WINDY CITY THE VOICE OF CHICAGO’S GAY, LESBIAN, BI AND TRANS COMMUNITY SINCE 1985 CHICAGO TEAMS WIN AUG. 20, 2014 GOLD AT GAY GAMES VOL 29, NO. 47 PAGE 27 TIMESwww.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Honors roll in for UIC researcher BY ROSS FORMAN Dr. Tonda L. Hughes will receive the inaugural Distinguished Research Award, one of the most prestigious honors presented by the UIC (University of Illinois at Chicago) College of Nursing CHICAGO FORCE Sept. 26, marking the third career award she’s received this year. ASST. COACH And those go alongside her 2003 induction into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame— DIES AT 39 and countless other awards, honors and highlights to an illustrious, decades-long career. PAGE 10 Hughes, 60, who lives in Oak Park, is a professor in the Department of Health Systems Sci- ence (HSS). She has worked in Australia, Boston and elsewhere around the world—and is an international expert in the area of alcohol use among lesbians. Hughes has secured more than $10 million in research funding throughout her career. She is also the associate dean for global health at the UIC College of Nursing, and is co- director of BIRCWH: Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health. Hughes, without question, is considered one of the greatest contributors in the field of lesbian health. She said being selected for three awards this year, “is some recognition of my work, but the work related to LGBT health in general.” “With all of the attention [given] to same-sex marriage, people are finally recognizing the impact of policies on health, including substance abuse and other things. I think people are just paying more attention,” she said. “The [UIC] award is particularly important to me because it’s recognition by my peers, which is always important to me.” Hughes’ research dates back to the early 1990s. She said the UIC award “legitimizes my Dr. Tonda Hughes. 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Hughes will receive the inaugural Distinguished Research Award, one of the most prestigious honors presented by the UIC (University of Illinois at Chicago) College of Nursing CHICAGO FORCE Sept. 26, marking the third career award she’s received this year. ASST. COACH And those go alongside her 2003 induction into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame— DIES AT 39 and countless other awards, honors and highlights to an illustrious, decades-long career. PAGE 10 Hughes, 60, who lives in Oak Park, is a professor in the Department of Health Systems Science (HSS) and director of research for the UIC National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health. She has worked in Australia, Boston and elsewhere around the world—and is an international expert in the area of alcohol used among lesbians. Hughes has secured more than $10 million in research funding throughout her career. DOWNLOAD THIS! She is also the associate dean for global health at the UIC College of Nursing, and is co- director of BIRCWH: Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health. Hughes, without question, is considered one of the greatest contributors in the field of lesbian health. She said being selected for three awards this year, “is some recognition of my work, but the work related to LGBT health in general.” “With all of the attention [given] to same-sex marriage, people are finally recognizing the impact of policies on health, including substance abuse and other things. I think people are just paying more attention,” she said. “The [UIC] award is particularly important to me because it’s recognition by my peers, which is always important to me.” Dr. Tonda Hughes. 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