Wiley Jenkins, PhD, MPH, FACE Division Chief, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Eric Adjei Boakye, PhD, MA Assistant Professor Rebecca Bolinski, MA Graduate Assistant John Bresett, MS Graduate Assistant Megan Dandurand, MSW Research Project Specialist Stacy Grundy, DrPH, MPH Research Assistant Professor Min Jee Lee, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor Allison Spenner, MS Senior Research Project Coordinator Mary York, MSW Graduate Assistant
Clinical Vignette Meghan is a 15-year-old girl referred for an evaluation of a first seizure. She had been up at a slumber party the night prior to the event. On the following morning, she had a sudden event consisting of falling to the ground and becoming rigid in all extremities, which was followed by jerking of all extremities. The entire event lasted approximately two minutes, and afterwards she was somnolent and groggy, with gradual regaining of consciousness. And after regaining consciousness, she remained confused and disoriented for approximately 15 minutes. In hindsight, she has a
Eric Adjei Boakye, PhD, MA Assistant Professor Department of Population Science and Policy Contact 217-545-8511 eadjeiboakye49@siumed.edu Primary Responsibilities My primary responsibilities include pursuing individual and collaborative research in human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV-associated cancers, and in cancer disparities; as well as providing education and mentoring to medical students, residents and fellows. About I received both my bachelors (Computer Information Systems) and masters (Healthcare Management) in Minnesota. Whiles working on my masters, I worked for Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Eric D. Hargan served as the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from 2017 to 2021; he also served as Acting Secretary for several months in 2017-2018. HHS is the largest department in the federal government and has an annual budget in excess of $1.3 trillion and over 80,000 employees across 26 divisions. As Deputy Secretary, he oversaw the development and approval of all HHS, CMS, and FDA regulations and significant guidances; as well as the day-to-day operations and management of the department, and led policy and strategy development. From 2003 to 2007, Mr
