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\"\"Director:
Sarah Bauerle Bass, PhD, MPH (she\/her\/hers)<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Contact Information:<\/strong> sbass@temple.edu<\/span><\/p>

Hometown: <\/strong>Omaha, Nebraska<\/span><\/p>

Biography: <\/strong>Dr. Sarah Bass is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the College of Public Health and Director of the Risk Communication Laboratory at Temple University. Her over twenty-five years of experience focuses on health and risk communication and how public health messages are crafted for audiences. With expertise in health literacy, message development, and working with underserved and vulnerable populations, she is using new technologies to develop, target and test messages for their impact on patient\/public self-efficacy, behavior intention, and behavior. Use of these technologies is are then applied to community or clinical-based interventions using mHealth, the Internet and other communication channel strategies. She has conducted research on a variety of public health topics, with emphasis on cancer, infectious diseases (HIV\/AIDS, HCV, smallpox, SARS-CoV-2), and emergency preparedness. With a background in communication, she has also been a state spokesperson and worked in developing state-wide media campaigns around HIV\/AIDS early in the pandemic. She has provided training in risk and crisis communication and is widely published in the area of health and risk communication. She has been funded by NIH (NCI, NIBIB, NIMH, NIDA), the CDC, organizations (American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association), international NGOs (Global Alliance to Achieve Nutrition) state and local governments (PADOH, Phila DPH), and industry (Gilead, Merck). She has been named the 2021 winner of the American Public Health\u00a0Association’s Everett M. Rogers Award, a national honor for outstanding contribution to public health communication.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Favorite Quote:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cBe who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don\u2019t matter and those who matter don\u2019t mind.\u201d \u00a0\u2013<\/i>Dr. Suess<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"Research Coordinator:
Katie Singley\u00a0(she\/her\/hers)<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Contact Information:<\/strong>\u00a0katie.singley@temple.edu<\/p>

Hometown:\u00a0<\/strong>Philadelphia, PA<\/p>

Biography:\u00a0<\/strong>Katie recently graduated from Drexel\u2019s Dornsife School of Public Health Community Health and Prevention Program. She received her undergraduate degree from Loyola University Maryland where she majored in Psychology and minored in Statistics. Her research interests include substance use, urban health, health disparities, and public health ethics. She previously worked for the Health Equity Advancement Lab (HEAL) where she was involved in various research projects that examine the role of harm reduction interventions in alleviating the opioid epidemic. Her goal is to conduct community-based research that can be used to empower individuals in their health-decision making and create equitable and transformative policy.\u00a0<\/p>

Favorite Quote:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201c<\/i>Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly now, love mercy now, walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0– The Talmud<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Research Assistant:
Caseem Luck, MS (he\/him\/his)<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Contact Information:<\/strong> caseem.luck@temple.edu<\/span><\/p>

Hometown: <\/strong>Willow Grove, PA<\/span><\/p>

Biography: <\/strong>Caseem serves as the Research Assistant in the\u00a0Risk Communication Lab. He received his B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from Millersville University in 2019. Thereafter, he completed an M.S. in Communication for Development and Social Change from Temple University’s Klein College of Communications in 2020. Throughout his undergraduate and graduate career, Caseem has sought to use storytelling as a way to amplify marginalized voices within his local community. Caseem\u2019s research areas have included understanding the meaning-making practices of refugee women pursuing post-secondary education, the experiences of first-generation Latinx college students at Predominantly White Institutions, and the disparities in access to digital technologies for refugee\/immigrant-serving organizations in Philadelphia during COVID-19. Caseem hopes to further use storytelling to help inform relevant health communication practices for underserved communities of color in Philadelphia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Favorite Quote:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cThe stories we live and tell provide coherence and meaning and orient our sense of purpose.\u201d \u00a0<\/i>\u2013 Sharon Daloz Parks<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"Doctoral<\/span> Fellow:
Ariel Hoadley, MPH\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span>(she\/her\/hers)<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>

