Check out my latest article: Rural-Urban Disparity in Perceived Need for Mental Health Counseling Found among Adults with Disabilities linkedin.com/pulse/rural-ur… via LinkedIn

Submit an #abstract for your work to appear in the Virginia Journal of Public Health! This peer-reviewed #publichealth publication presents relevant work in community health, health policy, health education, & more. Learn more about VJPH & submit today! 👉 vpha.wildapricot.org/journal

Honored to have my research on social isolation & nursing home placement recognized with a Health Services Research Integrity and Impact award by Mason Public Health. Big thanks to Gilbert Gimm, Thomas Cudjoe, and others whose mentorship means everything! #socialisolation #loneliness

Off the press: Social isolation is linked to a threefold increase in the odds of smoking. Social isolation is a risk factor for mortality but it’s unclear why. This is one possible pathway. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37278019/ #socialisolation Gilbert Gimm Thomas Cudjoe Panagis Galiatsatos, MD, MHS National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS)

Humbled to start Day #1 as President of @ashecon. Fortunate to work with President-Elect Steve Parente, Past-President Kate Bundorf, David Slusky, the board, staff & all members. Please DM ideas any time. Thanks for being involved & for making health economics a welcoming field

A recent blog post from Gilbert Gimm puts into context our recent findings that social isolation more than doubles the odds of cigarette smoking in older adults. #socialisolation perspectivesblog.sagepub.com/blog/research/…

In a national sample, social isolation doubled the odds of nursing home placement over the next two years. Check out our article JAMA Internal Medicine jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai… #socialisolation #loneliness Health and Retirement Study cc: Thomas Cudjoe Gilbert Gimm Alison Cuellar Ashwin Kotwal

Today kicks off the start of this year’s @publichealth @aphaannualmtg! We are so excited and proud to see #MasonPublicHealth students and faculty as presenters and moderators. Learn more about the presentations over the next few days here: go.gmu.edu/apha_presenters.