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National Award Winners

DipankarBandyopadhyayAssociateProfessor,Biosta6s6csBestAssociateEditorof2014JournalofAgricultural,Biological,andEnvironmentalSta7s7cs(JABES)DanielZismerProfessor,DivisionofHealthPolicyandManagementAppointedtoCommissiononAccredita7onofHealthcareManagementEduca7on(CAHME)StandardsCouncil

U of MN Award Winners KathleenThiedeCallProfessor,HealthPolicy&ManagementPresident’sCommunity-EngagedScholarAwardUniversityofMinnesota

MichaelOsterholmProfessor,EnvironmentalHealthSciencesMcKnightPresiden7alChairinPublicHealthUniversityofMinnesota

LisaPetersonProfessor,EnvironmentalHealthSciencesLeaderofCarcinogenesisandChemoPreven7onProgramMasonicCancerCenter

Awards

SarahGollustandPamLutseywerenamedtothe2014–16McKnightLand-Grantprogramasexcep6onaljuniorfacultywhoareearlyintheircareersandshowingthepoten6altomakesignificantcontribu6onstotheirdepartmentsandfields.Duringtheirtwo-yearprofessorships,they’llreceive$25,000eachyearforresearchandscholarlywork.

SarahGollustAssistantProfessorHPM

PamLutseyAssistantProfessorEpiCH

McKnightLand-GrantProfessorships

How do we shape our school to meet the public health challenges of 2030?

MISSION RESEARCH • EDUCATION • ENGAGEMENT

MISSION SUPPORT DIVERSITY • GOVERNANCE • PHILANTHROPY

RESEARCH

SPH 2030 Research Groups & Leads Maternal & Child Health Katy Kozhimannil, Ruby Nguyen Equity Sarah Gollust, Theresa Osypuk Management Jean Abraham, Ezra Golberstein Mental Health Sonya Brady, Donna McAlpine Genetics Saonli Basu, Ellen Demerath Food Jennifer Linde, Irina Stepanov

Chronic Disease Alvaro Alonso, Nate Shippee Injury Susan Mason, Toben Nelson Environment Rich MacLehose, Matt Simcik Aging Ben Capistrant, Tetyana Shippee Infectious Disease Matteo Convertino, Eva Enns, Claudia Munoz-Zanzi

Actions, Next Steps

RESEARCH ü  Faculty draft statements of each research area

completed ü  Will be posted for review, discussion, prioritization ü  How will research priorities shape new faculty hires? ü  How do we organize as faculty and staff to pursue our

research more effectively? ü  How do our research priorities/perspectives integrate

with other UMN faculties? ü  Public Health Discovery Teams (transdisciplinary)?

EDUCATION

EDUCATION

Actions, Next Steps

ü  Ad Hoc EPC Committee to re-think MPH frame in light of Framing the Future, make recommendations to faculty

ü  MHA re-examining curriculum in light of health care environment accelerating change

ü  Executive program expansions ü  eLearning expansion/blended learning ü  Undergraduate programs, minor, BA-BS/MPH ü  Inter-professional Education (IPE)

ENGAGEMENT

ENGAGEMENT

Actions, Next Steps

ü  Rethinking, reorganizing, re-energizing our engagement with the public health workforce and our alums: CPHEO, PHI, etc.

ü  Better collaborations with employers, health care systems, communities in the education of next-gen workforce and research

ü  Improved relationship management, global & domestic

DIVERSITY & EQUITY

DIVERSITY & EQUITY

Actions, Next Steps

ü  Building more diverse faculty, staff, student body ü  Raising the quality of teaching and learning about

public health challenges involving race, socioeconomic status, gender identity & orientation, and other factors mediating social determinants of health

ü  Improving the climate of respect and inclusiveness

DEALT is a think tank advising how we can take action and progress on increasing student, faculty, and staff diversity and building a more inclusive environment within SPH.

