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Guilford County Girls Find Fun in Health and Movement
For 78 Guilford County girls, their spring break wasn’t a chance to lounge around or watch TV. For three days they were at UNCG for the Active Girls Healthy Girls Spring Break Camp, being empowered and educated in an environment that was focused on inclusiveness and support.
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Active Girls Healthy Girls Camp Shows Movement for Joy
Our camp provides adolescent girls with a safe and exciting environment to try new activities
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Active girls – Healthy Girls camp returns in 2025!
We’re thrilled to announce that the Active Girls – Healthy Girls (AGHG) Camp will be back in 2025! After all the fun we had last year, this dynamic camp dedicated to empowering young girls through physical activity, health education, and personal development is ready to inspire young girls once again.
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Samantha Goldstein is Pursuing her Dream Job
“I am so grateful for my time in the CWHW, Dr. Shultz and Dr. Dollar were superb mentors. There was a high focus on mentoring and growing as part of my role at the Center and exposing me to different aspects of women’s research, which helped prepare me for the next step in my career.…
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Dr. Jackie Maher Selected as 2024-2025 CWHW Fellow
Congratulations to Dr. Jackie Maher who was selected at the 2024-2025 Center for Women’s Health and Wellness Fellow.
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New AGHG Camp Proves Inspiring for Greensboro Girls
For two days during spring break, 50 elementary-aged girls tried new physical activities and games in a welcoming, empowering environment at UNC Greensboro, part of the inaugural Active Girls-Healthy Girls Spring Break Camp.
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Spartans Rise, Girls Thrive- Keeping our Spring Break Camp Free
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The Science of Aging Well
An interview with Maher, the 2024 UNCG Early Career Research Excellence Award winner UNCG Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Center for Women’s Health and Wellness Director Dr. Jaclyn Maher is advancing our understanding of how to help older adults stay active. With more than 70 publications and over 3,700 citations,…
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New CWHW Director Receives 2025 UNCG Research Mentor Award
Associate Professor Dr. Jaclyn Maher has been honored with the 2025 Thomas Undergradate Research Award in the tenured faculty category. Since joining UNCG in 2017, Dr. Maher has mentored 54 undergraduates in independent studies, guiding them through all aspects of physical activity research — from recruitment and training to data…
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Celebrating Recent Publications from Our Outstanding Team
We’re thrilled to celebrate the recent publication of two impactful first-author manuscripts by our very own staff members, Dr. Jaclyn Maher and Graduate Assistant Emily Postlethwait! Even more impressive—both also contributed as co-authors on each other’s papers, showcasing the high level of collaboration, dedication, and mutual support that defines our…
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Maher & Dahl for the Society of Behavioral Medicine: exercising during pregnancy
Jaclyn P. Maher, PhD, University of North Carolina Greensboro; Alicia Dahl, PhD, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Many pregnant people fail to engage in physical activity. According to Maher & Dahl (2024) The United States Department of Health and Human Services and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommend that pregnant…
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2025 Research Forum Happening February 28!
In 2025, the Center for Women’s Health and Wellness, in collaboration with the HHS Office of Research, is hosting its 5th annual Research Forum to showcase scholarly work relevant to women’s health and wellness at UNCG. This in-person event will take place on Friday, February 28, 2025, in the Nursing…
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Congratulations to our 2023 Scholarly Workshop Infographic Contest Winners!
Our Scholarly Workshop on disseminating your research, held by our faculty fellow, Dr. Jaclyn Maher, showcased a competition for those whom attended and wanted to enter for chance to win one of many research related prizes (i.e. travel, supplies, educational activities, etc.). Infographics were reviewed on the following categories: Community…
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2023-2024 Faculty Fellow
Faculty Fellows
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CWHW’s 3rd Annual Research Forum
Research Forum 2023
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DR. LINA ABIRAFEH TO VISIT CAMPUS
https://hhs-sites.uncg.edu/phe/dr-lina-abirafeh-to-visit-campus/
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2022-2023 Faculty Fellows
Faculty Fellows
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2022 Speaker Series
Fall Lecture and Workshop
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CWHW 2nd Annual Research Forum
Explore here for more information!
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Fellowship Application Now Available
Call for CWHW Fellows. Applications due February 28, 2022. Please see the updated information on how to apply for the Faculty Fellows Position for Fall 2022.
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CWHW Core Advisory Team Established
Please see the new members of the CWHW Core Advisory Team.