CHPDP 2022-2023 Annual Report

Annual Report 2022-2023

CHPDP Faculty

Gabriel Shaibi, PhD Director, Professor and Southwest Borderlands Scholar

Kelly Davis, PhD Professor

Shelby Langer, PhD Associate Director, Associate Professor

Felipe Gonzalez Castro, PhD, MSW Professor and Southwest Borderlands Scholar

Angela Chen, PhD, RN Emeritus Professor

Rodney Joseph, PhD Assistant Professor

Administrative Support

Addey Rascon, BS, CHES Project Manager, Community Engagement

Casey Holland, BS Administrative Specialist

Angel Algarin, PhD Assistant Professor

Fiorella Carlos Chavez, PhD Assistant Professor

Sunny Kim, PhD Associate Professor

Joseph Daniels, PhD Associate Professor

Chung Jung Mun, PhD Assistant Professor

Rachel Gur-Arie, PhD Assistant Professor

Linda Larkey, PhD, CRTT Professor

Rebecca Lee, PhD Professor

Megan Petrov, PhD Associate Professor

Elizabeth Reifsnider, PhD, RN, WHNP, PHCNS-BC Nancy Melvin Endowed Professor

Alyssa Robillard, PhD, MCHES Associate Professor Shawn Youngstedt, PhD Professor

Mission

We are a collaborative transdisciplinary faculty that conducts translational research, training and outreach activities in close partnership with communities to improve health and prevent disease in vulnerable populations across the lifespan.

Allocation of resources, governance, human resources, and coordination of activities across cores

Support the next generation of health promotion and disease prevention scientists

Conduct and disseminate extramurally-funded translational research focused on health promotion and disease prevention

Engage local community members, agencies, and stakeholders to increase community collaborations and visibility

Administrative

Mentorship

Community Engagement

Research

Letter from the Directors

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

The last 12-months have been some of the most productive in our center’s history. Through the collective efforts of CHPDP faculty, staff, and mentees, we produced over 100 peer-reviewed publications, secured more than $14 million in new funding, and surpassed the $5 million mark in research expenditures (page 6).

Despite these impressive milestones, the impact of our work is measured by more than just numbers. An exemplar of this can be found in this year’s project spotlight (page 10). The Snuggle Bug study includes researchers from across ASU as well as partners from Valleywise Health and various WIC agencies that span the greater Phoenix area who are collaborating to better understand rapid weight gain during infancy. In addition to the scientific aspects, the study hosts biannual community picnics for families and supports research opportunities for multiple undergraduate and graduate students. This combination of activities, made possible through an NIH-funded study, embodies our center’s mission: to conduct translational research, training, and outreach activities in close partnership with communities to improve health and prevent disease in vulnerable populations across the lifespan.

Lastly, we would be remiss if we didn’t encourage you to get to know our newest CHPDP faculty, Drs. Angel Algarin and Rachel Gur-Arie (pages 8-9). They both joined CHPDP as tenure-track Assistant Professors last year and bring exciting new areas of research and expertise to the center. Despite being new additions, they hit the ground running and are already making an impact scientifically and in the community.

Thank you for taking the time to read our annual report. Please reach out if you would like additional information and/or want to get involved.

Sincerely,

Gabe and Shelby

Gabriel Shaibi, PhD Director, Professor and Southwest Borderlands Scholar

Shelby Langer, PhD Associate Director and Associate Professor

Featured faculty publications

Patient sexuality disclosure experience and associations with clinical sexual health outcomes among HIV-negative men who have sex with men in Mexico. Algarin AB, Wiginton JM, Sanchez TH, et al. Preventive Medicine. Read more.

Latino migrant farmworker youths’ perceptions of access to care in the Southeast: a qualitative approach. Carlos Chavez FL, Moore BA, Bohanek JG. Journal of Agromedicine. Read more.

Strategic directions in preventive intervention research to advance health equity. Boyd RC, Castro FG, Finigan-Carr N, et al. Prevention Science. Read more.

Alcohol-involved rape: limitations of the “rape exception” for abortion access. Davis KC, Neilson EC, Stappenbeck CA. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. Read more.

“I know why I am taking this pill”: young women navigation of disclosure and support for PrEP uptake and adherence in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Daniels J, De Vos L, Bezuidenhout D, et al. PLOS Global Public Health. Read more.

The ethics of COVID-19 vaccine mandates for healthcare workers: public health and clinical perspectives. Gur-Arie R, Hutler B, Bernstein J. Bioethics. Read more.

