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News and Announcements - HBS PhD Newsletter - April 2, 2021

All adults ages 16 and up are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Colorado.

We strongly encourage everyone to get vaccinated when they can wherever they are able to get an appointment. The Health Center at Auraria is offering vaccine appointments on a rolling basis - make sure you get signed up to be emailed when appointments are available using the request form below. You are encouraged to take the first available vaccine appointment, so consider also looking into getting waitlisted at health care providers and looking into vaccine appointments at pharmacies.

  • The Health Center at Auraria's Vaccine Request Form is the first step to registering to get vaccinated on campus.
  • It’s critical that you check your university e-mail accounts on a frequent basis over the next few weeks. We are using both the LynxTogether@ucdenver.edu and support@primarybio.com accounts to communicate about vaccine availability. Many of these invitations have a quick turnaround time for scheduling. 
  • Getting the vaccine is free and does not require proof of lawful residence or status. For more information on vaccination eligibility and vaccine sites, visit CDPHE’s website.
  • We have seen a few COVID-19 cases with on-campus contact - a couple of asymptomatic cases in Lynx Crossing were identified this month. Please keep doing what we know that works; wearing face coverings, washing hands, and social distancing. 

The process of finding a vaccine appointment can be frustrating with so many of us eager to be able to gather again, but opportunities will open up. We hope to see you (safely) in person in Fall!

HBSC Student Shout-Outs

Emily M

Emily Melnick Dissertation Defense April 15

Emily Melnick will be defending her dissertation "Beyond Risk: Exposing the Relationship Between Maternal Perceptions of Social Support and Child Body Mass Index Using the Fragile Familes Study" on April 15 at 9:00am. Please join us in wishing Emily the best of luck in her defense!

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Please also join us in congratulating Emily Melnick on being awarded CLAS Outstanding PhD Graduate for Spring 2021.

Channing T

Channing Tate Dissertation Defense April 28

Channing Tate will be defending her dissertation "Underutilization of Hospice Care in Older African Americans" on April 28 at 10:00am. Please join us in wishing Channing the best of luck in her defense!

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Spenser W

Spenser Wright Received the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Congratulations Spenser on being selected for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program! The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing fulltime research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) or in STEM education.

Amy Conroy

Alumna Amy Conroy Recognized with Early Career Excellence Award

Dr. Amy Conroy is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Prevention Science and CAPS. She is a behavioral scientist with multidisciplinary training from the fields of psychology, relationship science, and public health. Over the past decade, her research has focused on couple-based approaches to understand and intervene upon health behaviors among couples living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, including heavy alcohol use, intimate partner violence, and engagement in care and treatment.

Dr. Conroy will be speaking at the April Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Seminar - more information below.

Upcoming Conferences

Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting

The 42nd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine is April 12-16, 2021. For the health and safety of attendees, the meeting will be held virtually. With on-demand and pre-recorded sessions, your science can have maximum reach and impact, and there’s no need to pick between competing sessions. Additionally, the program committee is working hard to emulate everyone’s favorite parts of an in-person SBM meeting, with lots of opportunities to connect through live Q&A with presenters, networking sessions, and one-on-one networking opportunities. 

Learn More and Register Online

2021 Public Health in the Rockies Conference

The purpose of the Public Health in the Rockies (PHiR) Conference is to provide an opportunity for education, networking and skill development of professionals in Colorado and neighboring regions.  PHiR is designed to build a more competent public health workforce.

Consider applying to present at the August PHiR conference. Presenting at, or just attending, the conference is a great way to learn more about what is happening in public health in the state.

Learn more about session formats and how to submit an abstract on their website. Deadline for submission is April 2, 2021.

April Center for AIDS Research Seminar

The April CFAR Seminar will be held April 7, 2021, 10:00am-12:00pm MT.

10:00-11:00am Keynote Speaker:

  • "Lessons from the Concurrent HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 Pandemics" with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID)

11:00am-12:00pm Early Career Excellence Awards:

  • "Matters of the Heart: Leveraging the Couple Relationship to Improve HIV Treatment Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa" with Dr. Amy Conroy (HBSC Alumna), Assistant Professor, Division of Prevention Science and CAPS
  • "Understanding mechanisms associated with HIV transmission" with Dr. Sushama Telwatte, UCSF Veteran Affairs Medical Center
  • "Leveraging the HIV chronic care model to address NCDs in East Africa" with Dr. Matt Hickey, Division of HIV, ID, & Global Medicine 

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