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The Department of Medical Social Sciences is thrilled to announce and celebrate the recent promotions of our faculty members, effective September 1, 2025. Congratulations!
September 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Department of Medical Social Sciences is thrilled to announce and celebrate the recent promotions of our faculty members, effective September 1, 2025. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Maria Pyra, PhD, for winning the 2025 Teaching Excellence Award for the instructorship of a course on Cancer Epidemiology!
August 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Congratulations to Maria Pyra, PhD, for winning the 2025 Teaching Excellence Award for the instructorship of a course on Cancer Epidemiology!
Outcomes and Measurement Science had their divisional retreat this month and it was a blast. Shout out to Cindy Veldhuis, PhD, Maja Kuharic, MPharm, PhD, Magda Kupczyk, MPH, and Elizabeth Dworak, PhD, and Joseph McCormack for helping to plan a fun and interactive retreat!
July 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Outcomes and Measurement Science had their divisional retreat this month and it was a blast. Shout out to Cindy Veldhuis, PhD, Maja Kuharic, MPharm, PhD, Magda Kupczyk, MPH, and Elizabeth Dworak, PhD, and Joseph McCormack for helping to plan a fun and interactive retreat!
Shout out to Javin D'Souza and all the Northwestern staff and faculty who marched in the Pride Parade at the end of June! We hope everyone had a happy and safe Pride Month ❤️
July 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Shout out to Javin D'Souza and all the Northwestern staff and faculty who marched in the Pride Parade at the end of June! We hope everyone had a happy and safe Pride Month ❤️
🎨 Workshop Alert: Visualizing Health Research. Whether you're preparing for a conference or a grant pitch, this hands-on workshop Sept 8 & 22; Oct 8 & 15 will help you turn your research into visuals that inform and inspire. Learn more: shorturl.at/4tdY1
July 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
🎨 Workshop Alert: Visualizing Health Research. Whether you're preparing for a conference or a grant pitch, this hands-on workshop Sept 8 & 22; Oct 8 & 15 will help you turn your research into visuals that inform and inspire. Learn more: shorturl.at/4tdY1
The Implementation Research Institute (IRI) is an NIH-funded training program held annually at Washington University in St. Louis. This year, representatives from MSS, CDIS, CBITs, and the Lab for Scalable Mental Health were in attendance!
June 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The Implementation Research Institute (IRI) is an NIH-funded training program held annually at Washington University in St. Louis. This year, representatives from MSS, CDIS, CBITs, and the Lab for Scalable Mental Health were in attendance!
Kudos to William Liem, HSIP PhD student, for being awarded a Digital Justice Seed Grant from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) to support their dissertation research!
June 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Kudos to William Liem, HSIP PhD student, for being awarded a Digital Justice Seed Grant from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) to support their dissertation research!
Congratulations to Marquita Lewis, PhD, MPH, MS who will be one of the keynote speakers at The University of Vermont Cancer Center's inaugural Rural Health and Cancer Conference which be held June 19-21, 2025. We're so proud of you!
June 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Congratulations to Marquita Lewis, PhD, MPH, MS who will be one of the keynote speakers at The University of Vermont Cancer Center's inaugural Rural Health and Cancer Conference which be held June 19-21, 2025. We're so proud of you!
Congratulations to Stephanie Ruth Young, PhD, who won the Mensa Education & Research Foundation Award for Excellence in Research for her paper, “The International Cognitive Ability Resource: An Open Science Measure Useful for Research with High-Ability Postsecondary Students!”
June 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Congratulations to Stephanie Ruth Young, PhD, who won the Mensa Education & Research Foundation Award for Excellence in Research for her paper, “The International Cognitive Ability Resource: An Open Science Measure Useful for Research with High-Ability Postsecondary Students!”
Congratulations to Lisa Hirschhorn, MD, MPH for accepting an invitation to be the Associate Editor for Implementation Science Communications! Kudos on this accomplishment Lisa!
May 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Congratulations to Lisa Hirschhorn, MD, MPH for accepting an invitation to be the Associate Editor for Implementation Science Communications! Kudos on this accomplishment Lisa!
The work groups at @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social Implementation Science Academy brought it to life! 💥 Participants dove into hands-on projects, tackled real-world challenges & sparked big breakthroughs. So much energy, teamwork & fun! Join us in 2026: shorturl.at/o5nas 🚀👏 #impsci @ipham.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The work groups at @nufeinbergmed.bsky.social Implementation Science Academy brought it to life! 💥 Participants dove into hands-on projects, tackled real-world challenges & sparked big breakthroughs. So much energy, teamwork & fun! Join us in 2026: shorturl.at/o5nas 🚀👏 #impsci @ipham.bsky.social
We were thrilled to welcome Faith Summersett Williams, PhD, MS, to Implementation Science Academy! 🙌 She shared her work on bridging substance use screening & treatment for teens with chronic illness. Join us in 2026: shorturl.at/o5nas #impsci @ipham.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We were thrilled to welcome Faith Summersett Williams, PhD, MS, to Implementation Science Academy! 🙌 She shared her work on bridging substance use screening & treatment for teens with chronic illness. Join us in 2026: shorturl.at/o5nas #impsci @ipham.bsky.social
The work groups at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Implementation Science Academy were a highlight! 🎉 Hands-on learning, real-world challenges, big ideas & “a-ha!” moments 💡🙌 Join us in 2026: shorturl.at/o5nas @ipham.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The work groups at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Implementation Science Academy were a highlight! 🎉 Hands-on learning, real-world challenges, big ideas & “a-ha!” moments 💡🙌 Join us in 2026: shorturl.at/o5nas @ipham.bsky.social
Congratulations to Haifei Wang, our Associate Director of Research Administration, on her remarkable 20th work anniversary!