Diversity and Equity Action Leadership Team

Thank you DEALT members for your continuing work to improve the diversity and inclusivity of our school!

Bruce Alexander Sherlonda Clarke Susan Gerberich Ginger Hughes Rhonda Jones-Webb Susan Rafferty Frank Strahan

Kathleen Call Crystal Esparza Marcus Howard Kelli Johnson Chap Le Gurumurthy Ramachandran

Advancing diversity conversations in our school

This year’s Coffee with the Dean Series focused on diversity and inclusion in our school.

Coffee with the Dean sessions:

ü  In each division ü  In the Dean’s Office ü  2 student sessions

Cultivating knowledge in topics of diversity and inclusion

Events held this school year:

ü Office of Equity and Diversity-facilitated Health Disparities Work Group session

ü Student Diversity Retreat led by Minneapolis YWCA (35 students attended)

LEADERSHIP • GOVERNANCE • MANAGEMENT

LEADERSHIP • GOVERNANCE • MANAGEMENT

Actions, Next Steps

ü  Leadership development and training for faculty, staff ü  Review of SPH governance structure, policies (FCC,

SPH E-Team) ü  Initiatives to improve administrative and management

operations, services (e.g., One School; SPH CAO Group)

ü  Continuous Quality Improvement

SPH Engagement Leads

SPH Engagement Leads is a brand new advisory group to support our school in sharing employee engagement results and helping our leaders move engagement forward.

Engagement leads: Stephanie Hagel Diane Kampa Megan Schlick Sara Veblen-Mortenson

Anne Ehrenberg Tracey Kane Susan Rafferty

Supervisory Excellence Initiative

Goals of the Initiative •  support SPH supervisors •  improve the quality of supervision •  positively impact employee engagement

The Supervisory Excellence Committee is a group of supervisors from across the school who share effective practices and promote excellence in developing and managing the people they supervise.

Thank you Supervisory Excellence Steering Committee Members for your work to develop this initiative!

Faith Asper Laura Babcock Kate Brekke Kerrin Brelje Tom Gilliam Sara Hurley Jerri Kjolhaug Sara Veblen-Mortenson Anne Ehrenberg Tracey Kane Susan Rafferty

One School: Enhancing Student Support

Staff in the Office of Admissions and Student Resources and program coordinators in every division are collaborating to: 1.  Create a shared vision for student support in SPH, and 2.  Develop a comprehensive student services and support

infrastructure that is agile, scalable, and responsive.

The goal is to create a positive student experience that fosters lifelong relationships with the SPH community.

Thank you to everyone who collaborated on the One School initiative!

Maggie Aftahi Richard Archer Sherlonda Clarke Janet Duff Stephanie Hagel Drew Hatton Katie Keyser Katy Korchik Victor Massaglia Mary Ellen Nerney Sally Olander Kathryn Schwartz Eckhardt

Maureen Andrew Daniel Chan Shelley Cooksey Carol Francis Kate Hanson Darren Kaltved Andrea Kish Andy Le Diane McClellan Khosi Nkosi Guy Piotrowski Sarah Summerbell

PHILANTHROPY

PHILANTHROPY

Actions, Next Steps

ü Re-energized Alumni Giving Program: Tara Anderson

ü  73% increase in donations from FY14 ($445K, 5-5-15)

ü  Large Gift Program ü  Joining SPH/UMN: Louie Clark ü  Prospect and Case Statement Development

Junior Faculty Monthly Luncheon

2014-15hosts:SusanMasonandDavidVock

OnceamonththeSPHassistantprofessorscometogethertonetwork,shareideasandengagewithseniorleadershiptoassistintheirrolesasfacultyandcolleagues.

SPH Student Ambassadors StudentAmbassadorsisanewprogramwherecurrentstudentsvolunteertorepresentSPHtoprospec7vestudents.

