Food for Thought
Critical Reflections on the Social Sciences and Public Health Seminar Series
Doctoral Students' Presentation
Speaker: Sara Bergen, MA, Valentina Parisi, MPH, MS, CPH, and Sara Jane Samuel, MPH, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health (03/20/2024)
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Advancing Research on Sustainability and Health Equity in Implementation Science
Speaker: Rachel C Shelton, ScD Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health (02/28/2024)
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Bridging Community and Clinic to Promote Diabetes Equity in Diverse Communities
Speaker: Associate Professor of Population Health NYU Langone Health Nadia S. Islam, PhD (10/18/2023)
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Social and Structural Determinants of Inequities in Environmental Reproductive Health
Speaker: Associate Professor Ami Zota, PhD (09/20/2023)
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Assessing the impact and equity of NYC’s initiative to reduce tobacco retailer density: a spatial analysis
Speaker: Daniel Giovenco, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociomedical Science (04/06/2023)
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SMS Doctoral Students' Presentations
Speakers: Alyssa Basmajian, MA, MPhil PhD Candidate, Anthropology & Sonia Mendoza-Grey, MA, MPhil PhD Candidate, Sociology (03/27/2023)
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Collateral consequences of the school-to-prison pipeline for adolescent substance use and mental health
Speaker: Dr. Seth J. Prins (02/15/23)
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Using Social Scientific Theory To Improve Research and Clinical Care for People Experiencing Homelessness, and Co-Occurring Mental Health And Substance Use Disorders
Speaker: Dr Kelly Knight (11/16/22)
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Chat and Chew: Climate Change, Health, and the Social Sciences - A facilitated coversation to explore opportunities for research and collaboration
Speakers: Associate Professor Diana Hernandez, PhD & Assistant Professor Merlin Chowkwanyun, PhD. (10/19/2022)
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The Past, Present and Future of Public Health in the Republic of the Phillipines: Challenges and opportunities in research, service, advocacy, and community engagement
Speaker: Dr Christian Gloria (9/28/22)
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Politics as a Fundamental Cause of Health Inequities: Theoretical and practical insights for public health policymaking
Speaker: Ashley Fox (9/29/21)
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Moving Beyond Symbolic Gestures: The Respectful Engagement of Minoritized Communities in Research
Speaker: Craig S. Fryer (4/7/21)
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Building the Plane While Flying: CIPHER's Lessons Learned
Speaker: Citizens' Public Health Literacy (12/2/20)
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Systemic Racism and Health Disparities: A Town Hall Discussion to Inform the Department of Sociomedical Sciences' Action Steps
Speaker: Open Discussion (10/7/20)
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Beyond Lip Service: Leveraging Interdiscplinary Health Research Toward Racial Equity
Speaker: Zinzi Bailey (9/23/20)