By Amanda Briggs Because of COVID-19, our holidays are going to look a little different this year. We spoke with Fairbanks School of Public Health epidemiologists Shandy Dearth, MPH, Thomas Duszynski, MPH, and Andrea Janota, MPH, to understand how we can ensure a safe holiday for ourselves and our family and friends. Can I… Read more »
Month: October 2020
Researcher Receives Grant to Study Impact of COVID-19 on Indiana Firefighters
By Adrianne Robertson Carolyn Muegge, who recently earned her PhD in Epidemiology from the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health and is a research scientist at the National Institute for Public Safety Health, has been awarded a $1.5 million grant to study the prevalence and impact of COVID-19 on Indiana firefighters. Dr. Muegge… Read more »
Navigating Postpartum During a Pandemic: Staff Shares Her Story
By Adrianne Robertson As with most of us, 2020 has been a year of major transition for Any’e Carson, ECHO Program Coordinator within the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health ECHO Center. Late last year, life changed for Carson when she found out she was expecting a baby girl who would arrive in May… Read more »
Pandemic Leads MPH Student to a Remote Internship Like None Other
By Crystal Jones Afsah Amin is pursuing a Masters of Public Health in epidemiology and plans to graduate in December of 2021. She immigrated from Pakistan after receiving her medical training as an anesthesiologist and decided to transition from a clinical role to a research scientist role to impact more people. As she was making… Read more »
Ask the Experts: How Can I Prepare for Winter?
By Amanda Briggs Because of COVID-19, this winter is going to look different for most of us. We spoke with Fairbanks School of Public Health epidemiologists Shandy Dearth, MPH, and Thomas Duszynski, MPH, to understand what we can do to prepare for winter this year. What can I do in the next month to be… Read more »
Alumna Helps Hoosier Village Residents Adjust Amidst Pandemic
By Crystal Jones Morgan Branning, BSHSM’20, developed a passion for elder care as a certified nursing assistant, a position she held as a student at the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health. Branning believes that experience and the long-term care administration class she took with Professor Gary Brumitt helped her identify a meaningful… Read more »