Congratulations to Dr. Weidi Qin for getting funding for her new project! The funding comes from the Population Studies Center Marshall Weinberg Endowment Fund at the Institute for Social Research here at U of M. Weidi’s project is titled “Neighborhood, Social Support, and Inflammation in Older Adults” and will examine the pathways linking neighborhood characteristics, social support, and inflammation levels among community-dwelling older adults. Congrats Weidi!
New Opportunities to Work with CSEPH!
With the novel R01 project picking up speed, the Aging, Transitions over the Lifespan and Suicide (ATLAS) Study, the Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health (CSEPH) is looking to add new members to the team! We are looking for experienced and passionate individuals to join the ATLAS research team in the following roles:
Research Fellow:
We are seeking a postdoctoral research fellow with experience and passion for public mental health research to contribute to the research agenda, progress, and design. To view more detailed information and apply, please visit the job posting here.
Research Area Specialist Senior:
We are also looking for an experienced analyst who has conducted prior work with large epidemiological studies and who is interested in contributing to innovative public mental health research. To view more detailed information and apply, please visit the job posting here.
Project/Administrative Coordinator:
With this position, we are looking for an organized and dedicated individual that will support and manage the ATLAS study’s progress in a collaborative and engaging setting. To view more detailed information and apply, please visit the job posting here.
The ATLAS Study is an interdisciplinary endeavor that will include collaborators from Michigan Medicine, the Institute for Social Research (ISR), the School of Public Health (SPH), and the School of Information. Overall, the study aims to utilize multiple cohort studies and population-based registries to examine how major life transitions, including those related to work, housing, health, and social life, shape suicide risk. We are looking forward to welcoming new members to the team!
Dr. Mezuk gives some hot takes for cold winter nights
“The real problem in speech is not precise language. The problem is clear language. The desire is to have the idea clearly communicated to the other person. It is only necessary to be precise when there is some doubt as to the meaning of a phrase, and then the precision should be put in the place where the doubt exists. It is really quite impossible to say anything with absolute precision, unless that thing is so abstracted from the real world as to not represent any real thing.” – Richard Feynman
Dr. Feynman said it best, and Dr. Mezuk agrees whole-heartedly. Read more here:
https://www.vox.com/coronavirus-covid19/22870268/cdc-covid-19-guidelines-isolation-boosters-masks
Dr. Mezuk featured at Boston University SPH “Conversations” series: The Next Normal/Mental Health
Dr. Mezuk took part in lively discussion as part of the BU SPH Conversations Series on The Next Normal/Mental Health in November 2021. Check out the recording of the discussion here. The Daily Free Press also ran a piece on the session which you can check out here.
Finally back in person – some for the first time!
Members of GREMAP met to socialize and enjoy the late-summer weather here in Ann Arbor. We are excited to welcome our newest members Dr. Weidi Qin (new post-doctoral fellow in aging), Bella Rios (1st year MPH student) and Katherine Khosrovaneh (2nd year MPH student), as well as returning members Kelly Peuquet (3rd year MPH/MBA student), Linh Dang (2nd year PhD student) and Viktyoria Kalesnikava (5th year PhD student).
GREMAP Alumni Pursuing Clinical Training
Joshua Montgomery was recently accepted into Shenandoah University’s Physician Assistant (PA) program. He will be attending the university’s Scholar Plaza campus located in Northern Virginia. He sees the role of PAs as being essential to help close the gaps in healthcare access, particularly for those who are underserved. The Shenandoah PA program is a top 25 PA program that emphasizes service to medically underserved populations and a team approach to the delivery of health care.
Tom Ko will be attending medical school at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey later this summer. He is very excited and looking forward to exploring the clinical aspects of his research interests cultivated in GREMAP. He is also looking forward to experiencing a new state and fully embracing the NJ lifestyle of pork rolls/Taylor Ham and not pumping your own gas.
MIWI (Michigan Integrative Well-Being and Inequality ) Training Program Application Open
The inaugural MIWI Training Program, directed by Dr. Mezuk, is now taking applications. The MIWI Training Program is a state-of-the-art, interdisciplinary methods training program that prepares participating scholars to investigate the intersection of mental and physical health, with an emphasis on how this intersection relates to health disparities. The training encompasses conceptual frameworks, study designs, data collection needs, and analytic approaches necessary to conduct this innovative research. The program includes an intensive 4-day summer institute in Ann Arbor, MI, followed by ongoing collaboration with a mentorship team.
The MIWI Summer Institute will take place from June 22-26 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Applications are due by March 1, 2020 at 11:59 EST. Visit our Applications Page for information on how to apply.
See link for further details on the program.
Project Funding for Dr. Julie Ober Allen
Congrats to Dr. Julie Ober Allen for getting funding for her supplemental project to the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR)!! Julie’s project is titled “Biobehavioral stress processes and cardiometabolic risk” and as part of it she’ll be analyzing data fro the Richmond Stress and Sugar Study. Congrats Julie!!
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