April 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Congratulations to Haifei Wang, our Associate Director of Research Administration, on her remarkable 20th work anniversary!
Kudos to Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, PhD, Baby Wang, MA, and @ameliavanpelt.bsky.social, PhD, MPH, for representing Northwestern University at the Morningside International Global Health Case Competition hosted by Emory University! Read about their amazing work here now: shorturl.at/0TJ2Z
April 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Kudos to Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, PhD, Baby Wang, MA, and @ameliavanpelt.bsky.social, PhD, MPH, for representing Northwestern University at the Morningside International Global Health Case Competition hosted by Emory University! Read about their amazing work here now: shorturl.at/0TJ2Z
Congratulations to @ashleyaknapp.bsky.social, PhD, on her recent publication, “Teen Perspectives on Integrating Digital Mental Health Programs for Teens Into Public Libraries ("I Was Always at the Library"): Qualitative Interview Study.” Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40080819/
April 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Congratulations to @ashleyaknapp.bsky.social, PhD, on her recent publication, “Teen Perspectives on Integrating Digital Mental Health Programs for Teens Into Public Libraries ("I Was Always at the Library"): Qualitative Interview Study.” Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40080819/
Congratulations to Emily Ho, PhD on her recent publication, “Remote Assessment of Pediatric Anthropometrics.” Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40049218/
April 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Congratulations to Emily Ho, PhD on her recent publication, “Remote Assessment of Pediatric Anthropometrics.” Read more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40049218/
Congratulations to Dan Mroczek, PhD, Chief of the Division of Determinants of Health at Northwestern University's Department of Medical Social Sciences, on winning the 2025 European Association of Personality Psychology Life-Time Achievement Award!
April 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Congratulations to Dan Mroczek, PhD, Chief of the Division of Determinants of Health at Northwestern University's Department of Medical Social Sciences, on winning the 2025 European Association of Personality Psychology Life-Time Achievement Award!
Kudos to @ameliavanpelt.bsky.social, PhD, MPH, Lisa Hirschhorn, MD, MPH, and Kylie Dougherty, PhD, RN, for participating in the Stellenbosch University/Northwestern University Global Health Knowledge Hub Conference in South Africa!
March 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Kudos to @ameliavanpelt.bsky.social, PhD, MPH, Lisa Hirschhorn, MD, MPH, and Kylie Dougherty, PhD, RN, for participating in the Stellenbosch University/Northwestern University Global Health Knowledge Hub Conference in South Africa!
MSS faculty in the Division of Implementation Science came together on Monday for a division retreat. We enjoyed spending the day learning more about each other’s work and interests! Kudos to Joey McCormack for his excellent work in planning this retreat!
March 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
MSS faculty in the Division of Implementation Science came together on Monday for a division retreat. We enjoyed spending the day learning more about each other’s work and interests! Kudos to Joey McCormack for his excellent work in planning this retreat!
Kudos to Jenni Young, PhD, Judy Moskowitz, PhD, MPH, Darius Tandon, PhD, and Stephanie Young, PhD, for their presentation, "Harnessing the power of the social sciences to transform health," for our FSM Anesthesiology team!
March 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Kudos to Jenni Young, PhD, Judy Moskowitz, PhD, MPH, Darius Tandon, PhD, and Stephanie Young, PhD, for their presentation, "Harnessing the power of the social sciences to transform health," for our FSM Anesthesiology team!
Congrats to Maja Kuharic, MPharm, MSc, PhD, Asst. Prof. at
@nufeinbergmss.bsky.social, on receiving the 2025 Faculty Starter Grant from the PhRMA foundation for her project on self-perceived burden in healthcare decision-making! This is the only award of its kind—well done, Maja!
@nufeinbergmss.bsky.social, on receiving the 2025 Faculty Starter Grant from the PhRMA foundation for her project on self-perceived burden in healthcare decision-making! This is the only award of its kind—well done, Maja!
February 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Congrats to Maja Kuharic, MPharm, MSc, PhD, Asst. Prof. at
@nufeinbergmss.bsky.social, on receiving the 2025 Faculty Starter Grant from the PhRMA foundation for her project on self-perceived burden in healthcare decision-making! This is the only award of its kind—well done, Maja!
@nufeinbergmss.bsky.social, on receiving the 2025 Faculty Starter Grant from the PhRMA foundation for her project on self-perceived burden in healthcare decision-making! This is the only award of its kind—well done, Maja!
Our heartfelt thanks to Abby Droeger for her exceptional support of our department. Abby, thank you for your dedication and all that you do—it makes a huge difference, and we are so grateful to have you as part of the MSS administrative team!
January 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Our heartfelt thanks to Abby Droeger for her exceptional support of our department. Abby, thank you for your dedication and all that you do—it makes a huge difference, and we are so grateful to have you as part of the MSS administrative team!
Kudos to Callie Walsh-Bailey, PhD, Assistant Professor, on being chosen to be the Vice Chair of the Consortium for Cancer Implementation Science (CCIS) Context and Equity in Implementation Science action group!
January 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Kudos to Callie Walsh-Bailey, PhD, Assistant Professor, on being chosen to be the Vice Chair of the Consortium for Cancer Implementation Science (CCIS) Context and Equity in Implementation Science action group!
Congrats to Darius Tandon, PhD, Chief of Intervention Science at MSS, on his NIH award for “IMAGINE: pilot trial of a digital group intervention to prevent perinatal depression.” Learn more: reporter.nih.gov/search/AqJ5U...
January 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Congrats to Darius Tandon, PhD, Chief of Intervention Science at MSS, on his NIH award for “IMAGINE: pilot trial of a digital group intervention to prevent perinatal depression.” Learn more: reporter.nih.gov/search/AqJ5U...