Smart Walk: a culturally tailored smartphonedelivered physical sctivity intervention for cardiometabolic risk reduction among African American women. Joseph RP, Todd M, Ainsworth BE, et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Read more.

Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation patientcaregiver dyad perspectives on participation in a digital storytelling intervention: a qualitative approach. Kim SW, Langer S, Ahern M, Larkey L, et al. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. Read more.

Digital storytelling intervention to promote HPV vaccination among at-risk Asian immigrant populations: pilot intervention study. Chen AC, Kim SW, Ou L, Todd M, Larkey L. Journal of Medical Internet Research. Read more.

Concurrent and prospective associations between communicated emotional arousal and adjustment among couples coping with cancer. Weber DM, Baucom BRW, …Langer SL. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Read more.

Pilot study of Qigong/Tai Chi Easy acute effects of meditative movement, breath focus and “flow” on blood pressure, mood and oxytocin in older adults. Larkey LK, James T, Han S, James DL. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. Read more.

Acceptability and feasibility of saliva-delivered PCR Coronavirus 2019 tests for young children. Lee RE, Todd M, Oh H, et al. Pediatrics. Read more.

Real-time monitoring of cannabis and prescription opioid co-use patterns, analgesic effectiveness, and the opioid-sparing effect of cannabis in individuals with chronic pain. Mun CJ, Nordeck C, Goodell EMA, et al. Journal of Pain. Read more.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on insomnia and sleep efficiency in parents and caregivers of young children. Jiao N, Pituch K, Petrov ME. Frontiers in Sleep. Read more.

Compassion fatigue and COVID-19: a global view from nurses. Jo S, Kurt S,... Reifsnider E. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. Read more.

A pilot study examining a culture-centric story to promote HIV testing in African American women in the South. Robillard AG, Troutman J, Perry C, Larkey L. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. Read more.

Effects of a diabetes prevention program on type 2 diabetes risk factors and quality of life among Latino youths with prediabetes: a randomized clinical trial. Peña A, Olson ML, …Shaibi GQ. JAMA Network Open. Read more.

Circadian acclimatization of performance, sleep, and 6-sulfatoxymelatonin using multiple phase shifting stimuli. Youngstedt SD, Elliott J, Patel S, et al. Frontiers in Endocrinology. Read more.

New faculty spotlights

Angel Algarin, PhD

Dr. Angel Algarin is an Assistant Professor with the CHPDP. Broadly, he studies the impact of social stigma on HIV care and prevention and substance use.

Q: Can you tell us a little about your research and what led you to your field?

As a gay, Latino scholar, I am committed to addressing health disparities that uniquely affect my community, particularly HIV and substance use. Growing up gay in a conservative family and Midwest environment has driven my passion for identifying solutions to end stigma through research. Seeing how discrimination disproportionately affects the sexual and gender minority (SGM) community inspires me to find ways to dispel stigma. I also hope that my experiences can help inspire students with similar stories to keep pushing forward in achieving success.

Q: What do you want the public to know about your research? Why is your topic important?

I think stigma is such a relatable topic because everyone has experienced it at some point of their lives. While there is still a lot of work to be done in the field on a systematic level, it is one area that anyone can make change in by setting a personal intention to recognize biases and choose empowerment and support over shaming.

Q: What is your favorite part of your job?

My favorite part of my job is mentoring students in my lab. It is awesome to find meaningful ways to incorporate students into the research process so they may gain hands on training to supplement what they are learning in the classroom.

Q: What is the most helpful advice you’ve received?

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

Q: How do you like to spend your free time?

On a week day, you can catch me at my local Orangetheory fitness studio and recovering by watching whatever is new on Netflix (huge Great British Bakeoff fan!). When time allows, I really enjoy traveling to new places!

Q: If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?

I’d love to visit Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Q: If you could pick up a new skill in an instant what would it be and why?

While it’s not a new skill because I play in the local gay rec league, I would really like to improve my beach volleyball game.

Q: What book/movie would you recommend, or what music do you enjoy?

Talking to Strangers by Malcom Gladwell.

Rachel Gur-Arie, PhD

Dr. Rachel Gur-Arie is an Assistant Professor with the CHPDP. Her expertise lies at the intersection of ethics, global health and policy.

Q: Can you tell us a little about your research and what led you to your field?