AmbassadorsRoles:•  Na6onal&local

recruitmentevents•  Personalizedvisits•  Insightsabout

studentexperience

Student Ambassadors Facts (from 2014–15 school year)

Numberofambassadors 23

Donatedhours 445

EventsaSended 15

Fairs/classroomvisits 23

Individualvisits/tours 63

2015 Matriculations Have Increased!

Compared with this time last year:

u  Admissions have increased by 9.7%

u  Matriculations have increased by 4.3%

Classes offered in 2014:

300+ class-sections

taught by 200+ instructors and faculty

2015 Academic Year Graduation Numbers

483 degrees

39 certificates

Appointment, Promotion & Tenure Committee

Responsible for implementation of provisions of the Academic Faculty Appointment, Promotion and Tenure Policy for SPH.

Wei Pan, Biostatistics, Committee Chair Saonli Basu, Biostatistics James Begun, Health Policy and Management Rich MacLehose, Epidemiology and Community Health Jeff Mandel, Environmental Health Sciences Donna McAlpine, Health Policy and Management Lisa Peterson, Environmental Health Sciences Pam Schreiner, Epidemiology and Community Health

Faculty Consultative Committee

Ascertains, represents, discusses, and seeks action on concerns of the faculty of the SPH.

George Maldonado, Faculty-at-large, Committee Chair Jean Abraham, Health Policy and Management Kathleen Call, Faculty-at-large Simone French, Epidemiology and Community Health Chap Le, Biostatistics Jennifer Linde, Faculty-at-large Pat McGovern, Environmental Health Sciences

Educational Policy Committee

Ascertains, represents, discusses, and seeks action on concerns of the SPH faculty.

Saonli Basu (PhD Bio) Karen Kuntz (MS and PhD HSRPA) Craig Hedberg (MHP/PHP) Keith Horvath (MPH/CHE) Shalini Kulasingam (MPH/EpiCH) Kamakshi Lakshminarayan (MS Clinical Res) DeAnn Lazovich (PhD EpiCH) Donna McAlpine (MPH PHAP)

Ruby Nguyen (Undergrad) Mark Pereira (Nutrition MPH) Cavan Reilly (MPH Bio) Doug Wholey (MPH/PH Informatics) Matt Simcik (EnHS MPH) Betsy Wattenberg (EnHS PhD), Committee Chair Wendy Hellerstedt (MPH/MCH) Dan Zismer (MHA)

Recognition, Awards & Honors Committee Responsible for fostering the recognition of outstanding contributions by members of the school community.

Irina Stepanov, Environmental Health Sciences, Committee Chair Ezra Golberstein, Health Policy and Management Jim Hodges, Biostatistics Harry Lando, Epidemiology and Community Health Alan Lifson, Epidemiology and Community Health Melissa Wuori, Dean’s Office

Research Committee

Responsible for making recommendations to the dean regarding distribution of special school research funding.

Mary Butler, Health Policy and Management Simone French, Epidemiology and Community Health Weihua Guan, Biostatistics Lisa Peterson, Environmental Health Sciences

Staff Association

Advises and makes recommendations on matters of concern to civil service/bargaining unit SPH staff.

Cecilia Colizza, Health Policy and Management Crystal Esparza, Dean’s Office Sharanya Johnson, Epidemiology and Community Health Leslie Klemme, Biostatistics Kelly Rosemark, Epidemiology and Community Health Paul Pagel, Environmental Health Sciences Melissa Wuori, Dean’s Office

Academic P&A Senate

Advises and makes recommendations on matters of concern to academic P&A SPH staff.

Diane Kampa, Environmental Health Sciences Nathan Mitchell, Epidemiology and Community Health Shweta Sharma, Biostatistics Donna Spencer, Health Policy and Management

Service on University Governance

Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee Nathan Shippee Benefits Advisory Committee Roger Feldman Professional Promotion and Tenure Committee Gurumurthy Ramachandran Finance & Planning Committee Russell Luepker Judicial Committee George Maldonado

Service on University Governance

University Faculty Senate Jean Abraham Sonya Brady Simone French Craig Hedberg George Maldonado Toben Nelson Traci Toomey

P&A Senate Hardi Wangsabesari Joel Dickinson

Top news stories from 2014

First Ebola vaccine study in West Africa Jim Neaton and his colleagues are managing the first Ebola vaccine trial to be initiated in West Africa. The NIH-sponsored study called PREVAIL I will move the world closer to an effective Ebola vaccine to curb the impact of future outbreaks.


