Department News

Upcoming Dissertation Defense

Christan Bartsch is due to defend her dissertation "Understanding Sustainability of Quality Improvement Initiaitives within the United States Healthcare System" on Monday, October 30, 2023, 9-11 am MST via Zoom. Click the link below for more information and for the link to attend. Good luck, Christan!

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Health and Behavioral Sciences Departmental Newsletters

The department of Health and Behavioral Sciences regularly distributes newsletters to all current students, alumni, and faculty. Click the links below to see published newsletters and stay up to date with exciting news from our department! If you would like to be added to the mailing list, please contact the administrative team by clicking here.

Health and Behavioral Sciences PhD Newsletters 

Public Health Undergraduate Newsletters

Colloquium Series

The Colloquium series is offered on Fridays in the Fall semester and is open to the public. If you are interested in Health and Behavioral Sciences or want to learn more about our program, you are invited to attend.

 

Health & Behavioral Sciences in the News

Channing Tate, PhD, MPH, is accelerating her community-building research with support from the CU Cancer Center.

While conducting research for her doctoral dissertation, Channing Tate, PhD, MPH, spoke with 144 older Black adults about hospice care – what they knew about it, whether they’d consider it, what their experiences with hospice had been.

CU Denver Alum William Mundo (MA '18) Focuses on Equity in Healthcare

William Mundo, a 2022 Doctor of Medicine candidate with a master’s degree in Public Health in 2018, who completed his undergraduate degree at CU Denver in Ethnic Studies and Public Health in 2016, didn’t have the luxury of a roadmap on his journey toward a career in healthcare. But his experience at CU Denver didn’t just enable him to achieve his goals — it changed his view of medicine’s role in our society.

Public Health Graduate Joaquin Gallegos Appointed to Federal Indian Affairs Position

Joaquin R. Gallegos ’14, who studied public health at CU Denver, was recently appointed Special Assistant to Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs within the Department of Interior.

Faculty member Meng Li published in Science

Health and Behavioral Sciences faculty member Meng Li published, “Physicians’ flawed heuristics in the delivery room” in the October 15th issue of Science. 

LynxConnect featured Story: Jyotshila Dhakal

Jyotshila is a Public Health student gaining hands-on experience researching Global Health Emergency Medicine during her time at CU Denver. While interviewing with EUReCA! Student Ambassador, Jacob Torrens, she talks about the persistence needed to find the right type of research for her interests and personality.