I research pressing ethics issues in public and global health using social science, philosophical, and empirical methodologies. Most of my work thus far has focused on vaccine decision-making, vaccine hesitancy, and vaccine ethics among healthcare workers. It is a topic that has always been and always will pose challenging ethics questions. However, as I grow my research portfolio, I am increasingly working on projects that are not focused on vaccines, but rather on integrating ethics into other health research.

Q: What do you want the public to know about your research? Why is your topic important?

Ethics is a part of every aspect and decision of our lives whether we want to acknowledge it or not. Oftentimes, addressing ethics in our decisions (and research) can be intimidating – how do we make the “right” decision? Ethics has a reputation for being complicated, as well, often considered to be reserved for philosophers and “nonscientists”. For this reason, integrating ethics into health research it is often ignored, overlooked, or undervalued (also from a funding perspective). However, in my opinion, these are all misconceptions. Integrating ethics into health research and decision-making is not only important from a practical standpoint (after all, if populations do not trust health interventions, it does not matter how well they work, because they will not be used!), but also is enjoyable and engaging when done together with or under the guidance of a trained researcher like myself. There is never one “right” ethical decision, but rather a myriad of trade-offs that make various decisions more or less ethical and relevant to the goal at hand.

Q: What is your favorite part of your job?

I am constantly surrounded by people who think differently than me, which I love. I value diversity very deeply in both my professional and personal life. This makes sure that there is never a dull moment, I am never too comfortable, and I am certainly never the smartest person in the rooms I spend my time in. If I feel like I am (doesn’t happen a lot), I make sure to change rooms.

Q: What is the most helpful advice you’ve received?

Find a way, and if there’s not a way, make a way.

Q: How do you like to spend your free time?

I deeply enjoy spending time with loved ones including my friends and family. I also love to travel, cook, and eat. If I’m together with people I love, travelling, cooking, and eating, then that is my ideal way to spend my time. I also love staying active outdoors (hiking) and also via classes like yoga and Pilates.

Q: If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?

I can’t just pick one place! I feel most myself in Israel, Greece, and Italy (clearly, I love warm places near the Mediterranean). I also absolutely love deserts, and have only lived in them my whole life, so I am grateful to live in Arizona. In terms of new places, Marrakesh and Mexico City are on my list.

Q: If you could pick up a new skill in an instant what would it be and why?

I would love to learn to speak Spanish, Arabic, and French. Probably not possible to pick them up in an instant, unfortunately.

Q: What book/movie would you recommend, or what music do you enjoy?

Book: “Fearless” by Ariana Huffington. Movie: “500 Days of Summer”. Music: Stevie Wonder (the great).

Snuggle Bug / Acurrucadito Study

Study goal: This observational study examines how sleep-wake patterns, the gut microbiome, and feeding patterns of both mom and baby affect rapid weight gain in infancy (0-12 mo)

Screeners: Currently 2,894 pregnant or postpartum moms have been screened to be in the study

Recruitment goal: Currently enrolled 162 of 192 mom and baby pairs - both Spanish and English speaking

Partners: Valleywise Health and WIC agencies throughout a 40 mile radius of the Phoenix-metro area

Community: Snuggle Bug study hosts a fun biannual community picnic and photography event for our moms, babies and their families

The Team

R01HL147931 awarded to Drs. Megan Petrov and Corrie Whisner.

Megan Petrov, PhD Principal Investigator

Dean Coonrod, MD Co-Investigator

Corrie Whisner, PhD Principal Investigator

Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, PhD Co-Investigator

Rachel Tribby Project Coordinator

Li Liu, MD Co-Investigator

Sarada Panchanathan, MD Site Principal

Maureen Suttor Site Research Coordinator

Karen Silva Project Promotora

Elizabeth Reifsnider, PhD, RN Co-Investigator

Gabriella Ruano Project Promotora

With the addition of 5 graduate and 19 undergraduate students

Study publication

Protocol of the Snuggle Bug/Acurrucadito Study: a longitudinal study investigating the influences of sleep-wake patterns and gut microbiome development in infancy on rapid weight gain, an early risk factor for obesity. Petrov ME, Jiao N, Panchanathan SS, Reifsnider E, Coonrod DV, Liu L, Krajmalnik-Brown R, Gu H, Davidson LA, Chapkin RS, Whisner CM. BMC Pediatrics. Read more.

