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Ronica Rooks, professor in Health and Behavioral Sciences at CU Denver

Dr. Ronica Rooks Awarded $200K by Alzheimer’s Association to Study Employment’s Role in Reducing Racial Disparities in Dementia Risk

April 1, 2025

The Alzheimer’s Association has awarded a prestigious three-year, $200,000 research grant to Dr. Ronica Rooks, professor in the Department of Health and Behavioral Sciences at CU Denver. Using national, secondary data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the Census-enacted HRS (linking the HRS to United States' business information),...

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Emma Bunkley of CU Denver's Health and Behavioral Sciences Department

In “The Weight of Rumor” Emma Bunkley Explores How Weight Loss, Diabetes, and Gossip Disrupt Senegalese Women’s Communities

April 1, 2025

Published recently in American Anthropologist , Emma Bunkley examines how weight loss caused by Type II diabetes can trigger harmful rumors and social isolation for women in Senegal. Her article, “The Weight of Rumor,” reveals how stigma surrounding weight loss not only delays diagnosis but also deepens the emotional and...

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