


C3EN in July 2025 American Journal of Public Health
On June 25, 2025, “Collaborators in Health: Redefining Research-Community Partnerships, Chicago, 2022-2024” was published in the American Journal of Public Health, coauthored by C3EN researchers and Community Stakeholder Advisory Council members.

Chicago Girls More Depressed and Anxious Than Girls Nationwide: Pilot Awardee Melissa Gutierrez-Kapheim interviewed on NPR
Chicago girls are two to three times more depressed and anxious than girls nationwide, and 40% are shouldering adult responsibilities, including financial, at a time critical to development said C3EN Pilot Awardee Melissa Gutierrez-Kapheim.

Neurosyphilis on the rise in Chicago heterosexual men notes new CDC report coauthored by Joyce Chapman Community Grantee John “Jack” Flores
Cases of syphilis particularly affecting the central nervous system, vision, and hearing are rising in heterosexual men in Chicago

CSAC Member Highlight: Dee Atkins
I want to contribute to research and studies that lead to effective, culturally responsive interventions that make certain access to quality healthcare is not determined by where someone lives or their background.

Joyce Chapman Community Grantee John Martin Receives Awards for Investigating How Socioeconomic Factors Trigger Back Pain
Congratulations to C3EN Joyce Chapman Community Grantee John Martin, Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Rush University, on receiving an JOR Spine Early Career Research Award and a Spine Section Early-Stage Investigator Award at the Orthopedic Research Society 7th International Spine Research Symposium!