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EP172 From Anthropology to Advocacy with Katie Lynch
October 16, 2025
We speak with Katie Lynch, a doctoral candidate in Social and Behavioral Sciences, whose work uniquely blends anthropology, public health, and community-based research.
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Expanding Outreach to Elderly Minority Communities
Social And Behavioral Sciences
February 21, 2020
As demographic shifts continue in the U.S., Dr. Karyn Faber suggests that we focus on patient disease experience and coping mechanisms for the growing elderly minority communities.
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The Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis
Social And Behavioral Sciences
March 1, 2019
By Holly Hagan, PhD MPH.
You need only read the daily news to understand the grip that the opioid crisis has on our country. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, 130 people die every ...
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Breaking Barriers to Anti-Retroviral Treatment
Social And Behavioral Sciences
February 28, 2019
Discussing the project details of Dr. Lawrence Yang's work to counter HIV stigma and improve ART adherence in Botswana through a two-grant, $275,000 grant (R21TW011084-01) from the National Institute ...
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Fulfilling the Dream: If We Don't, Who Will?
Social And Behavioral Sciences
February 8, 2019
By Dr. Joyce Moon Howard.
I vividly remember walking down the row of National Guards who held back the ranting, jeering crowds of people with faces full of anger. I wondered how adults could be so f...
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In the Eye of the Storm: Disaster Effects with The Population Impact, Recovery, and Resilience Program
Social And Behavioral Sciences
September 21, 2018
Short and Long-term Effects of Disasters: Hurricane Florence and More
By: Alexis Merdjanoff, Rachael Piltch-Loeb, David Abramson
The devastation caused by Hurricane Florence has once again
New Faculty: Dr. Jennifer Cantrell
Social And Behavioral Sciences
February 9, 2018
NYU GPH is thrilled to welcome Dr. Jennifer Cantrell, who joined our faculty this month.
Dr. Cantrell's background is in social and behavioral science, policy evaluation, survey research
Faculty Feature: Dr. Lawrence Yang
Social And Behavioral Sciences
December 15, 2017
Dr. Lawrence Yang has a passion and drive that have made him a prominent figure in the exploration of mental health and stigma.
Dr. Lawrence Yang entered the global public health field to study the
“Obesity Paradox” Not Found When Measuring New Cases of Cardiovascular Disease
Social And Behavioral Sciences
December 7, 2017
“Obesity Paradox” Not Found When Measuring New Cases of Cardiovascular Disease
Obesity Not Associated with Improved Survival, Contrary to Prior Studies
Although obesity is a well-known risk factor
Faculty Feature: Dr. David Abramson
Social And Behavioral Sciences
October 23, 2017
Dr. David Abramson, a man whose efforts in disaster science have not gone unnoticed, received the American College of Epidemiology’s Translation of Disaster Epidemiology Into Public Health Award on ...
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