In the first feature episode of The Making of a Paper, join co-hosts Hridith Sudev and Elizabeth Rojo as they go behind the scenes with Dr. Maggie Sugg, Associate Professor of Geography and Planning at Appalachian State University, and Sophie Ryan, Data Analyst at the Appalachian Institute for Health and Wellness and PhD candidate at UNC Chapel Hill. Their recent AJPH publication examines changes in mental health and substance use emergency department utilization in Western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene. We talk team-based science in a post-disaster rural context, community resilience and engagement, and lessons for early-career public health researchers.

Meet the Student Think Tank in this episode of "AJPH Presents: The Making of a Paper"! Find out how this year's Student Think Tank members came to become public health researchers, and the exciting work they are doing to push the field forward. Starting with next episode, “The Making of a Paper” will take listeners behind-the-scenes with researchers whose papers are hot off the press with the American Journal of Public Health. Join us as we take listeners behind-the-scenes to explore the exciting methods public health researchers are employing in their work, and how we can work together to build a healthier future for us all!

The inaugural episode of “The Making of a Paper”: The Case for Messy Science and Community-Centered Research is now live! This first episode begins to introduce the Student Think Tank members through a conversation on how they embrace messy science and strive to conduct community-centered research. Starting in June, “The Making of a Paper” will take listeners behind-the-scenes with researchers whose papers are hot off the press with AJPH.