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For the Record provides information about recent professional activities and honors of 91原创 faculty, staff, students and alumni.

Recent appointments, presentations, publications and honors in the College of Health Sciences include the following:

Publications

Jennifer Horney, professor and founding director of the Epidemiology Program within the College of Health Sciences, has coauthored a recent report by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Health Security. The report,听听aims to look beyond the COVID-19 pandemic and critically think about what recovery from the largest public health crisis in our lifetime looks like. 鈥淩ecovery from the pandemic cannot be a return to a pre-pandemic normal. We are facing more frequent and more diverse biologic threats and that means we must work to create a new normal that is more resilient with the engagement of impacted communities and policy makers,鈥� said Horney, who also serves as core faculty at 91原创鈥檚听. The report serves as a strategic blueprint for governments and partnering agencies to ensure comprehensive pandemic recovery.

Jennifer Horney, professor and founding director of the Epidemiology Program within the College of Health Sciences, has published her third book.听, published by Emerald Group Publishing, focuses on the impacts of the pandemic on the health of first responders and the public health and emergency management workforce. The book also highlights the inequities exacerbated by COVID-19 and makes recommendations for changes needed to address growing gaps in workforce capacity. Horney, who serves as core faculty at 91原创鈥檚听, has also authored听The COVID-19 Response: The Vital Role of the Public Health Professional, published late last year, and听, an academic text, published in 2017.

Appointments

Anjana Bhat, associate professor of听physical therapy听in the听College of Health Sciences, has been selected to lead the听听. Bhat was chosen for this leadership position because of her extensive experience in clinical research, her strong understanding of the requirements needed to become an independent investigator and her ability to inspire students to engage in research. Bhat is a former DE-INBRE pilot project investigator, who parlayed DE-INBRE funding into an NIH grant focused on gross motor difficulties in children with autism. That research is currently the focus of her push to change the听definition of autism听to include gross motor difficulties as a specifier to create more clinical pathways for physical, recreational and gross motor therapies that would improve the quality of life of children with autism. 鈥淚t is an honor to be selected as the pilot program director of DE-INBRE. My own research career is a product of funding support from听听such as DE-INBRE and CTR-ACCEL,鈥� Bhat said. 鈥淚 felt it was the right time to pay it forward by supporting the careers of future early career investigators in Delaware.鈥� Bhat will also work with DE-INBRE pilot investigators to incorporate undergraduate students into their research programs to support DE-INBRE鈥檚 mission to advance the biomedical workforce in Delaware.

Honors

Yendelela Cuffee, assistant professor in the听Epidemiology Program听and associate director of the听, has been accepted into the 2023-24听听Just 30 people were selected nationally for the Institute鈥檚 seventh cohort. Cuffee has been an engaged member of the professional association for more than a decade. The mid-career yearlong professional development program leadership training opportunity kicks off with a two-day conference in Phoenix, Arizona, in April. This opportunity is designed to train leaders in behavioral medicine in collaborative research and mentoring. Through the program, Cuffee will be paired with a career coach and mentor who will work with her to bolster leadership skills and advance her research. 鈥淚 am at a pivotal point in my career, and this program provides an opportunity to think about transitioning into a leader in behavioral health research and stepping more fully into the role of a mentor and advisor for students,鈥� Cuffee said.

Brandy Neide, a 2003 graduate of the听College of Health Sciences, recently received the Lab Superstar Award from the听. Neide was among five honorees recognized nationally for outstanding service in the field of laboratory medicine. 鈥淭here鈥檚 so many wonderful people in our field doing great work, so I was both surprised and humbled to receive this national honor,鈥� Neide said. Neide, who was a medical laboratory science (MLS) major at 91原创, has worked for Children鈥檚 Hospital of Philadelphia for two decades. She currently serves as the director of laboratory operations in CHOP鈥檚 Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine.

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