The 2019 Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS) Conference was held from Tuesday, October 1, 2019 – Friday, October 4, 2019 in Seattle, WA. All predoctoral trainees and postdoctoral scholars in the Biosocial Training Program attend IAPHS. This year, … Read more
The Carolina Population Center’s Faculty Fellows elected six UNC faculty members to join the CPC Fellows program in 2019. There are now 67 faculty fellows who sit across 16 academic departments. Douglas Lee Lauen is an Associate Professor in the … Read more
Name: Grace Noppert Current title: Postdoctoral Scholar Years affiliated with CPC: 2018 – present Website: http://gracenoppert.web.unc.edu/ What projects are you currently working on? My work focuses on understanding social disparities in biological aging and biomarker-measured health, with a particular focus … Read more
Depression is a leading cause of disability and disease for people around the world. It often begins during adolescence, especially for females, may continue or recur in adulthood and tends to become a lifetime chronic health condition.
Douglas Lee Lauen joined the Carolina Population Center as a Faculty Fellow in 2019.
Sean Sylvia joined the Carolina Population Center as a Faculty Fellow in 2019. Department: Health Policy and Management Hometown: Prattville, AL Tell us what projects you’re currently working on. I’m currently working on a few different projects, mostly in China. … Read more
Jessica Houston Su joined the Carolina Population Center as a Faculty Fellow in 2019. Department: Sociology, adjunct in Public Policy Hometown: Hinsdale, NH – a small town with a population of 4,000 people Tell us what projects you’re currently working … Read more
Faculty Fellow Robert Hummer has co-authored a new book on population health. Over the past 30 years, the life expectancy of people born in the United States has not kept pace compared to other large and wealthy countries. At the … Read more
Jul 10, 2019 Published by University Communications Article published by Maternal and Child Health Journal A new study reveals substantially higher risks of death between ages 1-24 for children living in families with lower levels of parental education, lower levels … Read more
Dr. Hargrove, an Assistant Professor of Sociology, looks at intersecting social inequalities and BMI trajectories from adolescence to early adulthood. CPC Faculty Fellow Taylor Hargrove has received a NIH Matilda White Early Stage Investigator Award and was honored at the … Read more
