Health Disparities Research
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APPLICATION DEADLINES
Fall: July 15
Spring: November 15
Summer: April 15
FACULTY
Conduct research AND, work with public health disparities
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Faculty Profile
Dr. Kim is an Associate Professor in Health Policy and Administration. Prior to joining the faculty at HPA she was a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Research Fellowship.
Dr. Kim’s research focuses on the effects of incarceration, health disparities, and population health. Her work has appeared in such publications as the Journal of Urban Health, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Women’s Studies International Forum, and Social Science and Medicine, among others.
To learn about Dr. Kim's recent COVID-19 research with her students in HPA 593, which looks at how prisons across the state are monitoring, planning and addressing spread of the virus go to bit.ly/3dyhNtc
Health Disparities Research
SAMPLE COURSE SCHEDULE
SUMMER
HPA 459 Introduction to Health Inequities in the United States. 3 hours
HPA 462 Quantitative Methods of Health Disparities Research. 4 hours.
FALL
HPA 464 Sociocultural Dimensions of Health Disparities Research. 3 hours.
SPRING
HPA 469 Evidence Based Policy Development and Implementation: Health Disparity Case Studies. 3 hours.
Course descriptions can be viewed at https://catalog uic edu/all-course-descriptions/hpa/
Program Delivery
Completely online
Application Deadlines
Fall: July 15
Spring: November 15
Summer: April 15
Application https://admissions.uic.edu/
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