Facebook: @ASUSnuggleBug

Instagram: @snugglebugstudy

Email: asusnugglebug@gmail.com

Trainee productivity

The aim of our mentoring program is to support the next generation of health promotion and disease prevention scientists. Faculty mentor a wide range of trainees, ranging from high school students to Postdoctoral Research Fellows. Emphasis is placed on developing and submitting competitive research proposals, and advancing the scholar’s academic portfolio through presentations at scientific conferences and publications in the peer-reviewed literature.

53 peer-reviewed publications

Honors and awards

135 trainees

Nana Jiao, an Edson College PhD student mentored by Dr. Megan Petrov, was awarded the Faculty Women’s Association Distinguished Graduate Student Award. She also received funding from the Graduate and Professional Association (GPSA) and Edson Fellowship to support her dissertation.

Trainee Presentations and Publications

Manzo AA, Carlos Chavez FL. Give it your all: using a resilience framework to better understand unaccompanied Latino migrant youth in U.S. agriculture. Poster presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 44th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, Phoenix, AZ.

43 presentations and abstracts

Weiqi Chen, an Edson College PhD student mentored by Dr. Kelly Davis, gave an oral presentation titled “A brief cognitive restructuring intervention to reduce sexual coercion: roles of alcohol and cognitive reappraisal” at the 2023 Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting.

Behind the scenes of a technologically enhanced intervention for caregivers of people with dementia: protocol for a feasibility and acceptability study.

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A pilot study examining a culture-centric story to promote HIV testing in African American women in the South.

Robillard AG, Troutman J, Perry C, Larkey L. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. Read more.

Associations among alcohol-related factors and men’s nonconsensual condom removal perpetration. Chen W, Hammett JF, Eldridge N, Davis KC. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Read more.

EyitayoOwolabi,PhD,RNandMorganBraxton,PhD,RNboth EdsonCollegePostdoctoralFellows,andTimianGodfrey,DNP,an EdsonCollegePhDstudent,presentedasymposiumtitled “Supporting the Next Generation of Nursing Scientists Focused on Obesity and Related Health Disparities” atthe2023WesternInstituteofNursing AnnualMeeting.Thesymposiumwasmoderatedbythiermentor, Dr. GabeShaibi.

Eyitayo Owolabi, Gabe Shaibi, Morgan Braxton and Timian Godfrey (left to right) at the 2023 Western Institute of Nursing Annual Meeting.

Weiqi Chen presenting at the 2023 SBM Annual Meeting.

Alma Manzo presenting at the 2023 SBM Annual Meeting.

Gómez-Morales

Coon D, Joseph RP, Pipe T. JMIR Research Protocols. Read more.

Post-Doc Spotlight

7 Postdoctoral Fellows

35 presentations & abstracts

Machele Anderson, PhD, MS

Funded grants

32 peer-reviewed publications

9 grants submitted

3 grants funded

Morgan Braxton, PhD, RN

Dr. Hanne Dolan was awarded an ASU Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) seed grant for her project titled “Perceived Balance and Fall Prevention Behavior in Hospitalized Older Adults.”

Dr. Julia Hammett was awarded an ASU Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) seed grant for her project titled “Interpersonal Dynamics of Alcohol-Facilitated Intimate Partner Aggression.”

Hanne Dolan, PhD, RN

Dr. Ashley Ruiz was awarded an ASU Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR) seed grant for her project titled “A Pilot Study Measuring Associations Among Healthcare Experiences of Discrimination, Trauma Integrated Services, and Secondary Victimization Among Sexual Assault Survivors .”

Julia Hammett, PhD

Honors and awards

Dr. Eyitayo “Tayo” Owolabi was selected to serve on the ASU Postdoc Council. In this role, Dr. Owolabi will advise and assist the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs in ASU’s Graduate College with the planning and execution of activities dedicated to the welfare and professional development of postdocs.

Mitchell Kirwan, PhD

Eyitayo Owolabi, PhD, RN

Featured publications

Immigration enforcement and Hispanic youth substance use: is depression a mediator? Anderson M, Giano Z, Shreffler KM, et al. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. Read more.

A feasibility study to examine cinical variables of childhood malnutrition in Guatemala. Braxton ME, Melendez CR, Larson KL. Hispanic Health Care International. Read more.

Ashley Ruiz, PhD, RN

The effect of state, trait, and situational factors on young men’s coercive condom use resistance. Kirwan M, Davis KC, Stappenbeck CA, George WH. Psychology of Men & Masculinity. Read more.

Dr. Julia Hammet received the Junior Investigator Meeting Award for the 2023 Research Society on Alcoholism Annual Scientific Meeting.

