MEDIA FEATURES

Amy Lopez, PhD, LCSW, is featured in a CU Anschutz News article on how gift giving and volunteering can combat the stress of the holiday season. “You don’t have to perform a grand gesture or do something big to get a mood boost,” she says. “Simple acts of courtesy, kindness, and connection are just as valuable to both parties. Something as easy as holding the door, offering a compliment or encouragement, sending a holiday card, or saying thank-you can be enough to raise your spirits."

Mandy Doria, MS, LPC interviews Laura Kelley for a CU Anschutz News Q&A titled “Expert Untangles Complexities of Grief for Suicide Loss Survivors”.

Dr. Joseph Schacht is featured in a BNN Bloomberg article titled "Can Wegovy Fight Alcoholism? For Big Pharma, This Isn’t a Priority". Dr. Schacht is also featured in an article on "America's Alcohol Crisis" for News 4 Jax. Dr. Schacht is also co-author of a comment article in Nature Medicine highlighted by Dean Reilly.

Angela Bonaguidi, MSW, is featured in a Denver Post article titled "Colorado investigates "unprecedented" scheme by drivers paid to transport Medicaid patients hundreds of miles a day".

Liz Chamberlain, PhD, is featured in a CU Anschutz News article titled "Workplace Well-Being Program Focuses on Connection". Chamberlain is also featured in a CU Medicine article where she talks about mindful eating this holiday season.

Dr. Celeste St. John- Larkin participated in an interview published as part of a "Spotlight on Maternal Health" for Vizient Newsroom.

The Behavioral Health & Wellness Program (BHWP) and CO-CARES program are featured in a North American Quitline Consortium article.

Emily Hemendinger, MPH, LCSW, is featured in two articles for The Toronto Sun on "Zooming in on Body Dissatisfaction" and "Boosting Body Comfort".

AWARDS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Paul Dormond-Brooks recently completed the Manager Certification Program through CU's Human Resources group. This took several years of work, introspection and growth. Congratulations, Paul! 

Dr. Robert Davies and 2 other CUSOM faculty members traveled to New Delhi for the India Professional Association for Transgender Health (IPATH) Conference titled "Addressing felt need for training and capacity building of care providers." He was invited to join World Professional Association for Transgender Health leaders including the organization's president, Dr. Marci Bowers, as faculty for the conference that took place at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and the International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR).

Thida Thant, along with other members of the UCH Multidisciplinary Post COVID program, COVID researchers and Colorado's ECHO program, have met with government officials over the last few months to review the comprehensive and cutting edge long COVID work happening in Colorado. The first visit was in July with Admiral Rachel Levine, MD, the U.S. assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services and more recently with Colorado Lieutenant governor Dianne Primavera last month.

Sarah Kennedy & Kelsey South are nominated for Work Hard & Be Nice to People!