Archive: Dec 2014

In this Harvard Magazine Forum piece, Harvard Pop Center affiliated faculty member Rohini Pande, PhD, shares her perspective on steps that can be taken, both short and long term, in response to the rash of violence against women in South Asia.

Harvard Pop Center affiliated faculty member David R. Williams, PhD, is co-author on a study published in JAMA that explores the effectiveness of an intervention designed to assist smokers of low socioeconomic status quit smoking by offering them…

In this The St. Louis American article, Harvard Pop Center affiliated faculty member Jason Block, MD, MPH,  comments on his new research that shows that a financial incentive can drastically increase employee participation in a health coach program,…

Visiting Scientist Cathal McCrory, PhD, is lead author on a paper published in The Journals of Gerontology: Series B that examines the impact of poverty and psychosocial factors, such as social connectedness and loneliness, on resting heart rate (RHR) in…

Harvard RWJF Scholar Colleen Reid, PhD, has co-authored a study published in International Journal of Biometeorology that explores  the association between diurnal temperature range (DTR) and mortality in 95 large U.S. communities. While much…

Harvard Pop Center Yerby Fellow Mariana Arcaya, ScD, and affiliated faculty members Mary C. Waters, PhD, and S.V. Subramanian, PhD, have published a study in the Journal of Traumatic Stress that examines the relationship between PTSD symptom clusters and…

Harvard Pop Center affiliated faculty members Ichiro Kawachi, MD, PhD, and Laura Kubzansky, PhD, and former Harvard RWJF Health & Society Scholar Arijit Nandi, PhD, have published a study in Health Education & Behavior that is aimed at improving…

Harvard Pop Center affiliated faculty member SV Subramanian (Subu), PhD, has co-authored a study published in Prevention Science that introduces the use of Multilevel Factor Analysis (MLFA) as an alternative strategy to understanding the nested…

With increasing interest in a team-based approach to delivering patient care in ambulatory settings, Harvard Pop Center affiliated faculty member Alyna Chien, MD has co-authored a study published in Health Services Research that explores the…

Harvard Pop Center faculty members Cassandra Okechukwu, ScD, MSN, and Steven Gortmaker, PhD, are co-authors on a study published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity that evaluates a low-cost,…