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Sheps Center IT Lunch & Learn Series 2024-2025

The Sheps Center is proud to host a Lunch & Learn series this year focused on statistical methods for analyzing data.  These sessions will be facilitated by Chuck Huber from StataCorp.  Read more about Dr. Huber below. Recordings of each session will be posted on this page.   September 19, 2024 12-1pm EST Introduction to… Read more »

November 2023 Newsletter Publications

Here you will find a list of publications affiliated with the Sheps Center from August 2023 – November 2023.   Berkowitz SA, Basu S, Hanmer J. Eliminating Food Insecurity in the USA: a Target Trial Emulation Using Observational Data to Estimate Effects on Health-Related Quality of Life. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Aug;38(10):2308-2317. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08095-6…. Read more »

July 2023 Newsletter – Publications

Here you will find a list of publications affiliated with the Sheps Center from March 2023 – July 2023.   Kent, E. E., deJong, N. A., Barnette, H., Deaton, S., Appert, K., Ming, D. Y. (2023). Caregiving across the life course: a health policy priority for North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Journal, 84(3), 114-118. Mayo-Wilson… Read more »

March 2023 Newsletter – Publications

Here you will find a list of publications affiliated with the Sheps Center from December 2022 – March 2023. Davis SA, Thomas KC. Patterns of mental health service use during the transition to adulthood among autistic adolescents and young adults, Autism in Adulthood (in press). Hynes DM, Thomas KC. Realigning theory with evidence to understand… Read more »

December 2022 Newsletter – Publications

Here you will find a list of publications affiliated with the Sheps Center from August 2022 – December 2022. Shabo, V. & Friedman, H.R. (2022). Health, Work, and Care in Rural America. New America Policy Report Shook-Sa, Bonnie E., M.G. Hudgens, A.L. Kavee, and D.L. Rosen. 2022. “Estimating the number of persons with HIV in… Read more »

August 2022 Newsletter – Publications

Here you will find a list of publications affiliated with the Sheps Center from March 2022 – July 2022. Richmond J, Adams LB, Annis IE, Ellis AR, Perryman T, Sikich L, Thomas KC. Rapid and Deferred Help-Seeking among African American Parents of Children with Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties, Psychiatric Services. (in press)  Fraher EP, Lombardi… Read more »

March 2022 Newsletter – Publications

Here you will find a list of publications affiliated with the Sheps Center from September 2021-March 2022. Allison BA, Rea S, Mikesell L, Perry MF. Adolescent and Parent Perceptions of Telehealth Visits: A Mixed-Methods Study. J Adolesc Health. 2021 Oct 29:S1054-139X(21)00487-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.09.028. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34756777. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34756777/ Berkowitz SA, Palakshappa D, Rigdon… Read more »

Catching Up with Priscilla Guild, MSPH

Priscilla A. Guild, MSPH, was a Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director for Administration at the Sheps Center when she retired in 2008. In addition to her administrative responsibilities, while at the Sheps Center (1971-2008), she designed and implemented information systems for program management and evaluation at two community health centers, coordinated the evaluation of… Read more »

Catching Up With Arnold Kaluzny, PhD

Arnold (Arnie) Kaluzny is professor emeritus of health policy and management at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and senior research fellow at UNC’s Sheps Center for Health Services Research. His affiliation with the Center spans 54 years, beginning in 1967. That year, he served as co-principal investigator for one of the three… Read more »

September 2021 Newsletter – Publications

Here you will find a complete list of publications affiliated with the Sheps Center from June 2021-September 2021. Te Vazquez J, Feng SN, Orr CJ, Berkowitz SA. Food Insecurity and Cardiometabolic Conditions: a Review of Recent Research. Curr Nutr Rep. 2021 Jun 21:1–12. doi: 10.1007/s13668-021-00364-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34152581. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34152581/ Miller KEM, Miller… Read more »

Joannie Ivory, MD, MSPH

Joannie Ivory, MD is currently a second year Hematology/Oncology Fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. For undergraduate education, she attended Xavier University of Louisiana and graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science. Subsequently, Dr. Ivory enrolled into Meharry Medical College,… Read more »

Christopher Jensen, MD

Christopher Jensen, MD, is a Hematology / Oncology clinical fellow, AHRQ health services research fellow, and masters student in the Department of Epidemiology at UNC. He completed his medical degree at UNC, followed by Internal Medicine residency training at the University of Pennsylvania. His clinical interests center on hematologic malignancies and geriatric oncology, with a… Read more »

Sheps COVID-19 Projects

              COVID-19 North Carolina Collaborative Modeling Sheps researchers are part of an independent, informal collaborative of data scientists, health services and policy researchers, and epidemiologists who are modeling the impact of COVID-19 on North Carolina.   Brief 1: Hospital Capacity and the COVID-19 Epidemic in North Carolina: Preliminary Estimates… Read more »