Master of Public Health at Illinois

MPH Director Professor?Pedro Hallal?has been confirmed to the University of Illinois System’s Presidential Fellowship program for 2025. Hallal will serve as a system representative and advisor to Jay Walsh, vice president for economic development and innovation, and to U. of I. President Tim Killeen on the “Brasillinois” Initiative, fostering partnerships with Brazilian higher education and research institutions. Congratulations!

College of Applied Health Sciences at Illinois?is home to many of our campus’ health sciences researchers, but it might be most well-known for its legacy of establishing and advancing?interdisciplinary disability research. Matthew Hanks, PhD, ATC, a professor of health and kinesiology, is keeping that legacy strong by examining how physical activity influences shoulder musculoskeletal health and function in manual wheelchair users. Hanks is affiliate faculty with Disability Resources & Educational Services (DRES) at University of Illinois,?leveraging his laboratory’s research capabilities to improve the health and performance of students, student-athletes, and Paralympians living with physical disabilities at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Hanks was also a member of IHSI’s?2024?National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant Writing Series?cohort. Learn more about some of the many compelling examples of health research occurring in every college and school across campus: https://lnkd.in/gwjPSktP

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Congratulations!! HK Associate Professors?Naiman Khan?and?Kevin Richards?recently received approval from the USDA for funding for their?iPALS?program for three years. The funding is just below $1 million. The research proposal aims to decrease the loss of learning in the summer in children 6 to 11 years old affected by poverty, based on an eight-week intervention using lutein, a plant pigment found in rich quantities of dark green veggies, to increase nutrition and physical activity.?

HK Assistant Professor?Susan Agui?aga?joined WCIA’s Taylor Mitchell on World Alzheimer’s Day to discuss her research on the disease. Her lab is working to create a combination of physical activity and dietary interventions for older Latinos with Alzheimer’s.? https://lnkd.in/djtakDWF

The?2024 American Public Health Association (APHA) Conference?is being held Tuesday,?Oct. 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis. Connect with alumni, students, faculty and friends of the Department of Health and Kinesiology. Please RSVP by Oct. 22.?https://lnkd.in/dzamXjF2

Illinois Provost?John Coleman?will visit the College of AHS tomorrow,?Oct. 15 at 3 p.m. in room 112 of Huff Hall.?Coleman will answer questions while?accompanied by Bill Bernhard, executive vice provost for Academic Affairs and associate chancellor and vice provost for Budget and Resource Planning; Kevin Jackson, vice provost for Undergraduate Education; Reitu Mabokela, vice provost for International Affairs and Global Strategies; Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, dean of the Graduate College; and Mairéad Martin, chief information officer.

**Job Opportunity** Global Health Programs Specialist by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). https://lnkd.in/d-69jzi6

During its 2024 annual meeting in Seattle, the?American Psychological Association?Council of Representatives elected HK Associate Professor?Robyn L. Gobin, Ph.D.?to “Fellow” status in the APA and the Society for the Psychology of Women. Congratulations!?