Contact Information:<\/strong> ariel.hoadley@temple.edu<\/span><\/p>

Hometown: <\/strong>Acton, MA<\/span><\/p>

Biography: <\/strong>Ariel is a doctoral student in Social and Behavioral Sciences at the College of Public Health at Temple University. She received her MPH from Brown University and completed her undergraduate studies in Psychology at Wheaton College (MA). Her research areas have included mechanisms of behavior change within counseling interventions for people who use alcohol and other drugs, bystander interventions for sexual violence prevention among college students, and the implementation of medications for opiate use disorders among justice-involved populations. More broadly, Ariel is interested in improving access, engagement, and satisfaction with mental health and substance use treatment among diverse and underserved populations.<\/span><\/p>

Favorite Quote:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cIf the track is tough and the hill is rough, thinking you can just ain\u2019t enough.\u201d \u00a0<\/i>\u2013Shel Silverstein <\/i>\u201cThe Little Blue Engine\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"Doctoral Fellow:
Kirsten Paulus, MPH (she\/her\/hers)<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Contact Information:<\/strong> kirsten.paulus@temple.edu<\/span><\/p>

Hometown: <\/strong>Wayne, PA<\/span><\/p>

Biography:<\/strong> Kirsten is a\u00a0doctoral student in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department at the College of Public Health at Temple University. She received her MPH from the University of California at Los Angeles with certifications in Health Education and Health Promotion as well as Population and Reproductive Health. She also completed her undergraduate studies in Global Health and Environment (BA) and Medical Sociology with Honors (BA) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research areas have included the effect of implicit bias on care received and effective contraceptive use in an OBGYN clinic serving disadvantaged women in Western North Carolina, the relationship between the quality\u00a0of mother-daughter communication and approval of sexual initiation in adolescence and unintended pregnancy in adulthood,\u00a0 contraceptive use patterns among female entertainment workers in Cambodia, and the psychosocial factors that impact whether Asian immigrant women living in Los Angeles disclose their experiences of intimate partner violence.\u00a0More broadly, Kirsten is interested in\u00a0understanding how privilege and disadvantage (especially with respect to race\/ethnicity, gender identity and sexuality), intersecting experiences, environments, and social identities affect health belief and perceptions, behaviors, and consequently sexual and reproductive health outcomes and status.\u00a0In addition, she wants to\u00a0study the social conditions that specifically foster sexual risk-taking behaviors within underserved and hidden communities that can be seen through contraceptive use, abortion, sexually transmitted diseases, and pregnancy and how these behaviors may relate to other factors such as knowledge, resources, social networks, economic pressure, social status, stigma, as well as culture. She is committed to advocating for equity and social justice for these populations while engaging directly with communities and individuals to further support the human right to reproductive and sexual health.<\/span><\/p>

Favorite Quote:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cWomen belong in all places where decisions are being made.” <\/i>Ruth Bader Ginsburg<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"Undergraduate Student Worker:
Shreya Verma (she\/her\/hers)<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Contact Information: <\/strong>Shreyaverma@temple.edu<\/span><\/p>

Hometown: <\/b>West Chester, PA<\/span><\/p>

Biography: <\/strong>Shreya Verma is currently a junior at Temple University\u2019s College of Public Health majoring in Health Professions. She has always had a strong interest in healthcare and getting involved with the community. Personally, she has experienced the shortcomings of our country\u2019s healthcare system due to facing a chronic jaw condition that remained undiagnosed for many years. After taking public health courses at Temple and learning about topics such as the opioid crisis and systemic inequalities, Shreya knew public health was a strong passion for her. She believes this sector of healthcare is especially important and that it provides a way to make a real difference with at risk communities as well as educating society about overlooked issues. In the past, Shreya has worked as a medical scribe, a Temple University PASS Tutor, and volunteered at local hospitals. She aspires to pursue a career in health informatics. Shreya is looking forward to gaining more experience in public health!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Favorite Quote: <\/b>“Don\u2019t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.\u201d -Robert Louis Stevenson<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Undergraduate Student Worker:
Elizabeth Knight (she\/her\/hers)<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Contact Information: <\/strong>e<\/span><\/span>lizabeth.knight@temple.edu<\/span><\/p>

