- December 1, 2025
Melissa Villodas, youth mental health researcher, explores the complex influence of neighborhood amenities in shaping youth depression and anxiety.
- March 27, 2025
CPH faculty Gilbert Gimm and Melissa Villodas highlight the need for state-level reforms, including Medicaid website accessibility and automatic Medicaid re-enrollment, to protect health care access for foster youth between ages 18 and 26.
Rupali J. Limaye, PhD, MPH, MA, is an Associate Professor. She is seen as an expert in vaccine behavior and decision-making, including vaccine hesitancy and acceptance. Primarily focusing on infectious diseases, Dr. Limaye is a social and behavioral scientist and health communication scholar. Her mixed-method work examines how various influences affect health behavior and how to leverage those influences to affect positive behavior change.
- November 14, 2023
Do Certain American Neighborhoods Cause Black Teens More Stress?
- January 24, 2023
A new study led by Assistant Professor Dongqing Wang evaluated the continued challenges to adolescents’ education and mental health in five sub-Saharan African countries.