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March 27
Student Researchers Receive PEAK Awards for Spring 2023
We are excited to announce that three Institue for Health Equity Faculty Scholars are mentoring 3 student researchers this spring semester for the PEAK awards. The Institute would like to celebrate […]
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March 27
The Wylie Lab Has Recently Published a Study in Environmental Pollution
The Wylie Lab has just published a peer-reviewed study in Environmental Pollution entitled “Outcomes of the Halliburton Loophole: Chemicals Regulated by the […]
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October 18
Dr. Tiana Yom Co-authors Post for the American Evaluation Association about Culturally Responsive Evaluation Series
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September 28
SGAs Selected for the Robert Wood Foundation’s Health Policy Scholars Research Program
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August 29
New Publication from Affiliated Faculty Atsushi Matsumoto and Faculty Scholar Dr. Claudia Santelices
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August 10
Dr. Chieh Li Receives an Exploratory/ Developmental Research Grant Award (R21) from the NIH
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April 20
Health Equity Interns Receive Huntington 100 Awards
Five current and former Health Equity Interns were selected into the Huntington 100 for 2022. Recipients are nominated for their positive impact on the campus community, demonstrated record of service, high […]
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April 14
Institute Faculty, Staff, and Students Volunteer at Community Servings
Each semester, the Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice offers a service opportunity in support of our mission of promoting health equity and social justice and reducing disparities in […]
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December 15
Dr. Beth Molnar Receives 4-Year Grant from the CDC
Dr. Beth Molnar, Director of the Violence Prevention and Trauma Studies team, has received funding from the Center for Disease Control for her Evaluation of school-based Healthy Relationships project. Dr. […]
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December 15
Building Back Stronger: A Panel Discussion on Racial and Health Equity Lessons Learned During COVID-19
Last week the Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research hosted a panel discussion with representatives from state and local health and mental health agencies on racial and health […]
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November 30
NU-PEL Co-hosts Virtual Event with the GBEN
The Northeastern University Public Evaluation Lab (NU-PEL) and the Greater Boston Evaluation Network (GBEN) co-hosted a virtual event as a part of the Culturally Responsive Evaluation (CRE) series. The full event session can be […]
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November 25
Dr. Beth Molnar Interviewed by NBC10 Boston
Dr. Beth Molnar, Director of the Violence Prevention and Trauma Studies Team here at the Institute, was recently interviewed by NBC10 regarding the death of 5-year-old Elijah Lewis. The full story can […]
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October 21
Faculty, Staff, and students from the Institute, Northeastern Public Evaluation Lab (NU-PEL), and Dr. Molnars’ Lab Participate in Northeastern’s Annual SOURCE Event
On October 6, 2021 Faculty, Staff, and students from the Institute, Northeastern Public Evaluation Lab (NU-PEL), and Dr. Molnars’ Lab participated in SOURCE, which is the university-wide Showcase of Opportunities […]
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September 20
SGAs Receive Grants to Move Forward Their Doctoral Dissertations
PhD student Lorraine Lacroix-Williamson has been named a Fellow of the Fostering Diversity in HIV Research program at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. This […]
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August 4
Childcare is a Business Issue? Harvard Business Review Article
Director of the Institute, Alisa Lincoln, along with Northeastern faculty Alicia Modestino, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, and Jamie Ladge, Associate Professor of Management recently had an article, Childcare […]
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August 4
New Publication From Faculty Scholar Dani Snyder-Young
Faculty scholar, Dr. Dani Snyder Young, Assistant Professor of Theater College of Arts, Media, and Design, recently published a paper titled, Recovery capital and collaborative theatre making: how actors in recovery from substance addiction value […]
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August 2
Recent Publication from Affiliated Faculty Wallis Adams and Director Alisa Lincoln
Wallis Adams (IHESJR Affiliated Faculty) and Alisa Lincoln’s (Director of IHESJR) article, “Barriers to and Facilitators of Implementing Peer Support Services for Criminal Justice–Involved Individuals”, was recently published in Psychiatric […]
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July 28
Former HEI Sophie Wiltshire Featured in Online Florida Paper
Sophie Wiltshire is a recent Bouvé College of Health Sciences’ graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Science. She was recently featured in St. Pete Catalyst, a local […]
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Recent Publications from Faculty Scholars Chiehl Li & Bilge Erten
Faculty scholar Chiehl Li published a special issue on promoting social justice, titled Advancing social justice for English learners: Implications for school psychology training. This work addressed inequity of education […]
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2022 Tier 1 Awards
Several of our Bouvé faculty members and IHESJR affiliates were selected to receive 2022 TIER 1 Awards. “TIER 1 Seed Grant/Proof of Concept Program awards are supported by the […]
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June 2
Dr. Alisa Lincoln, Kaleem Ahmid and HEIs Tyreke Gaston and Samhita Koduri Receive RISE Award
Dr. Alisa Lincoln, Kaleem Ahmid and HEIs Tyreke Gaston and Samhita Koduri won the RISE Focus Award for Ethically Informed research. “Ethically Informed Research Awards recognize RISE presentations that best […]
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June 2
IHESJR Students Receive Huntington 100 Awards
The following IHESJR affiliated students had a positive impact on the campus community, demonstrated record of service, had high global engagement in the form of international co-op, study abroad, or […]
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Northeastern University Public Evaluation Lab (NU-PEL) Selected for MetroWest Health Foundation Project
The MetroWest Health Foundation has selected the Northeastern University Public Evaluation Lab (NU-PEL) to lead a comprehensive evaluation project to understand and improve upon the current public health infrastructure in […]
