Past Events

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2018 Jonathan Mann Health and Human Rights Memorial Lecture Series

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

4:30 PM-5:30 PM

Stein Auditorium, Nesbitt Hall
- Everyone
Sofia Gruskin, JD, MIA
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The Next 5 Years: Building a Successful Career

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

12:00 AM-12:00 AM

Nesbitt Hall, Classroom 132
- Undergraduate Students
- Graduate Students
- Senior Class
Join Dornsife for the third session of the Professional Development Seminar. This interactive workshop will explore goal setting and the opportunities that can help you build a successful Public Health career. This event is open to all Dornsife students, but required for 1st year MPH students. This event is sponsored by Student Affairs and the Office of Practice.
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Class Visit Day

Monday, October 22, 2018

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall Room 240
- Prospective Students
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Intimate Partner Violence in the United States

Monday, October 22, 2018

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 440
- Everyone
At this Maternal and Child Health Journal Club event, you will participate in a roundtable discussion about IPV in the U.S. in honor of October being National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In order to receive a copy of the article we will be discussing, please reach out to MCH@drexel.edu.
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Class Visit Day

Monday, October 22, 2018

2:00 PM-5:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall Room 240
- Prospective Students
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Become a Certified Preconception Peer Educator

Thursday, October 18, 2018

5:00 PM-7:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall room 440
- Graduate Students
In this two-day training event, we will be discussing pertinent topics relevant to preconception health including health disparities in minority health, infant mortality and morbidity, African American health status and its impact on infant mortality, preconception health and care, HIV & STDs, and a man's role in preconception health. This can count as a Breadth Requirement for first-year MPH students.
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Functional Data Methods for Wearable Device Data

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

2:30 PM-3:30 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
Epidemiology and Biostatistics Seminar Series
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Achieving Transplant Equity

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
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Donut Panic Mindfulness and Mental Health Workshop

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Nesbitt Lobby Collabroartory
- Everyone
There will be a workshop by Michael Gotlib, Office of Counseling Staff Psychologist and Ahaji Schreffler Director of Programs from the Study Abroad Office, on mindfulness and how to prioritize your mental health followed by a group meditation led by Ahaji. This is during prime midterms to help students de-stress. Donuts will be provided, hence the title 'Donut Panic."
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Nexus: Food Literacy, Food Security, and Disadvantage

Tuesday and Wednesday, October 16 & 17, 2018

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

3600 Market St. 7th floor, Classroom 709
- Everyone
This guest lecture features Danielle Gallegos, a social nutritionist and Professor at Queensland University of Technology where she is the discipline leader for nutrition and dietetics and the Director for International Engagement and Recruitment. She currently coordinates Dietetic Honours students. She is a Fellow of the Dietitians Association of Australia and has worked in all areas of nutrition and dietetics including acute care, foodservice, private practice and for the last 15 years in public health nutrition. She teaches public and community nutrition and undertakes research related to the nexus between nutrition and social justice. Her special areas of interest are developing nutrition and dietetics as a profession in Vietnam, food security, food literacy and supporting breastfeeding through the use of innovative technologies. She is currently supervising 10 PhD students, three of whom are from Vietnam.
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