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At the Department of Community Health Sciences (CHS), we apply social and behavioral sciences to enhance the health and well-being of communities and promote health equity.

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MPH PhD DrPH

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Latest Publications

  • Published On 10/20/2026Sexually transmitted infection testing among U.S. adolescents in relation to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force screening guidelines.Sexual healthread at PubMed
  • Published On 10/1/2026Policy research at the National Institutes Of Health: An imperative in perilHealth Affairs Forefrontread at Custom
  • Published On 9/14/2026Composite measures obscure etiology in female sexual dysfunction research.The journal of sexual medicineread at PubMed
  • Published On 9/9/2026Knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy toward cancer genetic testing among Black women with and without breast cancer.Cancer causes & control : CCCread at PubMed
  • Published On 8/28/2026Anticipated Negative Impact of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Among Young Adult Black Women in the US.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive healthread at PubMed

Recent media coverage

Managed Healthcare Executive

Herring and Rodriguez-Diaz on Public Charge Policy and HIV Incidence

Quotes Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz, chair and professor of community health sciences.

Propublica

Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States with Abortion Bans.

Quotes Eugene Declercq, professor of community health sciences. 

Minnesota Women's Press

What Data Says About Violence in Minnesota: A Reflection After the Latest Mass Shooting

Mentions research by Jonathan Jay, associate professor of community health sciences. 

POZ

Trump’s Immigration Policies Increased HIV Incidence Among Latinos

Quotes Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz, chair and professor of community health sciences. 

The Boston Globe

Meta Reaches Landmark Settlement of up to $18 Billion with Mass., Other States over Social Media Addiction

Quotes Sophie Godley, clinical associate professor of community health sciences. 
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