December 4, 2025Melissa Villodas’ exploration of mental health treatment retention among incarcerated men with mental illness enforces the importance of participant feedback to understand program completion.
November 24, 2025How George Mason College of Public Health researchers are working to ease the strain on family caregivers of those living with dementia through evidence-based support, emerging technologies, and global insight.
June 10, 2025A pilot program led by George Mason social work professor Li-Mi Chen used virtual scenarios to improve training for nursing home staff.
May 19, 2025Neighborhoods matter, according to new research. Assistant Professors Anna Parisi and Melissa L. Villodas and Graduate Research Assistant Nana Acquah at George Mason University’s Department of Social Work used secondary data to study the relationship between trauma exposure, perceptions of neighborhood crime, and substance use among women under community supervision (probation or parole).
June 25, 2024New findings published in the Journal for Applied Gerontology by College of Public Health researchers suggest that personalized music intervention, especially with songs from adolescence and early adulthood, is effective at reducing the use of medication, alleviating agitation levels, and enhancing mood and social engagement among nursing home residents living with dementia.
June 21, 2024Research from George Mason University College of Public Health assistant professor Lucas Prieto found an indirect relationship between internalized gay ageism and older gay men’s sexual satisfaction when mediated by body image, but internalized gay ageism does not influence their erectile dysfunction.
May 29, 2024Interprofessional research study from George Mason University found that family caregivers of older adults living with dementia experienced a 15% drop in stress after a 9-week online peer support program
May 21, 2024While working on their master’s degrees in social work at George Mason University, College of Public Health alumni Kendall Barrett, Madeline Holden, and Harveen Pantleay took part in field research on ageism in health care and are now using those skills in their careers.
April 5, 2024Assistant Professor Li-Mei Chen, Associate Professor Kyeung Mi Oh, Assistant Professor Melissa Villodas, and Assistant Professor Ana Parisi will explore civil engagement and promote mental health as part of Mason’s Summer Team Impact Projects.
April 2, 2024Denise Hines seeks to reduce stereotypes and bias of men from racial and ethnic minority communities who experience intimate partner violence
