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Environmentally savvy seniors Miriam Gilman and Frank Hanson advocate for a more sustainable future.
Accomplishments
Kathryn H. Jacobsen, William E. Cooper Distinguished University Chair and professor of health studies, received the 2023 Velji Global Health Award for Teaching Excellence from the Consortium of Universities for Global Health. This award honors outstanding teaching and committed, creative approaches to serving underserved populations.
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Kathryn H. Jacobsen, William E. Cooper Distinguished University Chair and professor of health studies, published the fourth edition of the textbook Introduction to Global Health.
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Kathryn H. Jacobsen, William E. Cooper Distinguished University Chair and professor of health studies, published the article, "Anxiety and School Absenteeism Without Permission Among Adolescents in 69 Low- and Middle-Income Countries" published in Dialogues in Health.
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Kathryn H. Jacobsen, William E. Cooper Distinguished University Chair and professor of health studies, published the chapter "An Epidemiological Perspective on Historic and Emerging Pandemics" in the book A Multidisciplinary Approach to Pandemics: COVID-19 and Beyond by Oxford University Press.
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Health studies professor Kathryn H. Jacobsen, an epidemiologist, is quoted.
Health studies professor and epidemiologist Kathryn Jacobsen authored this piece, which first appeared in The Conversation.
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Mailing address:
Dr. Kathryn Jacobsen
Dr. Rick Mayes
Department of Health Studies
Weinstein Hall
231 Richmond Way, Rm. 108
University of Richmond, Virginia 23173
Phone: (804) 289-8529
Fax: (804) 289-8233