Dr. Monica Swahn
@MHSwahn
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Dean School of Public Health @VCU. Epidemiologist & Global Health Researcher, Fulbright Scholar - https://t.co/CBdy2oTSKD
Richmond, USA, Kampala, Uganda
Joined January 2013
Unconventionally committed to research? Join us & lead the research mission at our VCU School of Public Health/ @soph_vcu ➡️ 🔗 https://t.co/duyLNzZ35x
#VCU #VCUpublichealth #PublicHealth #AcademicJobs #HigherEd #NowHiring #AcademicCareers #PublicHealthJobs #UniversityJobs
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Looking forward to the 7th global #mentalhealth summit next week. Thank you for your leadership @MGMentalHealth @Godfrey_Kagaayi 🙏🏼🙏🏿 We have so much to share from our #TOPOWAproject with young women in #Kampala #Uganda 🇺🇬🌍 ➡️ https://t.co/GQdune6HnZ
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Made it to Washington, D.C. for the APHA Annual Meeting! Looking forward to an inspiring week of learning & collaboration. Who else is planning to be here for #APHA2025? 🙌 #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #TOPOWAproject
#Research #Training #Collaboration #VCUpublichealth @soph_vcu
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Fourteen years later, one of my early papers on #alcoholuse in #Zambia & #Uganda is still being read around the world — thanks to #openaccess. 🙏🏼🙏🏿 #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #OAweek #AlcoholResearch #Africa #VCUpublichealth Read it here ➡️ https://t.co/ttFPdu6rcp
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Dean @MHSwahn was quoted in a recent @RTDnews article about Gen Z's #alcohol habits. She acknowledged health could be a factor among other theories. Read it here. #vcupublichealth #healthtrends
https://t.co/ktARsjFcex
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Many Gen Z'ers are saying no thanks to alcohol for calories, THC and a changing culture.
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Gen Z is drinking far less #alcohol than any generation before — redefining what wellness & connection look like. 🍃 I spoke about this with Meredith Lindemon @RTDNEWS
https://t.co/TDgxD0ppVr
#VCUPublicHealth #publichealth #GenZ #VCU @soph_vcu
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Many Gen Z'ers are saying no thanks to alcohol for calories, THC and a changing culture.
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#MentalHealth is shaped by more than just the mind. Social factors like poverty & housing also affect mental health. WHO mental health guidance provides all countries with practical tools to strengthen policies & services, ensures people with lived experience have a voice &
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I'm in Berlin 🇩🇪 for the World Health Summit #WHS2025. With the global HIV response threatened by shrinking resources, widening inequalities, and increasing push back on rights, my message is simple. We must sustain investment to ensure innovations are accessible at scale, and
UNAIDS is heading to Berlin for the World Health Summit which is taking place from 12-14 October under the theme “Taking Responsibility for Health in a Fragmenting World.” UNAIDS’ participation in #WHS2025 is both timely and essential. Read more➡️ https://t.co/3q0IMMqb7e
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Wangari Maathai was the first female professor in Kenya and the first African woman to be awarded the #NobelPeacePrize. She founded the Green Belt Movement, which led to the planting of millions of trees. Today we announce the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
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AFRIMEB is pleased to have contributed to the ongoing implementation of the Nairobi County Mental Health Action Plan (2025–2030) through its participation in the Technical Working Group.
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Are you making the most of your research impact? 📚 My h-index just hit 52—a reminder that consistency, collaboration, & visibility matter. How are you tracking & celebrating your research milestones this year? 🌍 📊🎉 #ResearchImpact #GoogleScholar #HIndex #researchvisibility
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Happy #WorldTeachersDay! 🌍📚 Grateful for all who teach and inspire, in classrooms and beyond, and for my own journey shaped by my mother, my children, and my work in higher education. Here at at @VCU #weretheuncommon and #unconventional, ensuring excellence and access. 🙏🏼🙏🏿
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👀 Day 1 of 2025 #VPHA Annual Conference: Ph.D. student Aninda Sen & alum Faizan Talib, M.P.H., presented their research. Our VCU crew showed up ready to discuss #PublicHealthAtACrossroads. We'll be back for Day 2 tomorrow!
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A thriving student body is the foundation of a thriving school. Grateful for the conversations, the collaboration…and the beautiful flowers. 🌸 #VCU #VCURams #VCUSoPH #PublicHealth #StudentSuccess #unconventional #unendingcuriousity
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Thrilled to lead the @soph_vcu as VCU launches Unlocking Potential: Campaign for the Future—a historic university-wide effort driving bold momentum. Read more ➡️ https://t.co/Vv9XIFfkvJ
#unlockingpotential #unequaled #unconventional #unstoppable #uncommoncompassion
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This fall, @ramsinrecovery continues their lecture series called That (Difficult) Patient is Me: Perspectives of Healthcare Professionals in Recovery from Addiction. It starts next week so register for any and all events here: https://t.co/nkGlvsDOvd
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Proud to share Derek Chapman, Ph.D., is the director of the @VCUSocHealth. Read more about his leadership and research experience, and the team he'll be leading here:
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The Center on Society and Health (CSH) is an academic research center that studies the health implications of social factors—such as education, income, neighborhood and community environmental...
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Join us for another Biostatistics Research Seminar this Friday, Sept. 19 at noon. Hear from Satarupa Bhattacharjee, Ph.D. from the University of Florida. https://t.co/osNoaRUlQX
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