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UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Erin Abner, Ph.D.
- Epidemiology & Environmental Health - Professor, Chair, Epidemiology and Environmental Health
- Biostatistics - Joint Appointment
- Diabetes & Obesity Research Priority Area
- Neuroscience Research Priority Area
- Sanders-Brown Center on Aging (SBCoA) - Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Endowed Chair
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Henrietta Bada, MD
- Pediatrics - Professor, Mary Florence Jones Professorship in Neonatology
- Epidemiology & Environmental Health - Joint Appointment
- Health, Behavior, and Society - Joint Appointment
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Angela Brumley-Shelton, MPH
- Center for Health, Engagement, and Transformation (CHET) - Research Program Manager
- Health, Behavior, and Society - Instructor
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CCSG Pilot: Uncovering Signaling Pathways Driving High Melanoma Mortality in Rural Kentucky
Plattner, R. (PI), Arays, R. (CoI), Huang, B. (CoI), Richards, D. (CoI), Stapleton, J. (CoI) & Wang, C. (CoI)
7/1/25 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
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Interventions to Decrease Cancer Information Avoidance
Kiviniemi, M. (PI)
4/4/25 → 3/31/30
Project: Research project
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Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Multilevel Intervention to Increase HPV Vaccine Confidence Among Parents of Rural Kentucky Youth
Ray, A. (PI) & Kruse-Diehr, A. (CoI)
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
12/17/24 → 12/31/26
Project: Research project
Research output
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The association of social determinants of health and depressive symptoms with quality of life among rural patients with coronary heart disease and heart failure
Thapa, A., Cha, G., Wu, J. R., Biddle, M. J., Latimer, A., Dignan, M. B., Lin, C. Y., Kang, J. H. & Moser, D. K., Jan 1 2026, In: Heart and Lung. 75, p. 58-64 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Mail-Based HPV Self-Collection Program to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening in Appalachia: Results of a Group Randomized Trial
Reiter, P. L., Shoben, A. B., Cooper, S., Ashcraft, A. M., Mitchell, E. M. K., Dignan, M., Cromo, M., Walunis, J., Flinner, D., Boatman, D., Hauser, L., Ruffin, M. T., Belinson, J. L., Anderson, R. T., Kennedy-Rea, S., Paskett, E. D. & Katz, M. L., Jan 1 2025, In: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. 34, 1, p. 159-165 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analysis of facilitators of and barriers to enactment of state regulation of indoor tanning by minors
Heckman, C. J., Mitarotondo, A., Buller, D. B., Berteletti, J., Schroth, K., Stapleton, J. L., Dellavalle, R. P., Balk, S. J. & Hudson, S. V., 2025, In: Translational Behavioral Medicine. 15, 1, ibaf044.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Infant Growth and Health Conditions Associated with Type of Feeding
Linares, A. M. (Speaker), Rayens, M. K. (Speaker) & Dignan, M. (Speaker)
Nov 1 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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How to get the degree you want
McCullagh, M. C. (Speaker), Burns, C. (Speaker), Hahn, E. (Speaker), Heaton, K. (Speaker), Rosemberg, M. A. (Speaker) & Porta, C. (Speaker)
Jun 1 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Using geologically-based radon potential maps to convey lung cancer risk
Rayens, M. K. (Speaker), Conley, N. (Speaker), Haneberg, W. (Speaker), Stanifer, S. (Speaker), Thaxton Wiggins, A. (Speaker) & Hahn, E. (Speaker)
Mar 1 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk