News and Announcements - HBS PhD Newsletter - August 6, 2021

If you have not already done so, please follow the steps below to verify your COVID-19 vaccination or file an exemption by Friday, Aug. 27.

1. Click here to enter the COVID-19 vaccine verification system using your university credentials.   
2. Ensure your name and Student (and Employee ID, if you currently work for the universtiy) number are listed correctly.  
3. Select your campus affiliation.  
4. Vaccination Record Select “I want to verify vaccination information.” Enter your vaccine type and dosage date(s).  Alternately, to file an exemption, select “I want to file an exemption.”   
5. Click the checkbox next to the attestation statement and hit “Submit” to complete the process.  

The Sociology Department at CU Boulder is seeking an Instructor for the SOCY 4052 – more information about the course below. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Jason D Boardman directly at boardman@colorado.edu.

SOCY 4052: Social Inequalities in Health, MW 5:50pm-7:05pm, 65 Cap (In-Person)

Focuses on social inequalities in health in both U.S. and international contexts. Reviews the link between health status and various types of social statuses, including but not limited to socioeconomic status, gender, race and ethnicity. Explanations for the relationships between these factors and various health outcomes are discussed. Focuses on multiple levels of analysis, from the physician-patient interactions to health care systems and social policies. Students have the opportunity to develop their own specific research interests in this field.

Marisa Westbrook, Jean Scandlyn, and Sara Yeatman along with PBHL Undergraduates Safa Mechergui and Lisette Martinez published "Contraceptive Access Through School-Based Health Centers: Perceptions of Rural and Suburban Young People" in Health Promotion Practice. 

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Giving a conference presentation in the Fall? We’d love to help you practice. Send your presentation date and title to hbsadminsupport@ucdenver.edu and we will coordinate practice talks for the Fall semester.

Please mark your calendar for Sunday, September 12th at 4:00pm for the HBS Fall Party. This is an opportunity for us to get together at the start of the Fall semester and connect with the HBS community. Students, Faculty, Staff, and their families are all invited! We will meet up by the playground at Jefferson Park (Directions Below). The park has a playground, shelter, and restrooms. Out of an abundance of caution and with COVID-19 restrictions still in place, we ask that you please bring your own food, we will provide beverages. We hope to see you and your families there!

Jefferson Park on Google Maps

If you intend to defend your dissertation in Fall 2021, please mark your calendar for these upcoming deadlines. Please note, these are the last day you can do these things to graduate in Fall 2021, but it doesn't hurt to tell us as soon as possible when you know you plan to defend.

• Sept 8 - Submit application for graduation for a Fall 2021 graduation.
• Nov 5 - Last day to submit dissertation for review.
• Nov 12 - Last day to submit request for examination form (2 weeks prior to the exam).
• Nov 26 - Last day to defend dissertation. 

For more information about the defense process and required forms, please consult the graduate handbook.