MSS News and Announcements

Teens living in states requiring parental consent for mental health treatment may be less likely to access care, according to a Northwestern Medicine-led study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

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Translating medical research findings from the research laboratory into patient care, otherwise known as from “bench to bedside,” is far more complex than it sounds, but is imperative to improve human health.

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Acceptance and commitment therapy significantly decreased fatigue interference and improved quality of life in patients with metastatic breast cancer six months after treatment, according to recent findings published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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More than 7 percent of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s $742.2 million dollars in research funding was generated by the Department of Medical Social Sciences, second only to the Department of Medicine.

Congratulations to Marquita Lewis, PhD on Her R01 Research Grant!

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has established the Center for Computational and Social Sciences in Health (COMPASS), which aims to foster connection and bridge data science, social science and population health.

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Ten Feinberg faculty members were named to the 2024 “Highly Cited Researchers” list, published by Clarivate Analytics.

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A recent paper published in the journal American Psychologist makes the case that resilience is socially determined and examines how different government policies can influence families’ ability to thrive, bringing together theory and empirical work from psychology and policy research.

Welcome to Berivan Ece, PhD, Research Assistant Professor

We are delighted to welcome Y. Catherine Han, PhD

We are thrilled to welcome Adovich S. Rivera, MD, PhD

We are excited to welcome Meredith Boyd, PhD, who joins us as a Research Assistant Professor.

Faculty, staff, trainees and students came together to share educational research and best teaching practices during Feinberg’s 14th annual Medical Education Day on October 15.

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We are delighted to announce Andrea Graham, PhD, has been appointed as Chief of the Division of Implementation Science in the Department of Medical Social Sciences (MSS) at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (FSM).

We are thrilled to announce Darius Tandon, PhD has been appointed as Chief of the Division of Intervention Science in the Department of Medical Social Sciences (MSS) at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

People assigned male at birth who belong to a sexual or gender minority group are twice as likely to use methamphetamine following an HIV diagnosis, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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We are delighted to welcome Thomas Wolff, PhD, who joins the faculty of Northwestern University Department of Medical Social Sciences (MSS) as a Research Assistant Professor in the Division of Determinants of Health.

Patients who live in rural communities, Hispanic patients and Black patients with pre-existing diabetic retinopathy are less likely to receive annual diabetic eye exams than white patients, according to a recent Northwestern Medicine study.

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Scientists have found that pediatricians are more likely to have conversations with parents about gun safety and secure storage if they receive a “nudge” from an electronic health record.

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Public health campaigns for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) should shift to sex-positive messaging, researchers say

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $3.3 million over five years to Northwestern University to study the implementation of an evidence-based secure firearm storage program.

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A map of the Northwestern University Transplant Outcomes Research Collaborative (NUTORC) Network looks like an intricate spiderweb. Hovering over one investigator’s name, you see the many investigators they are connected with through publications and research collaboration.

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A cancer drug was found to be ineffective in preventing recurrence of kidney cancer in patients who recently underwent tumor removal surgery, according to a clinical trial published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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We at the Department of Medical Social Sciences were thrilled to participate in this year's "A Day with Northwestern," held on Saturday, April 20.

A recent Northwestern Medicine comparative analysis of national survey results found that one in four U.S. adolescents in grades 9 through 12 reported their sexual identity as non-heterosexual, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

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U.S. adults with certain socio-demographic and clinical characteristics may have weaker antibody responses to COVID-19 vaccination, according to a recent study published in Nature Communications.

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Women in the healthcare field and their allies convened in the Feinberg Pavilion at Northwestern Memorial Hospital to celebrate women’s empowerment and success during the sixth annual Women in Medicine Conference on March 8.

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The Uplift the Web Challenge, a groundbreaking initiative of the Lab for Scalable Mental Health in the Department of Medical Social Sciences (MSS) at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine aimed at identifying effective online interventions for depression, is now open for submissions until May 1, 2024.

We are pleased to welcome Shahin Davoudpour, PhD, MA, MA as Research Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences in the Division of Outcome and Measurement Science at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Our faculty comprise 11 of the top 100 of federally funded researchers in public health.