Past Events

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Virtual Preview Day - Prospective MPH Students

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

5:00 PM-6:00 PM

Virtual
- Prospective Students
Unable to make it to campus this fall? Join us for this virtual session to learn how a Master of Public Health degree from the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University can help you achieve your academic and professional goals. Guests will have the opportunity to learn about the MPH curriculum from Dr. James Buehler, Dornsife School of Public Health Clinical Professor and former Health Commissioner for the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. Additionally, Dr. Buehler, staff, and current students will be available to address your questions.
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Neurobiological Variability in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Friday, December 14, 2018

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

A.J. Drexel Autism Institute Suite 501 — Idea Lab
- Everyone
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders are known to vary widely in the type and severity of symptoms they experience. Understanding symptom variability is critical to advance early identification and personalized interventions. Individuals with fragile X syndrome, the leading single gene cause for autism spectrum disorder, can play an important role in understanding autism symptoms. In this talk I will discuss objective metrics of variability in individuals with fragile X syndrome and idiopathic autism spectrum disorders. Specifically, I will discuss neurobiological variability as assessed by multimodal brain imaging (functional and structural MRI) and how this variability can help us further understand the variability and development of behavioral symptoms of autism. Knowledge of neurobiological variability can be used to plan treatments and provide measures of individual response to treatment. I will also discuss applications of non-invasive optical brain imaging (functional near infrared spectroscopy or fNIRS) which can be used to quantify brain functioning in diverse populations and in naturalistic settings. fNIRS offers immense potential as a cost-effective developmental and treatment outcome that can readily be applied in large scale studies and in community settings.
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Understanding Abilities in Minimally Verbal Children with ASD: Evidence from Brain and Behavior

Monday, December 10, 2018

11:00 AM-12:30 PM

A.J. Drexel Autism Institute Suite 501 — Idea Lab
- Everyone
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From Behavior to Brain: A Deeper look at Females on the Autism Spectrum

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

12:30 PM-2:00 PM

A.J. Drexel Autism Institute Suite 501 — Idea Lab
- Everyone
Speaker: Dr. Clare Harrop, UNC-Chapel Hill
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Community Driven Research Day

Beginning December 4, 2018

9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Houston Hall - Hall of Flags University of Pennsylvania 3417 Spruce St Philadelphia PA 19104
- Everyone
Community-Driven Research Day (CDRD) is a program that encourages collaboration between researchers and community-based organizations (CBOs) / community groups who have research questions that they are interested in answering.
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Infant Mortality Memorial Project

Monday, December 3, 2018

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
Drexel Preconception Peer Education Group and Maternal & Child Health Student Organization
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Propensity score weighting approaches for analysis of survival data with non-proportional hazards

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

2:30 PM-3:30 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
Epidemiology and Biostatistics Seminar Series Presents: Elizabeth Handorf, PhD Associate Professor Biostatistics Fox Chase Cancer Center
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How to Perfect Your LinkedIn Profile

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Conference Room 719
- Graduate Students
- Senior Class
Dornsife Student Affairs, presents an interactive workshop where students can come make their LinkedIn profile from scratch, or learn helpful professional tips on how to optimize their profile.
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Expanding access to palliative care in low and middle income countries: research and advocacy

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 132
- Everyone
Global Health Lecture Series
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Movie Screening: The Insider

Friday, November 16, 2018

4:00 PM-6:30 PM

Stein Auditorium, Nesbitt Hall
- Everyone
The Dornsife School of Public Health presents the movie, "The Insider", starring Al Pacino and Russell Crowe for all Dornsife faculty, staff, and students. Popcorn will be provided!
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