The six-year study originated to explore the unusually high incidence of mesothelioma in Minnesota taconite workers. Jeff Mandel and colleagues found the mesothelioma was related to the amount of time worked and to higher concentrations of dusts in the workplace. The investigation also found higher rates of lung cancer, heart disease, and lung scarring.

Minnesota Taconite Workers Health Study final report released


Research from Susan Mason found nearly 18% of women with 6 to 7 symptoms of PTSD had food addiction, as compared to the 6% of women who have food addiction with no PTSD symptoms. Mason notes that food dependence could be a coping mechanism.

Women with PTSD at higher risk for food addiction


Mark Pereira and colleagues studied the effects of sit-stand workstations, with and without a worksite physical activity intervention. They found found significant beneficial effects on blood sugar and triglycerides, and trends towards improvements in blood pressure for those in the intervention groups compared to those engaged in their usual behavior at work.

Sit-stand workstations improve blood pressure, reduce cardiometabolic risk


HealthNewsReview.org, the brainchild of Gary Schwitzer, is an award-winning website whose team of reviewers critically analyze health news stories for consumers. The site now lives at the new Center for Media Communication & Health in the School of Public Health.

SPH welcomes Center for Media Communication & Health


A study led by Katy Kozhimannil found that access to continuous labor support from a birth doula is associated with lower cesarean rates. Doula-supported women had 60% lower chances of having a cesarean, compared to those without doula support.

Doula support is beneficial financially and medically


Quality of life predictor scores consist of six components: satisfaction with environment, personal attention from staff, food enjoyment, social engagement, negative mood, and positive mood.

Staffing is key for nursing home quality of life

A study led by Tetyana Shippee shows that “facilities who put an emphasis on activity staff and RN hours saw an improvement in their quality of life scores.”


A study led by Marla Eisenberg reveals that the proportion of stigmatizing incidents relating to weight was higher in youth-directed shows (58.3%) than in shows for general audiences (38.3%). “This stigmatization sends a message to young people that no matter what their weight, their bodies are not good enough.”

Kids exposed to more fat shaming comments on TV than adults


A study led by Toben Nelson is the first to empirically demonstrate with real-world data what alcohol policy researchers have long suspected: effective polices for reducing problems associated with excessive drinking are unpopular while popular policies are less effective.

Ignoring the best alcohol policies


The study, led by Ezra Golberstein, also found that young adults were less likely to be uninsured when they did use these hospital-based services.

Young adults seek inpatient psychiatric care more, ER use declines after ACA expansion


Rachel Widome’s research found that more than 45% of veterans reported an average of six or fewer hours of sleep per night.

Veterans with lower socioeconomic status sleep less, may suffer related health issues


A study led by Nicole Larson found that: •  More than a third of teens consume sports drinks and

nearly 15% have energy drinks weekly. •  Both boys and girls consuming these drinks play video

games often and are more prone to smoking.

Sports and energy drink consumption linked to unhealthy teen behaviors


A study co-authored by Pinar Karaca-Mandic found that the ban on inhalers containing chloroflourocarbons led to a modest decline in albuterol inhaler use among privately insured individuals with asthma and to a substantial increase in out-of-pocket costs for individuals. Patients are now, on average, paying twice the price for their medication.

Inhaler ban increases costs for asthma patients

Welcome New Faculty!