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June 2
Northeastern University Public Evaluation Lab (NU-PEL) and the Greater Boston Evaluation Network (GEBN) Virtual Event Recap
The Northeastern University Public Evaluation Lab (NU-PEL) and the Greater Boston Evaluation Network (GEBN) co-hosted a virtual event to continue their Culturally Responsive Evaluation (CRE) series. To embed diversity, equity, […]
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May 26
LAUNCH/MYCHILD Model Practice Receives Innovation Hub Award
The LAUNCH/MYCHILD Model Practice, recently received an Innovation Hub Award for being the highest scoring Best Practice submission for this past year from the Association of Maternal and Child Health […]
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May 24
Honoring Academic Excellence- HEI Awards
Each year, Northeastern honors students, faculty, and staff who have demonstrated excellence in scholarship, research, teaching, or service. These honorees reflect Northeastern’s mission and highest ideals: a global university powered […]
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March 26
Recent Publications by Faculty Member Jessica Hoffman
Jessica Hoffman, an IHESJR faculty member and Associate Professor in Applied Psychology, recently published a paper entitled “Addressing the Consequences of School Closure due to COVID-19 on Children’s Physical and […]
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March 25
Institute SGA Sameera Nayak Selected as Communication Chair for the APHA International Health Student Committee
Sameera Nayak, an Institute SGA, was recently selected as the Communication Chair for the APHA International Health Student Committee. In this role she will be spearheading efforts to engage and […]
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March 24
Former HEI Debby Nguyen Debuted a Book on Traditional Medicine
Debby Nguyen, former HEI, wrote a book about research practices among other cultures and medicine across the globe titled “Pills, Teas, and Songs: Stories of Medicine Around the World,” which […]
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March 24
Recent Publications by IHESJR Faculty Scholars Hermine Poghosyan and Jeanne Madden
Jeanne Madden, Faculty Scholar and Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacy, has led several new publications this winter. First is a qualitative report published in Journal of Affective Disorders, […]
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March 24
New Publication by Dr. Beth Molnar and her Early Childhood Mental Health Team
Dr. Beth Molnar and her early childhood mental health team recently had a paper, Engaging and supporting young children and their families in early childhood mental health services: The role […]
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February 10
New Article Quoting Dr. Beth Molnar and Dr. Alisa Lincoln
Institute Director Alisa Lincoln and Director of Violence Prevention and Trauma studies at the Institute, Beth Molnar are quoted in Northeastern’s News article titled “To Survive A Trauma Like the Capitol Riot. […]
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Culturally Responsive Evaluation – a Co-op Perspective
The Northeastern University Public Evaluation Lab (NU-PEL) hosted a virtual event on December 8th to discuss Culturally Responsive Evaluation (CRE) led by Isabelle Carrillo, the co-op student at the Institute for Health […]
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February 10
New Special Issue and Publications from Dr. Beth Molnar and VTT Team
Dr. Beth Molnar has co-edited a new special issue of the journal Child Abuse & Neglect, published December 2020, entitled Promoting a Healthy and Resilient Child Abuse & Neglect Workforce. The […]
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February 10
New Publication from Dr. Carmel Salhi, Arielle Scoglio and Dr. Alisa Lincoln
Institute Faculty Scholar Dr. Carmel Salhi, IHESJR Graduate Research Assistant and doctoral candidate in the Population Health Program in Bouvé College of Health Sciences Arielle Scoglio, and the IHESJR’s Director, […]
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November 24
IHESJR Collaborates with Mass DMH & McLean LEAP Center
On November 5, individuals within IHESJR attended the Massachusetts Strategic Meeting 2020. The conference, hosted by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) and McLean Hospital’s LEAP Center, aimed to […]
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July 31
Alisa Lincoln, Suzanne Garverich, and Rachel Rodgers featured in Bouvé’s Women Who Inspire Series
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May 28
IHESJR Researchers Present Projects at RISE
RISE is Northeastern’s annual research conference. RISE stands for Research, Innovation, Scholarship, and Entrepreneurship. Over 100 judges come together to measure the ingenuity of Northeastern research and determine recipients of […]
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May 21
Faculty Scholar Dr. Beth Molnar’s VTRI Project Provides Webinar Recordings
IHESJR faculty member Dr. Beth Molnar, Director of Violence Prevention and Trauma Studies at the Institute, and Population Health PhD student Samantha Meeker, invite you to view webinars provided […]
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May 4
Meghna Iyer Receives Ascent PEAK Award
Meghna Iyer, an IHSEJR health equity intern, has received a PEAK Ascent Award for her project titled “The Effect of Guardrails on Motor Vehicle Safety.” The project intends to collect […]
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May 4
Dr. Tiffany Joseph Publishes Op-Ed in Newsweek Magazine
IHESJR Health Equity Faculty Scholar Dr. Tiffany Joseph, from the College of Social Science and Humanities recently published an op-ed article titled “Trump’s Immigration Policies are Making the Coronavirus Pandemic […]
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April 21
COVID-19: How to Be Safe and Resilient
Global Health experts around Boston collaborated on a COVID-19 safety course titled “COVID-19: How to be Safe and Resilient” released from Northeastern’s Global Resilience Institute. The course features information presented […]
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April 21
New Publication from Jessica Hoffman and WE PLAY Team
The implementation of their WE PLAY program has earned faculty member Dr. Jessica Hoffman, Ellyn Schmidt, PhD ’20, Dr. Mara Ellyon, and their colleagues, a new publication in the School […]
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April 20
Faculty Scholar Dani Snyder-Young Awarded National Endowment for the Arts Grant
Faculty scholar Dr. Dani Snyder-Young, Director of the Institute, Dr. Alisa Lincoln, and Dr. Young’s team, have been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for their […]
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April 2
Why Am I Having Such a Hard Time When I’m Not Sick with the Virus?
