SPH-B Organizational Announcements: Drs. Grace Sembajwe, William D. Ramos
Please join me in thanking Drs. Jordan and Rotich for their service and congratulating Drs. Sembajwe and Ramos in their new respective roles.
SPH-B postdoctoral fellow develops rigorous method to assess lifespan-healthspan dynamics
Until recently, the critical question “As longevity increases, are we gaining healthier years or simply more years?” was unanswered—partly because there was no standard method for statistically combining longitudinal mortality and morbidity data in longevity research.
Thanks to a $425,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Eise and postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH), Junghyun Moon, are currently conducting a vital climate change messaging research project entitled, “Retelling the Story: A Longitudinal Study Exploring How Tailored Moral, Ethical, and/or Spiritual Multimedia Narratives Influence Climate Change Mental Models.”
Dean's Eminent Scholar named Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
Professor and Dean’s Eminent Scholar in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Javier Rojo, Ph.D. has been chosen as a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) for 2026.
Kurt M. Ribisl Named Dean of Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington has appointed Kurt M. Ribisl as dean of the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington (SPH-B). He will assume the role March 1, 2026.
Kit Elam, Ph.D. and his team were awarded a National Institutes of Mental Health R01 grant in the amount of $3,792,108 R01 for the five-year project "Prevention of Maternal Depression across 25 years in the Context of Sociocultural Risk and a Randomized Parenting Intervention".
Behind the scenes: inside IU’s groundbreaking Cream and Crimson Experience course
Thanks to a partnership between SPH-B and The Media School, this newly-launched course provides students with hands-on experience creating content and managing social media platforms for IU's Cream and Crimson Studios.
Mainstay training program for Ph.D. students in drug abuse research gets federal funding renewed
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has awarded a third grant renewal in the amount of $1,081,020 to continue to fund the ongoing T32 program “Integrative Predoctoral Training in Drug Abuse Research at Indiana University.”
Thanks to the tireless work of SPH-B faculty member Alison Greene, Ph.D. fostering community partnerships, people living unsheltered with HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV) Indiana have a greater chance at receiving low-barrier quality medical care.
SPH-B leader selected by IPHA for Distinguished Public Health Service Award
For Assistant Dean for Faculty Success Richard Holden, Ph.D., research mentorship has been key to his own accomplishments as well as supporting the professional development of his peers.