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Open Leadership Positions Available, RSPH Student Organizations

Category : Student Opportunities

The following student organizations are currently recruiting for first-year students to join their executive boards:

  • Emory Mental Health Alliance (EMHA)
  • La Alianza Latinx (LAL)
  • Society for Public Health in Medicine (SPHM)
  • Queer Trans Collaborative (QTC)

First-year student leaders have the opportunity to work with the RSPH Student Engagement Team to host events for the Rollins Community, network and collaborate with university and community partners, and more! 

Please reach out to our team at rsphengage [at] emory [dot] edu if you have any questions.

TA Position for Alumni, Department of Epidemiology

Category : Alumni

The Department of Epidemiology is hiring a TA to join the EPI 539 teaching team with Dr. Lauren Christiansen-Lindquist. This is a second semester EPI course for students outside our department, and provides an opportunity for students to dig deeper into the methods that they learned in their first semester of EPI methods, with a focus on causality.

The TA would lead an in-person lab session from 8:30-9:50am on Mondays (beginning 1/23), and a weekly 50-minute Zoom office hour. If available, they would be welcome to attend our in-person class (in the new building!) on Wednesdays from 10-11:50am; however, lectures will be recorded should the TA need to catch up on anything later.

Additional responsibilities include:

  • Attending a weekly team meeting – no longer than 30 minutes
  • Grading weekly homework assignments and entering grades in Canvas
  • Updating materials to review homework answers and recap the main lecture points each week
  • Pre-testing the midterm
  • Assisting in grading midterm & final project
  • Working with the instructor to identify new and innovative ways to engage the students during lab and/or lecture

If you are interested in this position, please email Dr. Christiansen-Lindquist (LCLindquist [at] emory [dot] edu) with an updated resume/CV and a brief description of any relevant experience.

This position comes with a $3600 stipend, which will likely be disbursed in two installments at the middle and end of the semester.

Sticking to Your New Year’s Resolutions this Semester

Category : PROspective

Welcome back to Rollins for the new year and new semester! We hope you have had some time to relax and take a step back from schoolwork for a few weeks. As the new year begins, you have probably set out on many new personal, professional, and academic aspirations and resolutions for yourselves. Self-improvement is always good, but can be very challenging. Here are some tips on creating healthy long-term change this semester that you can follow through on.

  1. Understand the behavior you want to change and why you stick to your old habits. If you are trying to stop procrastinating this semester, think personally about why it is that you do this. Is it because you work well under a time limit? Could it be because you forget about major tasks until someone else reminds you? Is it because you are a perfectionist and won’t start on a task that you don’t believe you will be able to do perfectly? Is it because you have a poorly planned personal schedule and have little free time to get ahead of your work? All of these problems have different roots, and will need to be addressed by different solutions. These solutions could include getting a planner, working with a study group, having an accountability partner, or countless other actions, but you need to do some self-reflection first to determine which one will work for you.
  2. Set ambitious goals and break the down into small steps. You might be averse to setting big goals that seem unrealistic to you. Many people discourage these big dreams because they think that they have to accomplish them all at once. Start by making small progress toward your goal, and you will often be able to reach it after creating these habits over time. Here is some advice from Harvard Health: 
    1. “Just getting to first base can build your confidence to tackle — and succeed at — more difficult tasks. Don’t disdain easy choices. If you start every plan with ‘Make list,’ you’re guaranteed to check one box off quickly. That’s no joke: a study on loyalty programs that aim to motivate consumers found giving people two free punches on a frequent-buyer card encouraged repeat business. So break hard jobs down into smaller line items, and enjoy breezing through the easy tasks first.”
  3. Keep track of your progress. Keep a journal or a whiteboard and record all your progress toward the goals you set this semester! Creating this visual aid will keep you on track and make it harder to forget about your goals or disregard them after just a few days or weeks. 
  4. Reward yourself. Don’t wait until you have accomplished some big task to let yourself feel accomplished. Your goal behaviors are incremental, and you should celebrate every step you make toward positive change. This will keep you motivated, excited, and proud of yourself. 

Spring 2023 Global Health Course Offerings

Category : Student Opportunities

These Global Health course offerings still have space! Take a look at the descriptions, check pre-requisites in Atlas, and be sure to add/drop/swap or email your ADAP for assistance!

Qualitative Methods for Research in Global Health (GH 522): S1: M 3-4:50 & 5-5:50, S2: M 8-9:50am & 3-3:50pm, S3: Th 3-5:50pm

This course will provide students with the principles and skills for conducting and evaluating qualitative research. The course outlines challenges of using qualitative methods in international settings and provides guidance on fieldwork planning and implementation to prepare students for the Applied Practicum Experience.

Diabetes: a Model for Global Non-communicable Disease Prevention & Control (GH 534): M 1pm-2:50

Provides students with both context and skills in the field of diabetes, a pandemic of international public health concern, which encourages effective public health programming for diabetes and other chronic diseases.

Epidemiology and Dynamics of STDs (GH 550 / EPI 532): M 10am-11:50

This course explores the social, biologic, and public health issues of sexually transmitted diseases and their overall importance in public health. Topics include the basic biology and epidemiology of the major STDs, the implication of transmission models for prevention, and psychosocial, behavioral, and economic aspects of STD/HIV.

Monitoring & Evaluation of Global Public Health Programs (GH 560) T Th 10-11:20am + Lab section 

This course provides students with the technical skills to conceptualize and design process and impact evaluations of international public health programs or projects. Helps students understand the role of monitoring and evaluation in policy analysis, planning, program design, and management. 

