Newsmakers: February/March 2021
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* Aaron Warnick

## Alperin recognized by ASPPH

APHA member Moose Alperin, EdD, MPH, MCHES, was recognized with the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health’s 2021 Practice Excellence Award. Alperin is the immediate-past chair the APHA Council of Affiliates. The award recognizes educators who have shown dedication to integrating public health practice into research, training and service.

## Kinney receives grant

APHA member Anita Kinney, PhD, RN, received a grant from the American Cancer Society and Pfizer to research racial health disparities in cancer care. Awarded in December, Kinney is one 10 recipients of the $400,000 grant. Kinney is a professor at the Rutgers University School of Public Health and the associate director for population science and community outreach at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

## Newman receives prize

APHA member Anne Newman, MD, MPH, received the American Heart Association’s 2020 Clinical Research Prize in December. Newman, chair of the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Epidemiology, was recognized for her research on aging and cardiovascular disease.

## Wilson named associate dean

APHA member Tracey Wilson, PhD, was named associate dean for reach and faculty development at State University of New York-Downstate Health Sciences University. Wilson is a distinguished service professor at the SUNY School of Public Health Department of Community Health Sciences.

## Levine nominated as assistant secretary

Rachel Levine, MD, in January, was nominated by President Joseph Biden to serve as U.S. assistant secretary for health. At the time of her nomination, Levine was Pennsylvania’s secretary of health and president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. Levine would succeed Brett Giroir, MD.

## Swahn named dean

Monica Swahn, PhD, MPH, was named dean of the Wellstar College of Health and Human Services at Kennesaw State University in January. Swahn, a distinguished university professor in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University, will begin her new position on March 1.

## Drexel launches anti-racism fellowship

The Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health announced its inaugural cohort for its Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism graduate fellowship in December. The fellowship will focus on promoting students involved with the school’s anti-racism efforts. The 2020-2021 fellows are Demi Adefarati, Patrice Farquharson, Maya Stallings and Laneisha Sullivan.

## Boghossian receives grant

Nansi Boghossian was awarded a $3.5 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Announced in November, the grant funds research on the links between racial and ethic disparities and factors such as hospital quality and Medicaid expansion. Boghossian is an associate professor at the University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health.

## Klaunig wins award

James Klaunig, PhD, in January, received the 2020 International Achievement Award from the International Society of Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. Klaunig is a career cancer researcher and professor at the Indiana University School of Public Health.

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