Scientists at Work: How pharmacists and community health workers build trust with Cambodian genocide survivors
Studying medication use in a traumatized population of immigrants required pharmacists to listen to and learn from trusted community health workers.
Christina Polomoff, Assistant Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut •
conversation
May 24, 2022 • ~8 min
May 24, 2022 • ~8 min
American Muslims are at high risk of suicide - 20 years Post-9/11, the links between Islamophobia and suicide remain unexplored
Islamophobia increased post-9/11. Twenty years later, American Muslims are still dealing with the mental health effects – and research barriers limit what is known about what puts them at risk.
Amelia Noor-Oshiro, PhD Candidate in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University •
conversation
Sept. 10, 2021 • ~10 min
Sept. 10, 2021 • ~10 min
The dip in the US birthrate isn't a crisis, but the fall in immigration may be
Immigration has historically offset America's low fertility rate, but the recent dramatic drop in immigration threatens that trend.
Adrian Raftery, Boeing International Professor of Statistics and Sociology, University of Washington •
conversation
June 21, 2021 • ~7 min
June 21, 2021 • ~7 min
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