Shaping a Healthy Global Food System Through Policy (GH 567): Th 10-11:50am

Determinants of food consumption are complex but heavily influenced by policy. This course will explore the policies that influence health through their shaping of local and global food systems, including state/local, national, international, and institutional policies. This course is offered on alternate spring semesters, take it while you can!

Control of food and Waterborne Diseases (GH 580): Monday-Friday, March 6-March 10, 9am-5pm

This course introduces the major disease-causing microorganisms in the environment and their transmission through water, food, and air. Describes the organisms, pathogenesis, clinical diseases, reservoirs, modes of transmission, and epidemiology and surveillance systems. Presents examples of public health impact of food borne and waterborne diseases in developing countries. 

Evidence-Based Decision Making with Principle Focus on Immunization, Infectious and Chronic Diseases (GH 584): MW 3:30-4:50pm

This course is designed to provide an overview of these processes and related deliberative bodies to help future public health professionals understand how their research and practice are used in evidence-based decision making.

 

 

 

Data Analyst, Women First Digital

Category : Alumni

Women First Digital (WFD) is looking for a passionate data analyst who is capable of extracting, synthesizing and compiling, and analyzing trends from multiple data-sets to better understand our users’ self- care journeys, needs, and use of our digital products. Additionally, this person will also be responsible for designing appropriate research methods to effectively track and measure this  journey.

The ideal candidate will be skilled in all aspects of qualitative and quantitative data analysis, including mining, storing, generation, and visualization. The position will also guide WFD’s internal teams to transition its internal analytics to Google Analytics 4, and support the team to store historical data. Additionally, this person should be able to identify key patterns, interpret trends, and ensure data accuracy and quality.

This position is fully remote and can be done from any location with reliable internet service. This is a full-time employee position and is open to nationals of any country.

Please review the attached Job Description for a full summary of the role and how to apply.  Application deadline is 18 January 2023.

Course Offering, FIN 503: Global and Macroeconomic Perspective

Category : Student Opportunities

Jeff Rosensweig is teaching FIN 503 Global and Macroeconomic Perspective Spring 2023, and Goizueta has a few extra seats that are open to Rollins students. Professor Rosensweig is the 2022 recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Award.

The description of the course is listed below.  To enroll you must be an active student in one of the following graduate schools Laney, Law, Medicine, Public Health, or Theology, please send your student ID number and request to gbs [dot] registrar [at] emory [dot] edu.

FIN 503 Global and Macroeconomic Perspective

Tue/Thur 11:30 am to 12:45 pm in GBS130

The objective and goal of this course is to broaden your awareness of the impact of global economic, financial, political, and demographic trends on the business. The class provides conceptual frameworks and tools for analysis critical to conducting business in the international environment. Implications for human, as well as economic development, are discussed. The class will enable students to think globally and strategically; develop diverse perspectives on global business, the macroeconomy, and the future; and understand the increasing global connections that impact business and finance.

Using Behavioral Theory to Understand the Red/Blue Divide in COVID-19 Vaccination Intentions, Webinar

Category : News/Events

This is a live webinar scheduled for January 23, 2023 at 1PM CT.

Political partisanship is an important predictor of COVID-19 vaccination status. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Republicans were less likely to report being vaccinated than Democrats. This webinar will discuss the results from research testing the hypothesis that partisan differences in intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine can be explained by a commonly used theory of behavioral health intentions, Protection Motivation Theory. 

This webinar is co-sponsored by the Alabama Regional Center for Infection Prevention and Control Training and Technical Assistance and the Region IV Public Health Training Center.

For more information and to register, please click here. 

January Chair’s Chat, Department of Epidemiology

Category : News/Events

Wednesday, January 18 at 12pm – CNR Klamon Room

Please join us for our monthly Chair’s Chat! GLEPI, GLEPI, EH-EPI MPH & MSPH students are invited to join EPI ADAPs, DGs, and Department Chair to check in, ask questions, and share feedback. Lunch will be served around 12:40 so that you can enjoy it outdoors afterwards, if you’d like. Please complete the check-in survey and RSVP using the link in Outlook. 

New Nursing Elective Course: Culture, Immigration, and Health Outcomes

Category : Student Opportunities

Reminder to EPIs and GLEPIs: non-RSPH courses cannot count towards the credits needed for your MPH/MSPH degree.

Dr. Bai and Dr. Zhang are assistant professors from the School of Nursing. They are launching a new elective course in spring 2023 titled “Culture, Immigration, and Health Outcomes.” The course will take place in person on Fridays from 10am to noon.  Non-nursing students who wish to enroll must email nursingregistrar [at] emory [dot] edu for a permission number to enroll. For more information about the course, please contact Professor Zhang at wenhui [dot] zhang [at] emory [dot] edu. 

 

TA Opportunity, MSCR 534: Analytic Methods for Clinical Research

Category : Student Opportunities

There is a paid opportunity to serve as a Teaching Assistant for the course titled Analytic Methods for Clinical Research II (MSCR 534) during the Spring 2023 semester. This course is offered within the Laney Graduate School’s Master of Science in Clinical Research Program – a program for physicians to gain training in research methods. The course instructor is Dr. Matthew Magee who is faculty in the Hubert Department of Global Health and Department of Epidemiology. The primary focus of the course is a broad overview of regression modeling techniques including logistic regression; survival analyses, hazards regression, and competing risk analysis; Poisson and log-binomial regression; and mediation analyses. The Teaching Assistant’s responsibilities include grading three course assignments, attending most classes, and supporting students as needed. The course will meet via Zoom on Tuesdays (1-2:50pm) and in-person for a SAS based lab on Wednesdays (1-2:50pm). If interested, please email Matthew Magee (mjmagee [at] emory [dot] edu).

 

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