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Psychosocial and Environmental Factors concerning Black Women’s PrEP use: Implications for Communica

Thursday, February 16, 2017

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 320
- Everyone
Shawnika Hull, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Prevention and Community Health at George Washington University will be presenting on "Psychosocial and Environmental Factors concerning Black Women’s PrEP use: Implications for Communication". Dr. Hull’s work focuses on using mass mediated communication to affect health beliefs and behaviors. Her work includes the design, implementation and evaluation of mass mediated messages promoting HIV testing among young women of color, raising awareness about PrEP in Milwaukee and DC, and promoting acceptance of sexual minorities.
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Large, Sparse Optimal Matching in an Observational Study of Surgical Outcomes

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
Large, Sparse Optimal Matching in an Observational Study of Surgical Outcomes
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From variable selection to differential Bayesian networks

Friday, February 10, 2017

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics welcomes Hongmei Zhang, Associate Professor in Biostatistics at the University of Memphis, Program Coordinator for Biostatistics, and Director of the Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Environmental Health who will present: From variable selection to differential Bayesian networks.
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“Good” safety climate alone may not be enough: Impacts of climate strength on safety behavior

Friday, February 10, 2017

10:30 AM-11:50 AM

Gerri C. LeBow Hall, Room 208
- Everyone
Jin Lee, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Kansas State University, will present his research examining the moderating effect of safety climate strength (degree of perceptual agreement/consensus) among workgroup members on the relationship between safety climate level and safety behavior.
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Understanding Disparities in Health Insurance:U.S.-born Children with Undocumented Immigrant Parents

Thursday, February 9, 2017

2:00 PM-3:15 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 132
- Everyone
Jessie Kemmick Pintor, PhD, postdoctoral fellow at the UC Davis Center for Healthcare Policy and Research will speak at this Health Management and Policy seminar, U.S.-born Children with Undocumented Immigrant Parents: A Mixed-Methods Approach to Identifying and Understanding Disparities in Health Insurance.
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Population Health Spotlight - Featuring Maria Glymour

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

12:15 PM-1:15 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Ruth Auditorium
- Everyone
Prioritizing Directions for Causal Inference in Social Epidemiology: Bias, Precision, and Imagination
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Hypothesis Testing for Mediation Effects in the Context of Epigenomic Studies

Monday, February 6, 2017

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health, Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
This talk will aim to study the underlying mechanisms of whether the effect of environmental exposures on disease outcome is mediated through genomic and epigenomic markers, e.g., DNA methylations.
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UHC Research Seminar: Update on Recent UHC Grants

Friday, February 3, 2017

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
The scheduled Research Seminar has been canceled due to speaker illness. Instead, please join us on Friday, February 3 in Nesbitt Hall, Room 719 for a celebration of the UHC’s recent awards and upcoming work. Faculty will each provide a brief overview of their project, followed by some Q&A and a reception.
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MCH Working Group and Student Organization Meeting

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 740
- Everyone
This will be a combined meeting for the MCH Working Group and the MCH Student Organization. All are welcome. Stay tuned for additional event details.
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MCH Journal Club: Dental Care - Misconceptions and Barriers in Pregnancy

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Rm 740
- Graduate Students
Stephanie Sestito, MPH '17 in Community Health and Prevention (CHP), will discuss the lack of awareness of the importance of dental care during pregnancy and brainstorm possible intervention strategies during the MCH journal club.
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