Tag: Journal Club

Undergraduate Researchers and students in Health Sciences at City Tech: Journal Club is back for its third and final session! Check out their Journal Club site on the OpenLab.

Join Prof. Gurung for Journal Club 3, Friday, November 21, 1-2:00PM. Register via Zoom.

The third session of the Fall 2025 Journal Club Series will explore how the OnPOINT mHealth intervention was developed and mapped to support HIV prevention, highlighting its role in advancing public health strategies.

Learn how to: Read and analyze intervention-based research; Understand the role of mHealth tools in HIV prevention; Explore the design and implementation of the OnPOINT intervention; Identify key steps in linking theory to practice in intervention research; Discuss challenges and opportunities in using digital health for public health impact.

Who Will Benefit: Students from all majors are welcome to attend. Students will need to read the selected article in advance of our session. The Journal Club seeks to engage with a wide range of students including non-science majors as well as those having science backgrounds.

For more information, review the Meetings section of the Journal Club site.

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Undergraduate Researchers and students in Health Sciences at City Tech: Journal Club is back for its second session! Check out their Journal Club site on the OpenLab.

Register for Journal Club #2, Friday Nov. 14, 1-2 PM

Prof. Gurung will lead a discussion via Zoom about the following topic: Prevalence of military sexual trauma and sexual orientation discrimination among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender military personnel: A descriptive study.

The second session of the Fall 2025 Journal Club Series will examine a policy focused on the prevalence and gender differences in military sexual trauma and sexual orientation discrimination experienced by LGBT service members in the U.S. Learn how to: Read and analyze policy related research; Understand the prevalence of military sexual trauma and discrimination among LGBT service members; Identify gender differences in experiences of harassment and assault within the military; Recognize how policies such as the repeal of “Don’t’ Ask, Don’t Tell” related to ongoing stigma and discrimination.Discuss the implications of sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination for health and well-being in military populations. Who Will Benefit: Students from all majors are welcome to attend. Students will need to read the selected article in advance of our session. The Journal Club seeks to engage with a wide range of students including nonscience majors as well as those having science backgrounds

For more information, review the Meetings section of the Journal Club site.

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Here’s an exciting opportunity for Undergraduate Researchers and students in Health Sciences at City Tech: Journal Club! Check out their Journal Club site on the OpenLab.

Journal Club 1/3: The impact of comorbidities, depression, and substance use problems on quality of life among older adults living with HIV
The first session of the Fall 2025 Journal Club Series will focus on how comorbidities, depression, and substance use serve as key health indicators and how they are linked with quality of life among older adults living with HIV. Learn how to: Read and analyze health research; Understand the prevalence of comorbid conditions, depression, and substance use among older adults living with HIV; Identify key predictors associated with lower quality of life in a target population; Recognize how comorbidities, depression, and substance use independently and collectively affect health outcomes; Discuss how integrated care using a biopsychosocial approach can improve quality of life for older adults living with HIV. Who Will Benefit: Students from all majors are welcome to attend. Students will need to read the selected article in advance of our session. The Journal Club seeks to engage with a wide range of students including non-science majors as well as those having science backgrounds.

Lead Discussant: Sitaji Gurung, MD, MPH, PhD (Check out Health Sciences Department Faculty Profile)                                    

Register and join via Zoom for the Friday, November 7, 1:00-2:00pm session.

For more information, review the Meetings section of the Journal Club site.

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Here’s an exciting opportunity for Undergraduate Researchers and any students at City Tech interested in learning more about using SPSS: the SPSS Workshop Series, a subset of the Undergraduate Research workshops this semester.

This workshop series was created by Prof. Gurung, who will lead each of the three sessions.

SPSS Workshop #2: Creating Tables and Exploring Associations between Two Variables
April 4, 1:00-2:00 PM

The second session of the SPSS Workshop Series will explore the nuances of demographic, clinical characteristics, and bivariate analyses tables – their significance in clinical trials and scientific publications, and the methodology behind their creation. Students from all majors are welcome to attend. 
Students will need to read the freely available, selected article below in advance of our session. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Among Adolescents and Youths Living With HIV: Evaluation of Electronic Health Record Findings and Implications

You can register for SPSS Workshop #2 via Zoom.

Save the date! The last of these three sessions of the SPSS Workshop Series will take place next week:

• SPSS Workshop #3  Creating Tables and Exploring Associations between Multiple Variables for Scientific Journal Articles, April 11, 1-2 PM

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Here’s an exciting opportunity for Undergraduate Researchers and any students at City Tech interested in learning more about using SPSS: the SPSS Workshop Series, a subset of the Undergraduate Research workshops this semester.

SPSS Workshop #1: Consort Diagrams
March 28th, 1:00-2:00 PM

The first session of the SPSS Workshop Series will delve into the intricacies of consort diagrams – their significance in clinical trials and scientific publications, and the methodology behind their creation. Students from all majors are welcome to attend.

In advance of the workshop session, students will need to read the freely available, selected article, “Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Among Adolescents and Youths Living With HIV: Evaluation of Electronic Health Record Findings and Implications.”

You can register for SPSS Workshop #1: Consort Diagrams via Zoom.

The next two of these three sessions of the SPSS Workshop Series will take place next month:

• SPSS Workshop #2 Creating Tables and Exploring Associations between Two Variables, April 4, 1-2 PM
• SPSS Workshop #3  Creating Tables and Exploring Associations between Multiple Variables for Scientific Journal Articles, April 11, 1-2 PM

This workshop series was created by Prof. Gurung, who will lead each of the three sessions.

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Undergraduate Researchers and students in Health Sciences at City Tech: Journal Club is back for its second session! Check out their Journal Club site on the OpenLab.

In Journal Club #2, Prof. Gurung will lead a discussion about the following topic: Marijuana and illicit drugs: Correlates of condomless anal sex among adolescent and emerging adult sexual minority men.

Register and join via Zoom for the Friday, November 8, 1:00-2:00pm session.

For more information, review the Meetings section of the Journal Club site.

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Here’s an exciting opportunity for Undergraduate Researchers and students in Health Sciences at City Tech: Journal Club! Check out their Journal Club site on the OpenLab.

In Journal Club #1, Prof. Gurung will lead a discussion about the following topic: Alcohol and substance use diagnoses among HIV-positive patients receiving care in NYC clinic settings.

Register and join via Zoom for the Friday, November 1, 1:00-2:00pm session.

For more information, review the Meetings section of the Journal Club site.

Photo credit: “Stone circle” by jclor via Flickr under the license CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.