The goal of the CDIS Summer Internship Program is to introduce or strengthen research skills, professional development skills, and knowledge of implementation science of undergraduates or those who have recently graduated.
We are thrilled to welcome Sybil Hosek, PhD, as the new Director of the Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science (CDIS). With over 20 years of experience in HIV research and adolescent health, Dr. Hosek will lead CDIS in advancing health e
Summersett Williams F, Zaniletti I, Masonbrink AR, Garofalo R, Rahmandar M, Karnik NS, Donenberg G, Kuhns L|Posted on December 10, 2024
Explore a groundbreaking study by Dr. Fatih Summersett Williams and Dr. Geri Donenberg on the rise of substance use-related emergency department visits among youth with chronic conditions during COVID-19.
Matthews AK, Duangchan C, Afuko J, Opuada H, Donenberg G|Posted on December 10, 2024
Dr. Geri Donenberg and the MiQUIT CARE study team highlight the need for enhanced training and systemic support to improve smoking cessation outcomes among underserved populations, focusing on healthcare providers' use of state tobacco quitlines.
Dr. Geri Donenberg, former CDIS director and UIC research leader, has been appointed as the NIH Associate Director of AIDS Research. Her groundbreaking work in HIV prevention and commitment to health equity have shaped the field.
Natasha Crooks, PhD, Kimberly Sanker-Panchal, EdD, Annette Okafor, BS, Di’Avionne Irving, Randi Singer, PhD, Geri Donenberg, PhD|Posted on November 14, 2024
This new publication highlights the need for tailored healthcare guidelines to address the unique challenges Black girls face in sexual and reproductive health.
Ashley Kendall, Ph.D., and the MindfulTech Lab in CDIS received 2 R01 grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand their work systematically implementing and evaluating app-based meditation programs in the juvenile legal system.
“CDIS faculty, Julie Bobitt, PhD and Dennis Watson, PhD and colleagues recently published an article in the Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM) Education and Training Journal on “Incorporating implementation science principles into curricular design.”
“Julie Bobitt, PhD, UIUC, and UI Extension colleagues published an article in the Activities, Adaptation & Aging journal on the Wits Wellness program, a 12-week evidence-informed workshop series, designed by UI Extension specialists Molly...
The goal of the CDIS Summer Internship Program is to introduce or strengthen research skills, professional development skills, and knowledge of implementation science of undergraduates or those who have recently graduated.
Geri Donenberg, PhD, and Carolyn Bolton-Moore, MD, (MPIs) recently received one of eight newly funded Clinical Research Center awards as part of the Prevention and Treatment through a Comprehensive Care Continuum for HIV-affected Adolescents…
Floreciendo (“Blooming”), funded by NICHD (R00HD105490), is a sexual and reproductive health workshop for Latina teens (ages 14-18 years) and their female caregivers (e.g., mothers, aunts). Floreciendo was adapted from the IMARA evidence-based sexual…
The Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science (CDIS) is offering a course on Dissemination and Implementation Science (IPHS 440) this spring on Thursdays at 1:00pm – 4:30pm online via synchronous instruction. To register, use…
Sybil Hosek, PhD, and colleagues recently published an article in the Journal of International AIDS Society on the results of MTN-034, “Reversing the Epidemic in Africa with Choices in HIV Prevention” (REACH) trial.…
The Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science (CDIS) is offering a course on Dissemination and Implementation Science (IPHS 440) this spring on Thursdays at 1:00pm – 4:30pm online via synchronous instruction. To register, use…
When to Start Caring About Implementability? Pretty Much Now Thursday, October 19, 2023 11:00am-12:30pm 909 S. Wolcott Ave, COMRB Room 2175, If you cannot attend in person, a zoom link is available. Register…
Kate Merrill, PhD, and colleagues published a paper in PLOS Global Public Health, “The association between violence victimization and subsequent unplanned pregnancy among adolescent girls in Uganda: Do primary schools make a difference?”…
Drs. Julie Bobitt and Shannon Jarrott guest edited a special issue of The Gerontologist focused on Implementation Science (IS) in aging research. This issue offers a collection of articles addressing the application of IS to plan,…
CDIS Faculty Affiliates, Drs. Natasha Crooks and Randi Singer, and CDIS Director, Dr. Geri Donenberg published an article in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior on “The Role of the Strong Black Woman in…
