Manka N

Nurse, Researcher, Assistant Professor+Robert L. Kane Postdoctoral fellowship alumni @PublicHealthUMN. alumni @JHUnursing. alumni @HPRScholars. Tweets are mine

[Manka N @Aging_scholar]

Really enjoyed working with these colleagues and mentors on our new paper! Where to Retire? Experiences of Older African Immigrants in the United States https://t.co/sCbR3KQzBK #mdpiijerph via @IJERPH_MDPI @AlvineAkumbom @MarianneGranbom @Sarah_Szanton @TetShippee @rolandjthorpe

[Laura Samuel @Laura_J_Samuel]

Our new paper is out, showing that financial strain is an under-recognized social need. Financial strain (difficulty making ends meet) is associated with LOTS of poor outcomes. Important because it is addressable. https://t.co/0ktCGBqCR2

[Manka N @Aging_scholar]

It was privilege to co-chair this important session @UMNCHAI @PublicHealthUMN

[Darlingtina Esiaka, PhD, CPH, CPG @Dkesiaka]

I am so proud of our all Black women symposium at #GSA2024. Thank you to everyone who came out to support us. Let’s go again next year! ⁦@citeblackwomen⁩ ⁦@BlackInGeron⁩ ⁦@blackinaging⁩

[Manka N @Aging_scholar]

⁦@dionnejbailey⁩ & Paul presenting their important work ⁦@geronsociety⁩2024 ⁦@UMNCHAI⁩ ⁦@PublicHealthUMN⁩

[Manka N @Aging_scholar]

Full circle moment… Back in the same room where I defended my dissertation to present some of my postdoc work at the #USCAIH ⁦@JHUNursing⁩ ⁦@PublicHealthUMN⁩ ⁦@UMNCHAI⁩

[Manka N @Aging_scholar]

“If not you, then who?” Dr. Cooper on the importance of the communities impacted doing the research necessary to improve health equity in minoritized communities. #USCAIH at @JHUNursing @JHhealthequity

[Manka N @Aging_scholar]

Absolute joy to be visiting the On Lok PACE program thanks to UCSF AWARD Network Summer Institute #Aginginplace#olderadults

[Manka N @Aging_scholar]

Honored to be selected as a 2024 Bush Fellow.

[UMN School of Public Health @PublicHealthUMN]

Congratulations to SPH’s Assistant Professor Manka N. (@Aging_scholar) for receiving the 2024 Bush Foundation Fellowship! 🎉

Read more here: https://t.co/deysWcbpmM

[Manka N @Aging_scholar]

Was honored to receive ⁦@PublicHealthUMN⁩’s Outstanding Health Equity Impact Award this year for our work in improving dementia literacy. The work continues- contact https://t.co/6vbK4dJGEx to learn about our culturally tailored African MaDE and the Black Immigrant Project.

[Manka N @Aging_scholar]

It was such a joy to see the ⁦@PublicHealthUMN⁩ students at graduation today. Congratulations class of 2024. Also fun to see my colleagues ❤️

[UMN Medical School @umnmedschool]

Eligible families will receive up to $400 for completing the Nature Uplift research study! ⬇️

🔗 Eligibility survey: https://t.co/0t6jDQ1iGj.

@UMNFamilyMed | #ResearchParticipants

[Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation @UMNCHAI]

Explore the work of CHAI member @Aging_scholar Manka Nkimbeng, PhD, in this article on dementia education in African immigrant communities in MN. Gain insights on cultural perspectives and community-driven solutions.

Check it out: https://t.co/8A5VfxRCMb

[Manka N @Aging_scholar]

Day 1 of FWCA 2024 conference “It’s better to be well than to move up and suffer” #FWCA24

[Manka N @Aging_scholar]

UMN faculty at the Faculty Women of Color Conference ⁦@PublicHealthUMN⁩ ⁦@diversityUMN⁩

[Laura Samuel @Laura_J_Samuel]

Come join us Wednesday!

[Manka N @Aging_scholar]

@UMNCHAI Spring speaker series

[Dr. Shekinah A. Fashaw-Walters @SFWaltersPhD]

This course was a hit last year & now it’s back for 2024! One student from last year said, “...this course has reenergized me as a public health practitioner. My passion for this work feels restored as a direct result of this course.”

✨ and THIS is why I’m here! ✨

[Manka N @Aging_scholar]

@AlannaBergman2 @jasonfarleyJHU @JHUCIDNI @JHUNursing @ANACnurses @KCMcNabb Congratulations!

[Manka N @Aging_scholar]

Register for the 2024 Health Disparities Round Table

[Manka N @Aging_scholar]

Applications are now open for the 2024 Short Course on Multilingual Approaches to Research https://t.co/ev9suzjJlA