Dr. Jeannie Concha and Dr. Briana Mezuk presented their posters on stress, mental health, and diabetes risk at the American Diabetes Association meeting in San Francisco, CA. More information about the conference is available here.

Dr. Jeannie Concha and Dr. Briana Mezuk each gave oral presentation at the 2014 International Conference on Social Stress Research in Vancouver, British Columbia. While there Dr. Mezuk also met up with Dr. Belinda Needham, an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan and former RWJ Health & Society Scholar. Along with GREMAP member Natalie Bareis, they have a forthcoming paper on depression and telomere shortening in Molecular Psychiatry. More information on the ICSSR conference is available here.

 

Congratulations to Matthew Lohman, MHS, PhD on his graduation from the VCU PhD in Epidemiology Program! Dr. Lohman has accepted a postdoctoral fellowship with the Weill Cornell Medical College, Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry.

Julia Foutz, Lauren Kelley, and Kristen Rice graduated with their Masters of Public Health from VCU’s Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Division of Epidemiology. Julia and Lauren have accepted positions within the Division of Epidemiology. Kristen has accepted a position as Research Consultant with The Lewin Group’s Center on Aging and Disability. Congratulations graduates!

Elderly suicide prevention: Focus on housing transition

By Bruce Jancin, Clinical Psychiatry News Digital Network

ORLANDO- Transition to an assisted-living facility or nursing home is a period of high risk for suicide among the elderly- as well as an opportunity for preventive intervention. That was the key message of a study, which earned its presenter, Briana Mezuk, Ph.D., the Best Early Investigator Award for the top research study presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.

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The Clayton awards honor the memory of the founder of advanced degree education at Virginia Commonwealth University by recognizing and tangibly rewarding student achievement. Awards are made to students in Master’s and Ph.D. Programs. Congratulations Monique and Kristen!

The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry congratulated their 2014 award winners with a release published online April 3rd, 2014. Dr. Mezuk was featured for winning the Barry Lebowitz Early Career Scientist Award at the AAGP Annual Meeting in March. Click here to read the article.

Congratulations, Dr. Mezuk!

 

 

Dr. Mezuk, along with Dr. Kiarri Kershaw of Northwestern University, were featured in Men’s Health Magazine. The article, written by Laura Beil, discusses the association between “negative relationships” and belly fat accumulation. Click here to read the full article.

Dr. Jeannie Cocha has been selected to attend the American Psychological Association’s Advanced Training Institute on Research Methods with Diverse Racial and Ethnic Groups. The Advanced Training Institute will take place from June 1st through June 6th in at Michigan State University in East Lansing. To read more about the Advanced Training Institute, click here. Congratulations, Dr. Concha!