CHPDP conference contributions

The Society of Behavioral Medicine’s 44th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions was held in Phoenix, AZ, from April 26–29, 2023. CHPDP was well-represented at the conference, and played a major role in hosting a networking event designed to bring together members of the society’s Cancer Special Interest Group and representatives from local institutions engaged in cancer prevention and control.

22 presentations and workshops

including:

• 12 poster presentations

• 6 symposia

• 2 pre-conference courses

• 1 paper presentation

• 1 live research spotlight

CHPDP faculty participated

10 12

CHPDP trainees participated

Co-sponsors for the networking event include the Cancer SIG, CHPDP, and the Cancer Prevention and Control Translational Team within ASU’s College of Health Solutions. The event was well attended with a total of 75 attendees from 50+ universities and institutes. The Cancer SIG aims to advance and disseminate knowledge across the cancer continuum, and is currently chaired by Dr. Shelby Langer of CHPDP.

Edson Research Center events

This year, in an effort to increase collaboration and cross-pollination, each Edson Research Center hosted an event focused on a shared theme: Social Determinants of Health.

Event 1

Host center: Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (CHPDP)

Event type: Distinguished speaker presentation

Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Event summary: The CHPDP invited Anna Alonzo, Research Program Director for the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services 2MATCH Grant at St. Joseph’s Hospital, to present a seminar titled “Addressing Social Determinants of Health within Accountable Care Organizations and Community Organizations.” Ms. Alonzo discussed what social determinants of health (SDOH) are, who in our communities are affected most, and how to implement meaningful programs and resources to identify and target SDOHs and affect lasting change. Her insight and boots on the ground experience were insightful and relatable to the work being done in each research center.

Event 3

Host center: Center: Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience (Center)

Event type: Panel discussion

Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Event summary: This panel discussion entitled, “Isolation and Loneliness as Individual and Community Health Challenges: A Practitioner’s Lens”, explored the questions:

• How is loneliness a systemic health challenge?

• How does it manifest in our communities?

• What systemic barriers exacerbate these challenges?

• How can intersectional work mitigate these barriers?

The panel included a member from each center and was moderated by Nika Gueci, EdD of Center.

Event 2

Host center: Center for Innovation in Healthy and Resilient Aging (CIHRA)

Event type: Journal club

Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Event summary: This journal club featured discussion and critical review of the Hill, et al. (2015) article titled “The National Institute on Aging, Health Disparities Research Framework.” Per the article, “The NIA Health Disparities Research Framework highlights important factors for health disparities research related to aging, provides an organizing structure for tracking progress, stimulates opportunities to better delineate causal pathways and broadens the scope for malleable targets for intervention, aiding in our efforts to address health disparities in the aging population.” Journal club participants explored the biological, behavioral, sociocultural and environmental factors that influence population-level health differences.

Event 4

Host center: Center for Advancing Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research (CAIPER)

Event type: Brainstorming session

Date: Thursday, July 20, 2023

Event summary: CAIPER translates science into innovative and engaging eLearning materials that can easily be integrated into existing health professions curriculum and professional development programs. In this brainstorming session, Edson faculty and affiliates had the opportunity to give input on CAIPER’s new course: The Social Stratification 101 for Health Professionals - an eLearning course to present the fundamentals of social stratification, related processes, nested concepts and theories, as well as connections with various aspects of SDOH and research methodology related to community-based research design.

Year in review 2022

The CHPDP welcomed two new faculty members: Angel Algarin, PhD, Assistant Professor - Angel’s research focuses on the impact of social stigma on HIV care and prevention and substance use.

Rache Gur-Arie, PhD, Assistant ProfessorRachel researches pressing ethics issues in public and global health using social science, philosophical, and empirical methodologies.

Dr. Felipe Castro received the National Award in Excellence in Research by a Senior Investigator from the National Hispanic Science Network at their 22nd Annual Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Dr. Fiorella Carlos Chavez and the CHPDP hosted Roy F. Baumeister, PhD, a visiting scholar from the University of Queensland. Dr. Baumeister’s talk was titled “Addiction: A Problem of Motivation, Free Will, or SelfDestructive Behavior?”

Dr. Sunny Kim received a Professor of Impact Award. This award recognizes an outstanding professor who has made a positive impact on a student’s academic career at ASU. Dr. Alyssa Robillard received the HIV Challenge Grant Phase 3 award for her project titled “Social Media Serial Stories to Promote HIV Testing as a Gateway to PrEP for Black Women.”