Hometown: <\/strong>Burlington, NJ<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Biography: <\/strong>Elizabeth is<\/span> a senior at Temple University studying public health. Her interest in public health began upon taking the course, \u201cDisease Prevention and Control\u201d during her sophomore year. Exploring over fifty infectious diseases and mental health disorders fascinated her; thus, leading her to switch her major. From there, Liz has been taking courses relating to public health and has discovered a newborn passion for health communication. She has worked as a dual enrollment mentor for Philadelphia high schoolers and is an active ambassador of the non-profit, Project Heal. After graduation, she hopes to pursue a career in nutrition or mental health. Elizabeth is looking forward to learning more about public health and what she can do to make a difference.<\/span><\/p>

Favorite Quote:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cLove the life you live. Live the life you love.” –<\/i>Bob Marley<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"\"Graduate Intern:
Emily Freedman\u00a0(she\/her\/hers)<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Contact Information:<\/strong>\u00a0emily.freedman0003@temple.edu<\/span><\/p>

Hometown: <\/strong>NJ<\/span><\/p>

Biography:\u00a0<\/strong>Emily is pursuing her Master in Public Health in Social and Behavioral Sciences at Temple University and will graduate with a certificate in Interdisciplinary Health Communication. She earned her Bachelor of Science\u00a0<\/span>in Marketing from West Chester University of Pennsylvania<\/span>. Before starting her MPH, Emily worked as a Contact Tracing Supervisor for the Pennsylvania Department of Health\u2019s COVID-19 Contact Tracing Program. She will combine marketing with her passion and curiosity about social and behavioral sciences to improve health communication, engagement, and messaging. She believes that health marketing will impact better health outcomes, beliefs, and attitudes. Emily is looking forward to completing her fieldwork with the Risk Communication Lab at Temple University.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>

Favorite Quote:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cKeep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” \u2013 <\/span><\/i>Theodore Roosevelt<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Undergraduate Student Worker: <\/span><\/strong>Molly Kerstetter (she\/her\/hers)<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>

Contact:<\/strong> molly.kerstetter@temple.edu<\/span><\/p>

Hometown:<\/strong> Mifflinburg, PA<\/span><\/p>

Biography:<\/strong> Molly is a senior at Temple University on an accelerated 4+1 track to pursue her Master\u2019s in Public Health in Social and Behavioral Sciences. Molly has always had a strong interest in health, safety, and education, working as a lifeguard and swim instructor for the last seven years. Her public health endeavors began at Temple where she found a passion for reducing food insecurity in Philadelphia through volunteering at the Temple Community Garden, the Temple One Health Community Fridge, and Chosen 300 events. She is also interested in HIV care and prevention. In Spring 2021, Molly received an award at the Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health (ATMCH) Student Scholar Summit for best proposal, creating a multifaceted solution to a challenge within the Philadelphia Department of Health\u2019s Perinatal HIV Prevention Project. Overall, Molly\u2019s goals include addressing health inequities through community-engaged research and effective communication and education strategies. She is looking forward to gaining more exposure to various populations and research practices with the Risk Communication Lab.<\/span><\/p>

Favorite Quote:<\/strong> \u201cFailure is a bruise, not a tattoo.\u201d \u2013 John Sinclair<\/span><\/p>

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Graduate Student Worker:
Alex Rotaru\u00a0(he\/they)<\/em><\/span><\/strong>
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Contact Information:\u00a0<\/strong>Alexandru-mircea.rotaru@temple.edu<\/span><\/p>

Hometown:<\/strong>\u00a0Bucharest, Romania<\/span><\/div>
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Biography:<\/strong>\u00a0Alex is pursuing a Master of Public Health in Social and Behavioral Sciences degree at Temple University’s College of Public Health. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry degree from Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana in May 2022. Prior to coming to Temple, Alex interned with the Montgomery County Health Department in Crawfordsville, Indiana; rearranged the classrooms at Wabash College for successful socially distanced in-person education for Fall 2020; and served for 3 years as an editor on his school newspaper. Through those experiences, Alex found a passion for ethics in science and bettering scientific communication that ultimately led him to the field of public health and the Risk Communication Lab. Alex is also passionate about combating vaccine hesitancy, LGBTQ+ inclusion and visibility as determinants of health, geographic disparities, burnout, accessibility to healthcare and services, and anything about the Chemistry side of Public Health. He aspires to continue learning everything he can about being an effective, culturally humble communicator and researcher, hoping to eventually bring the various lessons he learns throughout his practice back to Romania.<\/span><\/div>
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