Past Events

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Class Visit Day

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

10:30 AM-2:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 240
- Graduate Students
We invite you to participate in one of our Class Visit Days to learn how an MPH from the Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health can help you achieve your academic and professional goals. Guests will have the opportunity to learn about the MPH curriculum, have lunch with our current students, and observe the Community Engagement in Public Health Practice and Research course taught by Sheldon Oliver Watts, PhD, MPH, clinical research professor at the Dornsife School of Public Health.
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Neighborhood Context and Racial Inequities in Cardiometabolic-Related Pregnancy Outcomes: Unexpected

Monday, February 25, 2019

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 132
- Everyone
Irene Headen, PhD, postdoctoral fellow at the Dornsife School of Public Health, researches the role of neighborhood context in shaping and perpetuating racial/ethnic inequities in pre- and perinatal health outcomes with a lens toward how to adapt research methodologies to facilitate the translation of evidence into programs and policies that improve pre- and perinatal health for women of color.
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Mixing Sex-seeking and Health Talk: How do gay men access both online?

Thursday, February 21, 2019

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
Epidemiology and Biostatistics Research Seminar
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Reimagining Health Disparities Research: Barriers to Health Equity in Black Communities

Thursday, February 21, 2019

10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
Erica C. Spears, PhD, MA, postdoctoral research fellow at Auburn University’s Center for Health Ecology and Equity Research, is a health disparities researcher whose work focuses on promoting health equity and chronic disease prevention in communities of color. Her current research focuses on the social-environmental determinants of health among African American women with systemic lupus erythematosus, a disease characterized by significant disparities along both gender and racial lines.
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Public Health Leadership: Bridging Science with Practice

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

5:00 PM-7:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
Cheryl Healton, DrPH, dean of the NYU College of Global Public Health and founding president and CEO of the Legacy Foundation, will be speaking about public health leadership and her efforts to decrease teen smoking at the foundation.
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Matters of Life and Death: Racism, Health, and the Global Struggle for Black Lives

Monday, February 18, 2019

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
Speaker:
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Valentine's Day Safer Sex Event

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall lobby
- Everyone
Join the Preconception Peer Educators and the Maternal and Child Health Student Organization in making Valentine’s Day fun festive goodie bags, education on safer sex practices, and spreading love. Goodie bags and safer sex educational materials will be available the week of Valentine’s Day. All are welcome to visit our table to learn more!
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Valentine's Day Safer Sex Event

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall lobby
- Everyone
Join the Preconception Peer Educators and the Maternal and Child Health Student Organization in making Valentine’s Day fun festive goodie bags, education on safer sex practices, and spreading love. Goodie bags and safer sex educational materials will be available the week of Valentine’s Day. All are welcome to visit our table to learn more!
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Workplace Health Without Borders and Student Focus

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
Environmental and Occupational Health Research Seminar
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Public Health Consideration of Gay Identity Development Across the Generation

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
*Due to the pending weather forecast, Dean Halkitis’ talk has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date.*
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