Louisiana Health Projects

Congratulations to our lab alumni who recently matched for internship in their clinical psychology PhD programs!

Catherine Rochefort is headed to the West Haven VA affiliated with Yale

Sara Voorhees is headed to the Boston Children's Hospital affiliated with Harvard

Psycho-Oncology Research Program to conduct large ACS-funded trial to improve understanding of palliative cancer care

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Today, PORP submitted our first NIH R01 (large research grant) on palliative care!

PORP undergrad James Rogers on his recent research adventures...
https://news.tulane.edu/pr/tulane-university-student-spends-summer-conducting-brain-tumor-research-switzerland

Tulane University student spends summer conducting brain tumor research in Switzerland Tulane University senior James Rogers has been charting a course in the name of research since he arrived on campus in the fall of 2016.

The Psycho-Oncology Research Program celebrates our graduates’ success! Congratulations to Ashley who is headed to IUPUI and Hannah who is headed to the University of Miami!

Due to grant funding and graduating students, we're hiring and have openings for Health Psychology Research PhD students. Interests in psycho-oncology and palliative care preferred. Happy to chat...

"End Game" palliative care documentary on Netflix nominated for Oscar. Well worth watching!

End Game | Netflix Official Site Facing an inevitable outcome, terminally ill patients meet extraordinary medical practitioners seeking to change our approach to life and death.

We spend a lot of time researching personality. Take this quick, evidence-based personality test from 538...
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/personality-quiz/

Finally, A Personality Quiz Backed By Science The Big Five is the way most psychologists test personality. See your score on different traits like extraversion and agreeableness and then find how your personality compares with that of the average American.

NOLA student athletes raise funds for financially distressed patients with cancer...

Student-athletes raise funds for Tulane Cancer Center patient relief Student-athletes from Mount Carmel Academy, St. Mary’s Dominican, Archbishop Chapelle, Cabrini, Archbishop Shaw and St.

Webinar on statewide differences in palliative care!

Webinar hosted by the National Academy of State Health Policy on 1/17 about NASHP's new States Palliative Care Report - don't forget to register: http://ow.ly/gxNu30ngBWT Speakers will discuss major trends observed across states, promising policy approaches, & key considerations for states identified through the scan; the webinar will also feature Texas’ work to advance palliative care

Did you know being overweight accounts for >7% of cancer diagnoses? States with the biggest risk: 1. D.C., 2. Texas, 3. Alaska, 4. Indiana, 5. Michigan, 6. W. Virginia, 7. Pennsylvania, 8. Illinois, 9. Mississippi, 10. Ohio, 11. Louisiana...

Proportion of Cancer Cases Attributable to Excess Body Weight by US State, 2011-2015 This cross-sectional study analyzes the proportion of cancer cases attributable to excess body weight in each US state using data from several databases.