Dr. Anika Hines wins 2023 Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
Faculty honors and news, Featured
07 September

Dr. Anika Hines wins 2023 Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award

Ph.D. student awarded honorable mention by Ford Foundation Fellowships
Featured, Student news
06 September

Ph.D. student awarded honorable mention by Ford Foundation Fellowships

Dr. Katherine Tossas wins V Scholar Award for her work in Cancer Research
Faculty honors and news, Featured
27 June

Dr. Katherine Tossas wins V Scholar Award for her work in Cancer Research

Health Behavior and Policy moves to the School of Population Health
Featured
01 July

Health Behavior and Policy moves to the School of Population Health

Dr. Dina Garcia helps build community for new Latinx students
Featured
26 June

Dr. Dina Garcia helps build community for new Latinx students

Dr. Anika Hines selected as Blick Scholar for her work to advance health equity
Featured
22 June

Dr. Anika Hines selected as Blick Scholar for her work to advance health equity

HBP Ph.D. Student selected as Public Voice Fellow for Academy Health
Student news
22 February

HBP Ph.D. Student selected as Public Voice Fellow for Academy Health

Vanessa Sheppard, Ph.D. named the American Cancer Society's Researcher of the Year
2023
22 February

Vanessa Sheppard, Ph.D. named the American Cancer Society's Researcher of the Year

Dr. Jessica LaRose appointed Interim Department Chair of HBP
2022
16 November

Dr. Jessica LaRose appointed Interim Department Chair of HBP

Dr. Vanessa Sheppard promoted to Associate VP for Public Health Initiatives
2022
16 November

Dr. Vanessa Sheppard promoted to Associate VP for Public Health Initiatives

Study: Virginia Medicaid expansion increased financial security for enrollees
2022
01 August

Study: Virginia Medicaid expansion increased financial security for enrollees

Leaders discuss key strategies to payment parity in Virginia health care
2021
01 September

Leaders discuss key strategies to payment parity in Virginia health care

Addictions and Contradictions
2021
26 August

Addictions and Contradictions

Report: Virginia has significantly expanded access to addiction treatment services through Medicaid
2021
10 August

Report: Virginia has significantly expanded access to addiction treatment services through Medicaid

Researchers envision better health interventions for men who have sex with men
2021
03 August

Researchers envision better health interventions for men who have sex with men

Despite delayed response, patients with cirrhosis gain significant protection from COVID-19 vaccination
2021
14 July

Despite delayed response, patients with cirrhosis gain significant protection from COVID-19 vaccination

Study: More Americans are receiving addiction treatment, but gaps persist
2021
13 July

Study: More Americans are receiving addiction treatment, but gaps persist

Brown Named 2021 Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar
2021
01 July

Brown Named 2021 Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar

Massey researcher examines how to reduce cancer disparities and improve quality of care for the LGBTQ+ population
2021
22 June

Massey researcher examines how to reduce cancer disparities and improve quality of care for the LGBTQ+ population

COVID-19-Related Deaths And Excess Deaths Among Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries
2021
14 June

COVID-19-Related Deaths And Excess Deaths Among Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries

Sheppard receives Professional Achievement Award from VCU School of Medicine
2021
09 June

Sheppard receives Professional Achievement Award from VCU School of Medicine

Clinical trial tests new lifestyle program aimed at addressing obesity in young men
2021
25 May

Clinical trial tests new lifestyle program aimed at addressing obesity in young men

Striving and Thriving in STEM Launch
2021
05 May

Striving and Thriving in STEM Launch

A VCU doctoral student is looking at how racism might be affecting maternal health outcomes
2021
29 April

A VCU doctoral student is looking at how racism might be affecting maternal health outcomes

Canceled: HBP Research Seminar - Anushree Vichare, MBBS, MPH, PhD
2021
20 April

Canceled: HBP Research Seminar - Anushree Vichare, MBBS, MPH, PhD

Wright Center series trains next generation of community-engaged researchers
2021
26 March

Wright Center series trains next generation of community-engaged researchers

VETAR Grants Set to Launch 13 New Faculty Research Projects
2021
09 March

VETAR Grants Set to Launch 13 New Faculty Research Projects

Vanessa Sheppard, Ph.D., discussed cancer disparities with First Lady Dr. Jill Biden
2021
24 February

Vanessa Sheppard, Ph.D., discussed cancer disparities with First Lady Dr. Jill Biden

Meet the researchers who met with First Lady Dr. Jill Biden
2021
24 February

Meet the researchers who met with First Lady Dr. Jill Biden

‘An opportunity to do something bigger than me’
2021
24 February

‘An opportunity to do something bigger than me’

Examining Equity in Education
2021
14 February

Examining Equity in Education

Spurred on by Pandemic, Lawmakers Seek to Address Hunger, Nutrition
2021
02 February

Spurred on by Pandemic, Lawmakers Seek to Address Hunger, Nutrition

How Faculty Center Equity in Patient Care, Research and Education
2021
01 February

How Faculty Center Equity in Patient Care, Research and Education

500K Virginians enrolled in Medicaid since 2019 expansion
2020
30 December

500K Virginians enrolled in Medicaid since 2019 expansion

Research grants focus on preventing adverse childhood experiences, trauma
2020
18 November

Research grants focus on preventing adverse childhood experiences, trauma

Pursuing social justice through a career in science
2020
23 October

Pursuing social justice through a career in science

Study: Opioid treatment for pregnant women has increased but racial inequities exist
2020
22 June

Study: Opioid treatment for pregnant women has increased but racial inequities exist

VCU medical student one of three U.S. ‘country experts’ on WHO’s COVID-19 response project
2020
16 June

VCU medical student one of three U.S. ‘country experts’ on WHO’s COVID-19 response project

HBP scholar accorded honorable mention status in 2020 Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs competition
2020
04 June

HBP scholar accorded honorable mention status in 2020 Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs competition

Mural inspired by a VCU student’s doctoral dissertation brings a public health topic to life
2020
27 April

Mural inspired by a VCU student’s doctoral dissertation brings a public health topic to life

HBP alumna named Fellow of the Explorers Club, joining Buzz Aldrin and Jacques Cousteau
2019
05 September

HBP alumna named Fellow of the Explorers Club, joining Buzz Aldrin and Jacques Cousteau

Maternal obesity and child weight gain
2019
01 September

Maternal obesity and child weight gain

Partnering with state agencies to inform Medicaid policy
2019
12 September

Partnering with state agencies to inform Medicaid policy

Interview with Dina Garia, Ph.D.
2019
04 September

Interview with Dina Garia, Ph.D.