News

We are very pleased to share the good news that Dr. Melisa Celaya's abstract entitled “Development of a Macronutrient Nutritional Program for Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea” has been accepted for a poster presentation at The Obesity Society Annual Meeting, to be held at ObesityWeek® , a hybrid conference happening in-person in San Diego Nov 1-4, with continued virtual access through December 31.

We are thrilled to begin the 2022/2023 Session with 5 new fellows who are eager to start this impactful program. Please join us in welcoming our fellows and congratulating them on their acceptance into the AZ-AiRE program!

<p>We are so pleased to announce that Dr. David Garcia of AZ PRIDE is set to received the NIMHD Early Career Investigator Award. presented to individuals who have achieved recognition in minority health and health disparities research. Congratulations Dr. Garcia!</p>

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Ledric Sherman, PhD, MA, of PRIDE Cohort 5 and Assistant Professor Department of Health & Kinesiology at Texas A&M University has been awarded promotion and tenure to Associate Professor with the Department of Health Behavior in the School of Public Health at Texas A&M University beginning August 2022.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Sherman!!!!!

So much great news to share. Please join us in congratulating the many accomplishments of the AZ-PRIDE Alumni and Mentees 

Dr. Amanda Wilson of AZ_PRIDE Cohort 9 is the PI on a Pilot grant through UCLA Southern California NIOSH Education and Research Center. Working with Drs. Lynn Gerald (senior mentor) and Ashley Lowe (Co-PI) on a project involving inventorying barriers to COVID-19 intervention implementation for elementary school teachers. Title: Inventorying barriers to COVID-19 intervention implementation and risk perceptions among elementary school teachers. 

<p>We are so pleased to introduce the AZ-PRIDE Class of 2022. This class is small but mighty and we can't wait to see what they do! They are working on their Small Research Project and will present updates at the PRIDE Annual Meeting in April. #azairepride</p>

Are you interested in a dynamic year-long program that offers career advancement opportunities? The AZ-AiRE program in conjunction with the National Institute of Health is looking for qualified candidates for the 2022/2023 cohort.

AZ-AiRE PRIDE Cohort 9 participant Dr. Arthur Owora approved Friday Dr. Owora's appointment, assistant professor in the Indiana School of Public Health-Bloomington (IUSPH-B), to the position of Gallahue Family Professor in Child Development.

A big congratulations to Dr. Maria Coutinho (AiRE Cohort 7), Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Department of Pediatrics, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Research Staff  Psychologist at Hasbro Children’s Hospital on her most recent publications.