Dr. Shelby Langer began her sabbatical year.

Drs. Megan Petrov and Matt Buman eceived funding from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation for their project titled “An App-Based, Precision Medicine Approach to Optimize Long-Term CPAP Adherence and Quality of Life”

Dr. Angel Algarin was awarded an NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) K01 Career Development Award for his project titled, “Addressing intersectional stigma through coping, resistance, and resilience to improve methamphetamine use and factors influencing PrEP uptake among Latino MSM: a step towards ending HIV by 2030.”

Drs. Rodney Joseph and Molly Maxfield received funding from the NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) for their R61/R33 grant titled, “Goal Setting to Promote Physical Activity Adherence in Midlife to Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related-Dementias: A Randomized Mechanistic Proof-of-Concept Trial.”

Dr. Shawn Youngstedt gave a Distinguished Alumni Lecture titled “The Effects of Exercise on Circadian Rhythms” to the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Georgia.

Dr. Shelby Langer’s art piece that she co-created with artist Lily Reeves called Dyad was on display in the Artist + Researcher exhibit at the Phoenix Sky Harbor Museum Gallery in Terminal 4. The piece was on display from January – July 2023.

Dr. Rachel Gur-Arie and the CHPDP hosted Professor Nadav Davidovitch, MD, MPH, PhD, a visiting scholar from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, to speak on public health ethics and advocacy in Israel.

Dyad on display at the Phoenix Sky Harbor Museum Gallery

Dr. Gabriel Shaibi received funding from the NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) for his U01 grant titled “Understanding and Targeting the Pathophysiology of Youth-onset Type 2 Diabetes.”

Dr. Kelly Davis was selected as a 2023-2024 Fulbright Scholar. The program will take her to the United Kingdom to collaborate with colleagues at the University of Birmingham. Their work will focus on ways to reduce sexual assaults involving alcohol through education and perpetrator prevention efforts.

Dr. Chung Jung Mun received the Glen J. Swette Seed Grant from the ASU Substance use and Addiction Translational Research Network for his project titled “MindfulnessBased Ecological Momentary Intervention for Co-Occurring Opioid Use Disorder and Chronic Pain.”

Dr. Angel Algarin was featured in the ASU News story, “Words matter: How researchers can avoid stigmatizing language.” Read more here.

Dr. Rachel Gur-Arie was awarded the Mayo Clinic - ASU Faculty Summer Fellowship award to collaborate with Mayo Biomedical Ethics in developing joint bioethics initiatives.

Dr. Felipe Castro received a Professor of Impact Award for his mentorship on a Barrett Honors Thesis. This award recognizes an outstanding professor who has made a positive impact on a student’s academic career at ASU.

Dr. Linda Larkey was selected by Dean Deborah Helitzer to be a Health Solutions Ambassador for the College of Health Solutions.

Dr. Megan Petrov was elected to the Sleep Research Society Board of Directors.

Dr. Rodney Joseph received funding from the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for his R01 grant titled, “Smart Walk: A Culturally Tailored Smartphone-Delivered Physical Activity Intervention to Reduce Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Among African American Women.”

Drs. Angel Algarin, Joseph Daniels, Rachel Gur-Arie and Alyssa Robillard received an award titled Community and Academic Research Partnerships to End the HIV Epidemic in Arizona Grant from the Arizona Biomedical Research Centre Program.

Dr. Rebecca Lee received an additional year of funding for her AmeriCorps Public Health grant titled “BE SAGE: COVID-19 Mitigation for Vulnerable Early Childhood Education & Care Settings.”

Dr. Chung Jung Mun received funding from the NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) for his R01 grant titled “Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Disturbances as Risk and Progression Factors for Multiple Chronic Pain Conditions.”

Dr. Rachel Gur-Arie was awarded a Mayo Clinic - ASU Seed Grant titled, “Characterizing Healthcare Provider and Patient Experiences with Implementing Genomic Medicine in a Federally-Qualified Health Center” to fund a collaboration with Mountain Park Health Center on the ethics of genomic medicine implementation among underserved communities in Phoenix..

Dr. Shelby Langer was interviewed on the Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea podcast. The episode was titled, “The relationship between your gut and your relationships.” Read more here.

Dr. Elizabeth Reifsnider travelled to Dulce Nombre de Copan in Honduras for a week-long medical mission trip. Dr. Reifsnider and her colleague provided vital medical care to the remote community that does not have access to the limited, small hospitals in the country.

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