Meet The Scholars: Isaac Morales
By Meredith Tierney-Beed in Leaders In Action onIsaac Morales is a PhD student in Sociology American University. He is a member of Health Policy Research Scholars…
Meet The Scholars: Melody Mann
By Meredith Tierney-Beed in Leaders In Action onMelody Mann is a PhD student in Sociology at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is a member…
Reflections on Black History Month
By Meredith Tierney-Beed in Leaders In Action onIMAGE: Background, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, AFL-CIO Still Images, Photographic Prints Collection. Foreground, Resha T. Swanson-Varner.…
Cultivating Justice: Dr. Ashley B. Gripper’s Fight for Food Sovereignty and Health Equity
By Meredith Tierney-Beed in Leaders In Action onIMAGE: OWEN TAYLOR / TRUE LOVE SEEDSDr. Ashley B. Gripper is amplifying the urban agriculture movement in Philadelphia, a city…
Walking Two Paths: How One Scholar’s Journey as an Ojibwa Veteran is Changing Mental Health Research
By Meredith Tierney-Beed in Leaders In Action on“Like anything in human history, suicide is a story. It is a story we are told and tell ourselves.…
Disrupting Narratives: A Scholar’s Teach-Out on U.S. Settler Colonialism and Indigenous Knowledge
By Meredith Tierney-Beed in Leaders In Action onMelissa Horner (Manitoba Métis Federation/Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa), is a PhD candidate in sociology at the University of…
Scholar’s chance match leads to stats breakthrough, mentorship
“I just realized that having questions isn’t a sign of incompetence; it’s a sign of being thorough."
Scholars Strengthen Skills and Connections at the HPRS Winter Writing Retreat
Fourteen scholars traveled to attend the 2024 HPRS Winter Writing Retreat. The two-day session allowed scholars to engage in…
Cultivating Collective Action: A Summer Institute 2023 Panel
Three HPRS scholars share the power of coalition-building
Conferences help shape scholars’ work and networks
Travel awards nurture scholars
The Journey of a Scholar
A conversation with current scholars and alumni
Health equity in action: HPRS scholar develops free online resource that provides tools to keep family issues out of court
Teach-Out model increases access to resources that support healthier communities
Meet the scholars inspiring this year’s Summer Institute
Scholar-led policy panel continues to inspire as 2022 Summer Institute nears
Finding one’s voice
Scholars use Teach-Outs to engage learners
From sci-fi to financial planning, scholars spark new initiatives
Scholars’ ideas enhance and deepen the HPRS experience
Creating space for connection
By Social Driver in Leaders In Action onA new scholar reflects on building virtual relationships
Dissertating and defending during COVID
By Social Driver in Leaders In Action onScholars reflect on crossing the finish line virtually
Advocacy in Action
A reflection on scholars’ annual case experience
“Rewarding, empowering, and insightful”—Introducing HPRS Writing Retreats
Two participants reflect on their experiences
Mastering the policy memo
One tool researchers can use to successfully advocate for policy change