Director of the Institute, Dr. Alisa Lincoln shares her personal and professional experience with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in an interview for an article in News @ Northeastern. She […]
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February 28
IHESJR Community Service
The Institute for Health Equity and Social justice had their first annual community service day. Faculty, staff and students from the Institute community came together to provide needed volunteer services […]
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February 19
Student Researchers Receive PEAK Awards for Spring 2020
Ramya Kumar (under the supervision of Dr. Laura Senier), Andrew Lee (under the supervision of Dr. Claudia Santelices), Madeleine Wong (under the supervision of Dr. Tiffany Joseph), and Alice Yan […]
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December 4
Alisa Lincoln Featured on What’s New Podcast
What’s New Podcast is an exploration of new ideas and discovery from Northeastern University Library hosted by Dan Cohen. The latest episode, “Inequality and Mental Health”, features Alisa Lincoln, an […]
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October 23
Student Researchers Receive PEAK Awards for Fall 2019
Nur Selin Akbulut (under the supervision of Dr. Andrea Parker), Abigail Cahill (under the supervision of Dr. Andrea Parker), Sumire Maki (under the supervision of Dr. Alisa Lincoln), Jenna Bourassa […]
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October 21
Faculty Scholar Dr. Collette Ncube Awarded 5-year Grant from NIH
Dr. Collette Ncube, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Sciences, was awarded a competitive 5-year K01 award from National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) at NIH, […]
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October 2
New Publication from Beth Molnar and VTT Team
From the Vicarious Trauma Toolkit (VTT) project, for which she was the Principal Investigator, Beth Molnar and colleagues have a new publication demonstrating the excellent validity and reliability of the […]
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September 25
Experience of a Student Researcher
One of the Health Equity Interns, working on research related to mental health stigma in the Jamaican community, was featured in Northeastern News. Read more about her and another Northeastern […]
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September 25
Alisa Lincoln and Co-authors are Recognized by SAGE
SAGE publication held a call for nomination in late 2018 for articles that have had a significant real-world impact on policy, education, practice, or research in the field. The hopes […]
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June 5
Dr. Tiffany Joseph to Participate in the 2019 Health Disparities Research Institute
Dr. Joseph is a faculty scholar at the Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research and will be attending the Health Disparities Research Institute, sponsored by the National Institute […]
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May 9
Student Receives Northeastern University’s Constance K. Green Award for Outstanding Field Experience
Hyun Sue (Caroline) Kim, a Health Equity Intern at the Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research, was given the Constance K. Green Award for Outstanding Field Experience.
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May 8
Announcing the Summer 2019 Advancing Health Equity Pilot Awards
The Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research is committed to supporting work which advances the goals of health equity for diverse populations made vulnerable through marginalization and exclusion […]
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April 10
Research, Innovation and Scholarship Expo (RISE)
Students affiliated with the Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research had a great showing at Northeastern University’s Research, Innovation and Scholarship Expo (RISE) this year.
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March 8
Impact Evaluations Panel
Northeastern University’s Public Evaluation Lab (a collaboration between the Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research and the Institute for Race and Justice) and the Greater Boston Evaluation Network […]
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March 8
Images of Urban Health
The Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research hosted a photography contest in collaboration with the College of Art, Media, and Design (CAMD).
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February 8
PhotoVoice Panel
Northeastern University’s Public Evaluation Lab (a collaboration between the Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research and the Institute for Race and Justice) and the Greater Boston Evaluation Network […]
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February 4
New Toolkit Designed to Help Those Who Help Trauma Victims
In addition to high-stress and dangerous environments, organizations that support victims of trauma must grapple with an occupational challenge called vicarious traumatization.
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