ward off depression in later life
Depression is a leading cause of disability and disease for people around the world. It often begins during adolescence, especially for females, may continue or recur in adulthood and tends to become a lifetime chronic health condition.