NicoleE.BastaAssistantProfessor,Epidemiology&CommunityHealthJoinedSPHinJanuary2015M.Phil.,2004,UniversityofCambridgePh.D.,2011,UniversityofWashingtonNicoleinaninfec6ousdiseaseepidemiologistwhoinves6gatestheimpactofvaccinesonindividual-andpopula6on-levelimmunityandexaminesfactorsdrivingdiseaseepidemiologyandtransmissioninboththeUSandabroad.Nicole’sresearchfocusesprimarilyoninfluenzaandmeningococcaldiseaseanddrawsuponherexper6seinglobalhealth,vaccinology,immunology,andepimethodsforthedesignandevalua6onofclinicalstudies.


PeterHuckfeldtAssistantProfessor,HealthPolicyandManagementJoinedSPHinAugust2014B.A.,RiceUniversity,2004Ph.D.,Economics,UniversityofCalifornia,Davis,2009PeterreceivedhisPh.D.fromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Davis.From2009–2013hewasanassociateandfulleconomistattheRANDCorpora6on.Hisresearchfocusesonhealthcareorganiza6on,payment,anddelivery;theeconomicsofchronicdiseasemanagement;andhealthinsurancebenefitdesign.HejoinedthefacultyoftheUniversityofMinnesotaSchoolofPublicHealth,DivisionofHealthPolicyandManagementin2013.


EricLockAssistantProfessor,Biosta6s6csJoinedSPHinAugust2014Ph.D.,2012,Sta7s7cs,UniversityofNorthCarolinaEric'sresearchconcernstheanalysisofhigh-dimensionalandcomplexdata,withafocusonapplica6onsingenomicsandmolecularbiology.Hispar6cularinterestsincludetheintegra6onofmul6-sourcedata,exploratoryfactoriza6onandclusteringmethods,andBayesiannonparametricinference.


SilviaBalboAssistantProfessor,EnvironmentalHealthSciencesJoinedSPHinSeptember2014SilviacompletedaPh.D.inMedicinalChemistry/Gene6cToxicologyfromtheUniversityofTorino(Italy)in2006andPost-doctoralfellowshipsattheInterna6onalAgencyforCancerResearch(IARC)inLyonFranceandattheUniversityofMinnesotaMasonicCancerCenter.Sylvia’sresearchfocusesonthedevelopmentofmethodsforiden6fyingandquan6fyingDNAadductsasbiomarkersforthestudyoftheinterac6onofchemicalexposuresandDNAmuta6ons.


RichardPrioreAssociateProfessor,HealthPolicyandManagementJoinedSPHinFebruary2015MS,HealthAdministra7on,BaylorUniversity,1999ScD,HealthSystemsManagement,TulaneUniversity,2013Richardhasmorethan20yearsexperienceleadinganddevelopingcomplexacuteandambulatorycareorganiza6ons,includingacademicmedicalcenters,physician-ownedhospitals,andmul6specialtygroupprac6ces.RichardwillteachManagerialAccoun6ngforHealthServicesandHealthFinanceItofull-6me,execu6ve,andSaudiexecu6vestudents.

Welcome New Staff!

SusanArnoldLindsayBairdSaraBenningCynthiaBjorkSarahBjorkman

SaraBonnevilleJohnBruhnAdrienneBurnsPamelaCarr-MantheCherylCole-Hill

Welcome New Staff!

KadieCrawfordPhillippDahmLaurenDawsonAnnDePriestBetelhemDemo

RichardDrill-MellumColleenFlaSumLaurieFosterCarolFothDavidFranko

Welcome New Staff!

MikeHahneRachelHardemanEdwinHenryJordanHollandSheilaHoover

SarahHowardDerekJohnsonSonyaJohnsonCapetraJollyAudraKerlin

Welcome New Staff!

MelkamKindeMeghanLaffenMeganLafontaineDavidLanc7nLindseyLanigan

GreggLarsonElyseLevineLessKevinLoeckeKevinLomanginoBrennaLoufek

Welcome New Staff!

