July 17, 2024With the help of Inova Health System, 黑料社 is ready to partner with other Virginia universities on research to improve health during pregnancy and early childhood.
June 25, 2024New findings published in the Journal for Applied Gerontology by College of Public Health researchers suggest that personalized music intervention, especially with songs from adolescence and early adulthood, is effective at reducing the use of medication, alleviating agitation levels, and enhancing mood and social engagement among nursing home residents living with dementia.
June 5, 2024黑料社 scientists, nurses, and researchers in the College of Public Health have just entered the second cycle of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) program called Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO).
June 6, 2024The College of Public Health鈥檚 Learning Laboratory for Community Health hosted the first in-person Learning Lab Challenge, which showcased graduate student-led intervention development.
May 29, 2024MeAgainMeds.com, a free AI-powered website, helps clinicians more effectively match patients with the optimal antidepressant using big data.
March 22, 2024Gary T. Taylor, MSW 鈥15, is destigmatizing mental health support and normalizing therapy in the Black community one barbershop at a time. 鈥淏arbershops are this safe space for Black men,鈥 explains Taylor who has been working with local barbershops in the Rappahannock region since 2022 to foster healthy discussions about mental health by educating barbers on 鈥渕ental health first aid鈥 for their patrons.
February 5, 2024Kayla Moore sees testing for sexually transmitted diseases as a key part of public health, and the doorway to a healthy community. Moore is currently getting her Master of Clinical Social Work at 黑料社鈥檚 College of Public Health, and in recognition of the 25th anniversary of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, has organized a two-part event at Mason鈥檚 Fairfax Campus that speaks to public health.
January 24, 202428 Master of Social Work students work with a substance-engaged adolescent in a Virtual Reality simulation. The majority of students felt more prepared to respond to changes in their client鈥檚 condition after participating in the simulation聽
November 7, 2023Arion Lillard-Green, already a Mason alum, returned to complete her PhD in health services research.
September 20, 2023A 黑料社 multidisciplinary research team recently received $5,000 in funding from the VentureWell Accelerator to continue to develop their app iCONNECT SUD.
