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InCHIP Lecture Series: Deborah Carr
Please join us for our next virtual event! Deborah Carr, Ph.D. Boston University Thursday, October 1, 2020 12:30 – 1:30pm RSVP Live webcast and post-lecture Q&A with the speaker. RSVP for details about virtual meeting options. “Interpersonal and Institutional Discrimination among U.S. Adults with Disability” More than one in four U.S. adults reports at least […]

2020 Fisher Fellowship awarded to Matthew Sullivan
2020 Jeffrey D. Fisher Health Behavior Change Research Fellowship Awarded We are happy to announce that Matthew Sullivan (Psychological Sciences) was awarded the Fisher Fellowship for his dissertation project titled “Stigma, coping, and HIV PrEP adherence and persistence in people with opioid use disorder in treatment: Patient and prescriber facilitators and barriers to HIV risk […]

InCHIP Ideas Lab featured in Knowinnovation’s Blog
“Connecticut ranks 29th in population size in the U.S., but the state ranked 9th in opioid related deaths per capita in 2017, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Since then, overdose deaths nationwide have taken a slight dip, while Connecticut’s opioid-related death-rate has continued to climb. “Opioid-related overdoses is a major public health […]

Funded InCHIP Rapid Response Proposals to Address COVID-19
Please note that this funding mechanism is now closed. Funded Projects: Keith Bellizzi (Human Development and Family Sciences). “Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Management of Mental Health Conditions among UConn Undergraduate Students.” Saraswathi Bellur (Communication), Rebecca Acabchuk (Psychological Sciences), and Emily Hennessy (Psychological Sciences). “Evaluating UConn Student Well-Being in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.” […]

Oct 1 InCHIP Lecture Series: Deborah Carr, PhD12:30pm

InCHIP Lecture Series: Deborah Carr, PhD

Thursday, October 1st, 2020

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

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Deborah Carr, PhD, Boston University

Thursday, October 1, 2020
12:30 - 1:30 PM

"Interpersonal and Institutional Discrimination among U.S. Adults with Disability"

More than one in four U.S. adults reports at least some difficulty with vision, cognition, mobility, self-care, or independent living. Rates of impairment among working-age adults have increased in recent years, raising concerns about the short- and long-term consequences for their social integration, psychological well-being, and economic security. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), enacted 30 years ago, has been instrumental in expanding opportunities for and fighting institutional discrimination against persons with impairment. However, less is known about the more subtle yet pernicious forms of stigmatization and microaggressions experienced by persons with impairment. Using data from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS), a national sample of U.S. adults, I examine whether persons with impairment are at a heightened risk of multiple forms of interpersonal and institutional discrimination, and the extent to which these experiences are a mechanism linking disability status with mental health symptoms. Drawing on stigma, life course, and double jeopardy perspectives, I also show how the psychosocial consequences associated with disability status differ on the basis of age/life course stage, gender, and occupational status. The results demonstrate that impairment does not operate as a “master status” and its interpersonal consequences vary by one’s social location. I discuss the implications for theory, research, and practice.

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Nov 19 InCHIP Lecture Series: Dustin Duncan, ScD 12:30pm

InCHIP Lecture Series: Dustin Duncan, ScD

Thursday, November 19th, 2020

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM

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Dustin T. Duncan, ScD
Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health

Thursday, November 19, 2020
12:30 – 1:30pm

“Black Gay and Bisexual Men and HIV Disparities: The N2 Cohort Study”

Dr. Duncan is an internationally recognized social and spatial epidemiologist studying how specific neighborhood characteristics influence population health and health disparities, among sexual and gender minorities, especially gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women from an intersectional perspective. His research has a strong domestic focus—including in New York City—but my recent work spans the globe, including studies in Paris, London, and Abu Dhabi. Forthcoming collaborative projects are in east Africa. Methodologically, his research utilizes a geospatial lens to apply, for example, computer-based geographic information systems (GIS), web-based and real-time geospatial technologies, and geospatial modeling techniques. For instance, he applies Global Positioning System (GPS) devices and smartphones to examine spatial mobility and social networks in and across neighborhoods. His work appears in leading public health, medical, geography, criminology, demography and psychology journals. He has over 150 high-impact publications and book chapters, and his research has appeared in major media outlets including U.S. News & World Report, the Washington Post, the New York Times and CNN.

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