Center co-director’s research shows age is overlooked in higher ed. diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

By Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging • April 2, 2024 Nancy Morrow-Howell, the Betty Bofinger Brown Distinguished Professor of Social Policy at the Brown School and co-director of the Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging is the lead author of the study, “Age as a Factor in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives in Higher Education.” The study shows that […]

Missouri Medicaid enrollment down 158,000 since unwinding began

By Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research • March 21, 2024 Almost 36,000 applications remain pending, for an average for 57 days Written Timothy McBride, co-director of the Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy and Economics Research March 2024 (updates based on February 2024 data). As the process of unwinding continues, total enrollment in Missouri’s Medicaid […]

Center collaborator: “Connections ensure trust and sustainability”

By Institute for Public Health •  If you hear a presentation by Professor of Medicine, Juliet Iwelunmor, PhD, from the Division of Infectious Disease at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, you immediately sense that she is passionate, well spoken, driven and committed to work that drives impact. Since joining the Department of Medicine in September […]

“D&I Day” offers insights, reflections and forward momentum in implementation science

By Center for Dissemination & Implementation • February 7, 2024 Written by Vianca Cuevas-Soulette, manager, Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control and Anne Trolard, staff scientist, Center for Dissemination and Implementation More than 70 students, staff and faculty from across WashU’s implementation science community recently convened for the university’s annual “D&I Day”, held at Delmar Divine. The goal of […]

Center offers casual monthly collaboration for anyone interested in implementation science

By Center for Dissemination & Implementation • February 6, 2024 Written by Kim Furlow and Ashley Sturm, Center for Dissemination and Implementation The Center for Dissemination and Implementation invites those who have a new interest in or who are entrenched in implementation science to visit the monthly WUNDIR Café. WUNDIR stands for Washington University Network of Dissemination and Implementation […]

Center offers casual monthly collaboration for anyone interested in implementation science

By Center for Dissemination & Implementation • February 6, 2024 Written by Kim Furlow and Ashley Sturm, Center for Dissemination and Implementation The Center for Dissemination and Implementation invites those who have a new interest in or who are entrenched in implementation science to visit the monthly WUNDIR Café. WUNDIR stands for Washington University Network of Dissemination and Implementation […]

Dissemination and Implementation Science flourishes at WashU centers, institutes and initiatives

By Center for Dissemination & Implementation • January 3, 2024 Written by Kim Furlow, communications manager at the Institute for Public Health Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) science takes what we know and seeks to improve how evidence-based public health solutions are adopted, implemented, and maintained in the real world. As public health is a key focus of WashU’s […]

Dissemination and Implementation Science flourishes at WashU centers, institutes and initiatives

By Center for Dissemination & Implementation • January 3, 2024 Written by Kim Furlow, communications manager at the Institute for Public Health Dissemination and Implementation (D&I) science takes what we know and seeks to improve how evidence-based public health solutions are adopted, implemented, and maintained in the real world. As public health is a key focus of WashU’s […]

Physicians/Public Health Faculty Scholars publish review on current state of HIV

By Center for Dissemination & Implementation • December 7, 2023 In an article published in The Lancet on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, researchers Aaloke Mody, MD and Elvin Geng, MD, WashU physicians in infectious disease, provide insights into the evolving landscape of the global HIV response, offering updates on the current state of HIV epidemiology, treatment, and […]

Center names Powell co-director (Links to an external site)

Institute for Public Health leaders are pleased to announce that Brown School Associate Professor, Byron J. Powell, PhD, has been named co-director of the Center for Dissemination and Implementation alongside Director, Elvin Geng, MD. Powell also will continue to lead the center’s Implementation Methods & Metascience Initiative. 

WashU & Parents as Teachers community-academic partnership benefits families “where they are”

By Center for Community Health Partnership & Research • August 23, 2023 Written by Kim Furlow, communications manager for the Institute for Public Health WashU Research Associate Professor, Rachel Tabak PhD, and Senior Vice President and Chief Research Officer of Parents as Teachers National Center (PATNC), Allison Kemner, MPH, work together in a community-academic partnership that benefits families while advancing the […]

IS-2 Hosts 2023 Summer Institute in St. Louis (Links to an external site)

This summer, researchers from across the U.S. gathered in St. Louis for the second Institute for Implementation Science Scholars (IS-2) in-person Institute. The Institute, which is a core component of the IS-2 mentored training program, was held in St. Louis at Washington University’s Bauer Hall (learn more about the first Institute here). In total, over 50 IS-2 Scholars, […]