Program in Health Disparities Research News Search Keywords News Type (Articles, Press releases etc.) - Any -AnnouncementsArticleAwardsEventsHealth TalkIn the NewsMedical BulletinPress ReleaseTributesVideo Total Search Results: 22 Matches Displaying 1 - 20 of 22 Improving Current and Future Mental and Physical Health Outcomes Tyler Dregney, PhD, is a T32 Cancer Disparities Trainee. Dr. Dregney completed his PhD from the School of Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota. His emphasis was on sport and exercise... PHDR Collaborative Partnerships and Public Health Jessica “Jessee” Beetch, PhD, is a T32 Cancer Disparities Trainee. She shares about her work in community health to improve access to care for people who test positive for HPV and is working on... PHDR My First Exposure to Research, Matia Solomon Matia Solomon will begin her first year of medical school in fall 2025 at the University of Minnesota. She reflects on her experience in M-ASCEND. In particular, the program’s effects on her... PHDR Navigating a Career in Research, Sadia’s Story Sadia Khyber is a graduate from the University of Minnesota. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience in May 2024 and completed a Master's in Environmental Public Health in May... PHDR My Mentorship Experience, Lynn Nguyen Lynn Nguyen is a first-generation college student and a University of Minnesota 2025 graduate. Born in Minnesota, she is local to the Twin Cities. Nguyen shares her journey from being a past... PHDR Research, Mentorship, and Impact: Rosa Gerdts’ Journey Rosa Gerdts was an M-ASCEND intern in summer 2023. At the time, she was also a student at Pomona College, majoring in Psychological Science and minoring in Biology.In 2023, I joined the... PHDR PHDR Faculty Spotlight, Elizabeth Rogers Dr. Rogers shares her research background and how she began at the Program and Health Disparities Research. Read about her work with PARADIGM and additional projects. We invite you to read her... PHDR PHDR Community Spotlight - Rodolfo Gutierrez Rodolfo is a community partner and has done immense work supporting the community and initiatives of the Program in Health Disparities Research. In this spotlight, he shares about his family,... PHDR PHDR Staff Spotlight, Hayley Wong Where did you grow up?I am a first-generation college student, studying Medical Laboratory Sciences. I am a senior and intend to graduate in the fall of 2025, once my clinical... PHDR PHDR Faculty Spotlight, Serena Xiong Serena Xiong, PhD, MPH is a PHDR faculty. She earned her MPH and PhD from the University of Minnesota. She shares her story growing up in MN and what influenced her to pursue a career in public... PHDR PHDR Staff Spotlight, Ornella Malm Ornella Malm is the Administrative Core Program Associate for the Center for Chronic Disease Reduction and Equity Promotion Across Minnesota (C2DREAM). This partnership between the University... PHDR Dr. April Wilhelm Receives NIDA Grant for a 5-Year Study April Wilhelm, MD, MPH, received funding of $1,009,367 from the National Institute of Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health for a 5-year grant effective January 1, 2025. The purpose... PHDR Congratulations to Alharith Dameh! Alharith Dameh, an alumnus of the M-ASCEND high school program was selected for the Tom Burnett Advanced Leadership Program (TBALP). The TBALP was named to honor University of Minnesota alumnus... PHDR PHDR Community Member Spotlight, Maria Orleny Arboleda Maria Arboleda serves on the Program in Health Disparities Research’s Community-Academic Board and is a SoLaHmo board member and community liaison. She is a passionate advocate for health... PHDR M-ASCEND Summer 2025 Undergraduate Internship: Apply by 9 February 2025 Apply for M-ASCEND PHDR Faculty Spotlight - Dr. April Wilhelm, MD, MPH This December, PHDR spotlights April Wilhelm, MD, MPH, a Family Medicine physician, clinician-researcher, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and... PHDR Donate to the PHDR Fund The University of Minnesota Foundation has opened up a new philanthropic opportunity for those interested in supporting innovative and transformative research in the space of Health Equity. This fund... PHDR Welcome Dr Serena Xiong to PHDR! Serena Xiong, PhD, MPHWe are excited to welcome Dr. Xiong as a new member of our faculty! She is a community-engaged implementation scientist. Her program of research draws on the tenets... PHDR Welcome Joanna Kuo! We're extremely pleased to welcome our new student admistrative specialist, Joanna Kuo, to PHDR! Joanna is currently a Biology and Health Services Management senior, and brings her solid multi-... PHDR Welcome Dr Sonya Brady to PHDR! We're delighted to welcome Dr Sonya Brady to our research team! Dr. Brady received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Biological/Health Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. She... PHDR Current page 1 Page 2 Next page ›› Last page Last »
