Chronic Disease And Health Disparities: Speed Networking Event November 13 2023

InCHIP Networking Event: Health Disparities and Chronic Disease

Quick Facts:

  • What: InCHIP is hosting an in-person networking event for UConn faculty interested in building connections or projects around health disparities and chronic diseases. Pilot funding will be available to faculty who attend the networking event.
  • When & Where: November 13th at 2PM EST in Room 204 in the J. Ray Ryan Building on Storrs Campus.
  • RSVP: Please RSVP below by the end of Thursday, November 9th 2023.

Description

On Nov 13, 2023, InCHIP is hosting a Speed Networking Event focused on Health Disparities of Chronic Diseases. This event will bring together UConn faculty from across the university to connect in person to discuss potential new avenues of research and provide a space for building a community in this area at UConn. InCHIP is open to any chronic disease foci (anything from aging and dementia to HIV, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer).

Funding Opportunity for Participants: Quick Facts

  • Applications are due February 15th 2024 by 11:59PM EST. Submit proposals via the link below.
  • This opportunity is only open to UConn faculty teams who emerge from the Networking Event on Health Disparities and Chronic Diseases held on November 13th 2023.
  • This awards provides pilot funding for new research projects conducted by UConn faculty that address, prevent, or mitigate the impact of health disparities of chronic diseases in the United States.
  • Pilot projects funded through this mechanism should act as a preliminary stage that informs a proposal for external funding.
Funding Opportunity for Networking Event

Connect with Colleagues

Event Attendee Directory

Name Email Department/College
Amanda Denes  Amanda.denes@uconn.edu  Communication 
Brooke Bohn  Bbohn@connecticutchildrens.org  Pediatric Primary Care 
Cristina Colon-Semenza  Cristina.colon-semenza@uconn.edu  Kinesiology 
Debs Ghosh  Debarchana.ghosh@uconn.edu  Geography 
Eileen Condon  Eileen.condon@uconn.edu  Nursing 
Elizabeth Hintz  Elizabeth.hintz@uconn.edu  Communication 
Emil Coman  Coman@uchc.edu  Health Disparities Institute, Public Health Sciences 
Fei Wang  Fei.wang@uconn.edu  School of Pharmacy 
Julian Nieves  Nievesiii@uchc.edu  School of Medicine 
Kerry-Ann Stewart  Kestewart@uchc.edu  Health Career Opportunity Programs, School of Medicine 
Kristin Guertin  Kguertin@uchc.edu  Public Health Sciences 
Linda Sprague Martinez  Soraguemartinez@uchc.edu  Health Disparities Institute 
Molly Waring  Molly.waring@uconn.edu  Allied Health Sciences 
Nathaniel Rickles  Nathaniel.rickles@uconn.edu  School of Pharmacy 
Raja Staggers-Hakim  Raja.staggers-hakim@uconn.edu  Sociology 
Robert Rosenberg  Rrosenberg01@connecticutchildrens.org  CT Children’s Specialty 
Ryan Talbert  Ryan.talbert@uconn.edu  Sociology 
Siddika Mulchan  Smulchan@connecticutchildrens.org  Pediatrics 
Stephanie Gernant  Stephanie.gernant@uconn.edu  School of Pharmacy 
Swapna Gokhale  Swapna.gokhale@uconn.edu  Computer Science & Engineering 
Wenqi Gan  Wgan@uchc.edu  Public Health Sciences 
Yoo Min Park  Yoomin.park@uconn.edu  Geography 
Zexin “Marsha” Ma  Zexin.ma@uconn.edu  Communication 

Have Questions?

Reach out to:

Grace Morris
Director of Research Training & Development
Email: grace.morris@uconn.edu

Greidy Miralles
Research Development Assistant
Email: greidy.miralles@uconn.edu