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Two University of Kentucky College of Medicine students, Carlie Arlinghaus and Riya Patel, have been chosen for the Health Disparities Research Training (HDRT) Fellowship.
CHET associate director of dissemination and outreach, Carrie Oser, PhD, and CHET primary faculty member, Justin X. Moore, PhD, were both 2025 recipients of mentorship awards from the UK College of Medicine Office of Research.
The University of Kentucky’s public policy internship program, WilDCats at the Capitol, has selected Cohort 6 SPARKler Amy Moctezuma Perez as one of seven undergraduate students to intern in Washington, DC.
Congratulations to CHET primary faculty member and associate professor of behavioral science Laurie McLouth, PhD, on being appointed co-leader of the Markey Cancer Center Cancer Prevention and Control (CP) Research Program.
The University of Kentucky Achieving Success in Community-Engaged Research to elimiNate Disparities (UK ASCEND) is welcoming its third cohort of Scholars. These four Scholars, selected through a competitive application and review process, will begin the two-year program on February 1, 2026.
Congratulations to Elizabeth Rhodus, PhD, MS, OTR/L, CHET primary faculty member, assistant professor of behavioral science, and faculty within the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, on her recent feature in the media. Dr.
Congratulations to CHET core faculty member Shemeka Thorpe, PhD, for receiving two national awards recognizing her research and scholarship. Dr. Thorpe was presented with the 2025 Lester A.
Congratulations to CHET primary faculty and assistant professor of behavioral science, Delvon Mattingly, PhD, who recently received a $40,000 American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant. Dr.
Congratulations to CHET Associate Director Carrie Oser, PhD, one of five College of Medicine faculty members selected to participate in the 2025-2026 UK Chairs Academy. The academy is the University of Kentucky’s homegrown leadership development program that guides faculty in considering leadership career paths and develops academic directors and prospective chairs.
Congratulations to CHET Core Faculty member Laneshia Conner, PhD, who received the 2025 Lyman T. Johnson Torch of Excellence Award.
CHET is pleased to announce recruitment for the 7th cohort of the Students Participating as Ambassadors for Research in Kentucky (SPARK) program. SPARK is a dynamic collaboration between the Center for Health, Engagement, and Transformation (CHET), Aetna Better Health of Kentucky, and other university and philanthropic partners.
By Jenny Wells-Hosley
Carrie Oser, PhD, professor and vice chair of the department of behavioral science, has been selected as one of only two recipients of the 2025 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Academic Leadership Development Program (ALDP) Alumni Fellowship Award.
We're hiring! CHET is recruiting an undergraduate student to assist with center programming. This is a part-time hourly position with a pay rate of $18/hour.
CHET Doctoral Student Pilot Grant RFA
Application Window – Sept. 22 – Oct. 27, 2025
The University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) will host the 10th Annual Kentucky Rural Telehealth Summit on Sept. 25 at the Administrative Office of the Courts in Frankfort, Ky.
We are pleased to announce that Shyanika W. Rose, PhD, is the new acting director of the Center for Health, Engagement and Transformation, effective August 1st for a term of three years. As CHET’s first faculty hire and with unanimous support from CHET faculty, staff, and members, Dr.
On April 28, 2025, members of Students Participating as Ambassadors for Research in Kentucky (SPARK) cohorts 5 and 6 (SPARKlers) journeyed from Lexington to eastern Kentucky to see health disparities research in action.
Tuesday, May 20, is Clinical Trials Day, a global day of recognition for the researchers, clinicians, staff, learners, and community members who make groundbreaking discoveries a reality through clinical trials.
CHET proudly congratulates UK ASCEND scholar Dr. Radmila Choate on her selection as a 2025 Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC) Scholar through the AGING Initiative. This national program supports early-career researchers focused on improving the lives of individuals with multiple chronic conditions.
As National Internship Awareness Month concludes, UKNow spotlights former CHET Graduate Research Assistant and current sociology Ph.D. student Jimmy Robinson. Robinson’s recent internship with Fayette Alliance, supported by the Kentucky Graduate Internship Scholarship, allowed him to translate academic research into real-world impact.