David Holtgrave, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Health, Behavior and Society, explains how many of the leading causes of death and injury are directly linked to the choices people make about how they live their lives.
Nidhi Khosla has seen firsthand how infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS are inextricably bound with poverty, social marginalization and violations of basic human rights, and she plans to contribute to research into the social causes of health disparities, especially in South Asia.
