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History and Awards

The Office of Health Promotion Research has been at the forefront of research about disease prevention and health promotion for decades.

History of OHPR

Our History

The Office of Health Promotion Research was established within the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ College of Medicine in the early 1980s.  Early research includes seminal studies of tobacco control, AIDS prevention, diabetes prevention, alcohol abuse, and breast cancer screening led by faculty members Roger H. Secker-Walker M.D., John K. Worden, Ph.D., Brian S. Flynn, Sc.D., Berta Geller, Ed.D., and Laura J. Solomon, Ph.D.

Award and Accolade Recipients 2019 - 2023

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2023 - ¶¶Òõ̽̽ medical student, Amy Chang, awarded ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Cancer Center Summer Research Fellowship

2022 - LCOM Outstanding Research Publication, OHPR trainee Serena Murphy

2021 - ¶¶Òõ̽̽ medical student, Mikaela Mohardt, awarded ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Cancer Center Summer Research Fellowship

2019 - , Donald Weaver, MD

2018-19 - Student intern, Sophie Mulrow, awarded 2nd place in ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Student Employee of the year competition

Awards and Accolades pre-2019

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2018 - , Mid-Career Investigator, Dr. Brian L. Sprague, PhD

2018 - , Rising Star New Investigator, Thomas Ahern, PhD

2018 - Department of Defense Patriot Award

2017 - , 2nd place winner Jacqueline Wade

2016 - , Trainee Award for Outstanding Research Publication/Postdoctoral Fellows, Vicki Hart

1996 - C. Everett Koop Award