With the start of the new school year we welcome new students to the PACE Team. Check out Catriona Geddes’ and Heather Bornstein’s profiles on our PACE Team page. We are so glad you are part of the group!
Fit Desks Added to Miller Learning Center on UGA’s Campus
One of the biggest classroom and study centers on UGA’s campus has added some cycling desks to use as active workstations. Great idea! Check out the story in our student magazine, the Red & Black, or on the Miller Learning Center Facebook page.
Stair Climbing Study in Full Swing!
Check out one of our awesome stair climbing participants at the new Clinical and Translational Research Unit at UGA! We are learning about different activities to help control blood sugar during the day. For more information on our Clinical and Translational Research Unit, check out their Facebook page!
Congrats to PACE Lab Graduates!
Congratulations to all of the students graduating this past week from the MPH and PhD program! Ellen Wenders, Rosemary Corriero, Kaitlyn Pannell, and Dr. Lindsay Prizer all graduated this week. Wishing you all the best!
Rosemary Corriero presents her work on HPV vaccination rates at Society of Behavioral Medicine
On Wednesday, March 30th Rosemary Correiro, MPH student in Health Promotion and Behavior presented findings indicating that HPV vaccination rates have increased significantly since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, particularly among girls and women with government-based health insurance. See the full abstract on page 7 of the Rapid Communications Abstracts. Congrats Rosemary!
Heather Padilla of the Workplace Health Group receives two awards for presentation at Society of Behavioral Medicine
Heather Padilla, a doctoral student in the Workplace Health Group, received recognition for her abstract submission titled, “Standing Workstations Increase Occupational Physical Activity in Public Health Workers “. She received the Graduate Student Abstract Award for Outstanding Research in Pain or Palliative Care from the Pain SIG, and the Student Abstract Award from the Student SIG. The full abstract is published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2016, Volume 50, Supplement 1, on page S25. Coauthors include Dr. Mark Wilson, Elizabeth Parr, Dr. Jennifer Gay, and Susanne Koch. Congratulations Heather!
UGA researchers awarded USDA-NIFA grant to train undergraduates in obesity research
Dr. Jennifer Gay is part of a multi-disciplinary team that will mentor undergraduate students from minority or disadvantaged communities in obesity research, including physical activity and health. Funded by the USDA, the Youth Obesity Undergraduate Research and Extension—Y.O.U.R.E. team will mentor 10 undergraduates each year for three years. This project is in partnership with 4-H and Cooperative Extension. Read the full story here.