Why has the media recently described suicide as a public health crisis despite its rarity on the population level? Dr. Jaimie Gradus, Associate Professor of Epidemiology at BUSPH, shares three key points on understanding this epidemic and what researchers are doing to help prevent future deaths.
How do environmental health professionals discover and address problems like the Flint water crisis? Dr. Jennifer Schlezinger explains an essential framework called the Exposure Disease Pathway.
It is more important than ever to study and develop prevention initiatives for intimate partner violence (IPV) in an accurate, safe, and ethical way. Nafisa Halim shares three key points about researching IPV.
Maternal mortality in the US is a much bigger and broader problem than people expect. These are the three key things to know before we can do something about it.
Geographic Information Systems can be a powerful tool for communicating spatially-linked research, but there are a few key things to know before you begin geocoding your data.
Have you ever considered publishing a book? These are some best practices for transforming your idea into a successful book proposal.
Whether it’s for your job or just of interest, it’s important to be able to critically assess an epidemiologic research paper.
Networking is important for everyone, including public health professionals. Whether you’re happy with your current position or job searching, an up-to-date profile on LinkedIn can help you grow your professional network.
We all know that everyone experiences stress on a daily basis—from our work or our extracurricular activities, and news of recent tragic events. Research indicates that stress can have a real impact on our physical and mental health as well as our relationships, leading us to be less compassionate.
Whether you’re doing it for yourself or for your organization or institution, understanding how to use social media to reach your audience can be an invaluable tool.
With the explosion of data available at one’s fingertips, there is a growing need to transform raw data into meaningful information that can be used by decision makers. In this episode of Practically Speaking, Dr. Lisa Sullivan covers several proper data visualization techniques to clearly communicate data and statistical results.
Scientists and academics have a responsibility to share the meaning and implications of their work. This requires knowing how to communicate complex material in clear, engaging ways that invite the public to the conversation.
