By Crystal Jones When undergraduate public health students Catherine Raciti and Anna Heilers transitioned to a virtual learning environment, they initially struggled with losing the structure provided by classroom cultures and interpersonal relationships with fellow students. Heilers, who is currently the president of the Undergraduate Student Association (UGSA) at the Richard M. Fairbanks School of… Read more »
By Adrianne Robertson Hongji Dai (left) is a former post-doc research fellow in the Department of Epidemiology at the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health who worked under the supervision of Professor Jiali Han from 2014-2016. Today, Dai is a senior epidemiologist, doing scientific research in a large cancer hospital in Tianjin, a city… Read more »
The Fairbanks School of Public Health has coauthored this blog post with the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, which is the second of a 2-part series. By Crystal Jones Director of Development Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter The Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter utilizes volunteers to support… Read more »
By Crystal Jones Karly Van Slyke and Dawson Groves are both students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Public Health, Community Health program at the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health. Karly plans to graduate in December of 2020 with a minor in Epidemiology and Africana Studies, and Dawson plans to graduate… Read more »
By Crystal Jones Erin Demo is a senior in the Bachelor of Science in Public Health program in Community Health and serves as a teaching assistant within the Epidemiology Department at the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health. Throughout the COVID-19 public health crisis, she is continuing her work as an intern at… Read more »
By Crystal Jones Whitney Whitfield is a senior at the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health. When she received news that the Indiana State Department of Health needed extra support in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Whitney couldn’t resist the opportunity to support Hoosiers. She signed up for several call shifts, which she… Read more »
By Adrianne Robertson The Fairbanks School of Public Health has coauthored this blog post with the IU Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, which includes guidelines and a tip sheet for volunteers. With the coronavirus pandemic the world is facing, the need for volunteers and community activism is growing. Many individuals and families are without… Read more »
By Crystal Jones Faculty member and alumna, Shandy Dearth, MPH’02, has spent most of her career focusing on infections disease surveillance and emergency preparedness planning and response. In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health is proud of how Shandy has utilized her training and expertise to support… Read more »
What do you want to know about the novel coronavirus COVID-19? Thomas Duszynski, an epidemiologist with the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, joined IUPUI for a live Q&A on Monday, March 23. He explains epidemiology and its relevance to the coronavirus pandemic happening today, as well as why there’s an expectation for… Read more »