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News and Events

Dr. Coughlin and the CHOICE team are leading a new quality improvement project to address health disparities related to cigarette smoking among Medicaid recipients throughout Michigan 

Check it out HERE!

Upcoming Conferences

Keep an eye out for the upcoming MDHHS Peer Conference (May 2024)! Dr. Coughlin and the CHOICE team will showcase interesting findings about peer support mentors and highlight disparities addressing tobacco cessation.

Trainee Accomplishments

Natalie Bayrakdarian led a paper centered on the outcomes of the acceptability and feasibility of a mobile behavioral economic health intervention to reduce alcohol use in adults in rural areas

See Citation Below: 

Bayrakdarian, N. D., Bonar, E. E., Duguid, I., Hellman, L., Salino, S., Wilkins, C., Jannausch, M., McKay, J. R., Staton, M., Dollard, K., Nahum-Shani, I., Walton, M. A., Blow, F. C., & Coughlin, L. N. (2024). Acceptability and feasibility of a mobile behavioral economic health intervention to reduce alcohol use in adults in rural areas. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 11, 100225.

Sahana Lothumalla has been accepted into the 2024 CPRIT CURE Summer Research program!

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