Improving Current and Future Mental and Physical Health Outcomes Tyler Dregney, PhD, is a T32 Cancer Disparities Trainee. Dr. Dregney completed his PhD from the School of Kinesiology at the University of Minnesota. His emphasis was on sport and exercise... PHDR
Collaborative Partnerships and Public Health Jessica “Jessee” Beetch, PhD, is a T32 Cancer Disparities Trainee. She shares about her work in community health to improve access to care for people who test positive for HPV and is working on... PHDR
My First Exposure to Research, Matia Solomon Matia Solomon will begin her first year of medical school in fall 2025 at the University of Minnesota. She reflects on her experience in M-ASCEND. In particular, the program’s effects on her... PHDR
Navigating a Career in Research, Sadia’s Story Sadia Khyber is a graduate from the University of Minnesota. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience in May 2024 and completed a Master's in Environmental Public Health in May... PHDR
My Mentorship Experience, Lynn Nguyen Lynn Nguyen is a first-generation college student and a University of Minnesota 2025 graduate. Born in Minnesota, she is local to the Twin Cities. Nguyen shares her journey from being a past... PHDR
Research, Mentorship, and Impact: Rosa Gerdts’ Journey Rosa Gerdts was an M-ASCEND intern in summer 2023. At the time, she was also a student at Pomona College, majoring in Psychological Science and minoring in Biology.In 2023, I joined the... PHDR
PHDR Faculty Spotlight, Elizabeth Rogers Dr. Rogers shares her research background and how she began at the Program and Health Disparities Research. Read about her work with PARADIGM and additional projects. We invite you to read her... PHDR
PHDR Community Spotlight - Rodolfo Gutierrez Rodolfo is a community partner and has done immense work supporting the community and initiatives of the Program in Health Disparities Research. In this spotlight, he shares about his family,... PHDR
PHDR Staff Spotlight, Hayley Wong Where did you grow up?I am a first-generation college student, studying Medical Laboratory Sciences. I am a senior and intend to graduate in the fall of 2025, once my clinical... PHDR
PHDR Faculty Spotlight, Serena Xiong Serena Xiong, PhD, MPH is a PHDR faculty. She earned her MPH and PhD from the University of Minnesota. She shares her story growing up in MN and what influenced her to pursue a career in public... PHDR
PHDR Staff Spotlight, Ornella Malm Ornella Malm is the Administrative Core Program Associate for the Center for Chronic Disease Reduction and Equity Promotion Across Minnesota (C2DREAM). This partnership between the University... PHDR
Dr. April Wilhelm Receives NIDA Grant for a 5-Year Study April Wilhelm, MD, MPH, received funding of $1,009,367 from the National Institute of Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health for a 5-year grant effective January 1, 2025. The purpose... PHDR
Congratulations to Alharith Dameh! Alharith Dameh, an alumnus of the M-ASCEND high school program was selected for the Tom Burnett Advanced Leadership Program (TBALP). The TBALP was named to honor University of Minnesota alumnus... PHDR
PHDR Community Member Spotlight, Maria Orleny Arboleda Maria Arboleda serves on the Program in Health Disparities Research’s Community-Academic Board and is a SoLaHmo board member and community liaison. She is a passionate advocate for health... PHDR
Faculty Spotlight - Dr. April Wilhelm, MD, MPH This December, PHDR spotlights April Wilhelm, MD, MPH, a Family Medicine physician, clinician-researcher, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and... PHDR
Donate to the PHDR Fund The University of Minnesota Foundation has opened up a new philanthropic opportunity for those interested in supporting innovative and transformative research in the space of Health Equity. This fund... PHDR
Welcome Dr Serena Xiong to PHDR! Serena Xiong, PhD, MPHWe are excited to welcome Dr. Xiong as a new member of our faculty! She is a community-engaged implementation scientist. Her program of research draws on the tenets... PHDR
Welcome Joanna Kuo! We're extremely pleased to welcome our new student admistrative specialist, Joanna Kuo, to PHDR! Joanna is currently a Biology and Health Services Management senior, and brings her solid multi-... PHDR
Welcome Dr Sonya Brady to PHDR! We're delighted to welcome Dr Sonya Brady to our research team! Dr. Brady received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and Biological/Health Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. She... PHDR
