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Dara Mendez

New community partnership targets intimate partner violence

Dara Mendez, PhD, MPH, associate professor of epidemiology, is coprincipal investigator on a new R01-funded study targeting intimate partner violence (IPV) during the perinatal period.

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HDL quality, not quantity, contribute to the first sign of Alzheimer’s disease in women

“That’s the good news in this developing picture of brain health and the ‘not-so-good-after-all’ cholesterol,” said Professor of Epidemiology Samar El Khoudary.

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T1D outcomes: Is being female a risk factor?

According to Research Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Rachel Miller, “Sex as a variable in T1D complications and outcomes is not well researched” and is a focus of her career.