Latest News from Social and Behavioral Sciences
John Sellinger, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry, and Robert Pietrzak, PhD, MPH, professor of psychiatry and of public health, have been honored with 2024 Distinguished Psychologist Awards by the Psychology Service of VA Connecticut Healthcare System.
- June 29, 2024Source: MedPage Today
YSPH Associate Professor Ijeoma Opara says Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's recent call for warning labels on social media platforms is a good idea, but more stringent measures are needed to combat the spread of racist and sexist content. She is especially concerned about the unique experiences of Black teen girls, who face compounded challenges due to the intersection of racism and sexism.
- June 25, 2024
Group prenatal care shows promise in reducing maternal health disparities, say Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health researchers.
- June 20, 2024Source: Yale Law School
The Sports Equity™ Lab (SEL), with the Global Health Justice Partnership of Yale Law School and the Yale School of Public Health, the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School, and Sports Law Solutions, published a report on June 20 analyzing the issue of interpersonal violence in international sport.
- June 19, 2024
YSPH Dean Megan L. Ranney, MD, and Ijeoma Opara, associate professor of social and behavioral sciences, are attending the Aspen Ideas: Health conference June 20-23 in Aspen, Colorado. Ranney will participate in three panel discussions; Opara is an Aspen Ideas: Health Fellow.
- June 16, 2024Source: Los Angeles Daily News
Becca Levy, professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, has done seminal work on the role of attitude towards aging and its impact on longevity. Dr. Levy's work is referenced in this LA Daily News article.
- June 12, 2024
This Student Spotlight focuses on Campbell Mitchell, MPH '25 (Social and Behavioral Sciences, U.S. Health Justice Concentration).
- June 06, 2024
A new multi-institutional study provides key insights into family psychosocial factors potentially contributing to this transmission of intergenerational trauma and suggests possible interventions to improve the health of Rwandan youth and their families in the wake of the 1994 Tutsi genocide.
- June 06, 2024
Patients who suffer from the severe skin disorder autoimmune blistering disease (AIBD) are much more likely to experience depression, anxiety, and eating disorders, according to a new study led by Yale researchers Marney White, PhD, MS, professor of public health and psychiatry, and Mary Tomayko, MD, PhD, associate professor of dermatology and of pathology.
- May 29, 2024
In recognition of the volatility of the current health communications environment, the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) recently expanded its communications training programs to help students become more effective public health communicators.