AnnLowryVictorMassagliaMaShewMcFallsKellyMcMakenVictoriaNelson

ChauNguyenGeraldNyeMary-ElizabethPasquesiWilliamPatrekMargueritePeterson

Welcome New Staff!

JenniferPrestonSarahQuesenberryJenniferReeseMichaelRiskAlainaRyberg

ClaudiaSchmidtGarySchwitzerConstanceSpearPamelaSunesonLauraTiffany

Welcome New Staff!

QuyTonTienVoKimVuongBri_nWagnerChris7naWorrall

MiriamYeeLingZhong

Recently Retired (or retiring soon)

Judy Garrard Health Policy & Management John Himes Epidemiology & Community Health Jim Hugo Dean’s Office Mary Ellen Nerney Dean’s Office

Thanksforyourmanycontribu6ons

totheSchoolofPublic

Health!

Faculty Grants in FY 2014

367 proposals submitted

225 grants received

$94,513,006 total funds!

Achievements

StateFairResearchBuildingledbyEllenDemerath

Last year, at the U of M’s new Driven to Discover Building at the Minnesota State Fair, SPH Professor Ellen Demerath conducted a one-of-a-kind experiment in ‘crowd-sourced’ research that involved 30 different studies. Bringing research to the Fair is a way for the public to participate in research in a fun, innovative, and convenient way. We are currently taking applications for space at the 2015 Minnesota State Fair.

Achievements

KAwardontheFirstTry?...YES!

Eva Enns, assistant professor in HPM, received a K Award, a NIH-funded career development award. Eva develops mathematical models to inform health policy decisions related to the prevention, control, and treatment of infectious diseases.

Achievements

TetyanaShippeenominatedasGerontologySocietyofAmericaFellow

Tetyana Shippee was nominated by her peers for GSA Fellowship. The year-long fellowship offers a unique training and enrichment program that provides fellows with the experience and skills necessary to positively affect health care policy for older adults.

THANK YOU!

5yearsinSPH(facultyandP&Astaff)

Joseph Koopmeiners (Biostats) Weihua Guan (Biostats) Julian Wolfson (Biostats) Laura Babcock (EnHS) Kamakshi Lakshminarayan (EpiCH) Sarah Sevcik (EpiCH) Ali Ecklund (EpiCH) Faye Norby (EpiCH)

Michelle Brasure (HPM) Thomas Gilliam (HPM) Robert Kreiger (HPM) Jit Chan (HPM) Joanna Turner (HPM) Julie Alcorn-Webb (Dean’s Office/CPHEO) Catherine Hanson (Dean’s Office/PHP)

THANK YOU!


Baolin Wu (Biostats) Shweta Sharma (Biostats) Sarah Rybicki (EpiCH) Melanie Jaeb (EpiCH) John Christianson (HPM) Leslie Grant (HPM) James Begun (HPM) Jean Abraham (HPM)

THANK YOU!


Robert Leduc (Biostats) Andrew Ryan (EnHS) Matt Simcik (EnHS) Kathleen Lenk (EpiCH) Darin Erickson (EpiCH)

Margaret Krieser (EpiCH) Patricia Homyak (HPM) Walter Gregg (HPM) Ruth Rasmussen (Dean’s Office/SPH Student Services) Joe Weisenburger (Dean’s Office)

THANK YOU!


Katherine Hullsiek (Biostats) Gurmurthy Ramachandran (EnHS) Traci Toomey (EpiCH) Dianne Neumark-Sztainer (EpiCH) Pamela Schreiner (EpiCH) Michelle Casey (HPM) Marshall McBean (HPM) Todd Rockwood (HPM)

THANK YOU!


Eileen Denning (Biostats) William Toscano (EnHS) Kristin Anderson (EpiCH/Dean’s Office)

THANK YOU!


Patricia McGovern (EnHS)

THANK YOU!


Dianne Kampa (EnHS) Carol Francis (Dean's Office/SPH Student Services)

Thank you to everyone for an

incredible year!

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