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- May 14, 2025
Horstmann Scholar Lucia Shen to Deliver 2025 Commencement Student Address
- May 14, 2025
Top of the Class: 2025 Student Awards
- May 14, 2025
Annual Teaching Awards Highlight YSPH’s Top Educators
- May 12, 2025
Acclaimed physician-scientist and vaccine advocate honored
- May 12, 2025Source: The New York Times
The F.D.A. Has Approved Three ‘Natural’ Food Colorings
- May 11, 2025Source: MASS LIVE
YSPH scientist helping to reduce city's asthma problem
- May 09, 2025
Geographic Location Affects Health Risks in Older Adults
- May 09, 2025
Faculty Research Awards Showcase YSPH Strengths in Science
Graduating Student Spotlights
Nimisha Srikanth, MPH ’25
Social and Behavioral Sciences (U.S. Health Justice Concentration)Coming to Yale, I knew I wanted to further my research and state-level policy advocacy experience for adolescent sexual and reproductive health. At YSPH, I was able to build a diverse research portfolio under the guidance of Dr. Ijeoma Opara, associate professor in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department and director of The Substances and Sexual Health (SASH) Lab. For my thesis, I investigated the effects of social media use on adolescent sexual health, substance use, and mental health...
Shoa Moosavi, MS ’25
Epidemiology of Microbial DiseasesI began studying global health mere months before the COVID-19 pandemic. Witnessing how the pandemic deepened inequities in my community and abroad motivated me to work in health emergency preparedness and response. For example, I wrote U.S. government policy on pandemic funding and advocated for preparedness at the World Health Organization. I joined the Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases Department to sharpen my quantitative skills and bridge them with my policy background...
Cathy Jian, MPH ’25
Health Policy and Management (Health Policy Concentration)In 2011, my father passed away unexpectedly at age 48, and the cause was never determined. For years, I searched for answers, trying to understand the forces that shaped his life and death. I realized the marginalization my family faced as immigrants was part of a larger pattern—one that affected communities globally. This understanding fueled my drive for change. At YSPH, I found the tools to turn my grief into action, learning how to uncover and address systemic inequities...
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Restricted Please email Victoria Gorski for the Zoom link.Everyone Kerri Raissian, PhDIn US, policymakers, advocates, and opponents use the public arena to communicate policy to various constituents including voters. In doing so, each frames their communications according to their audience. This often centers a conversation around a desired outcome. Despite our knowing that framing exists, we know little about how frames operate in the policy process. In this talk, we will discuss solutions.
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