Past Events

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Public Health Career Development: Mock Interviews

Thursday, February 25, 2016

2:00 PM-3:30 PM

Nesbitt Hall Thursday Room 132
- Graduate Students
In order to prepare students for Dornsife School of Public Health’s Career Fair, we are holding a series of pre-Fair programming. Each program is set to build students up professionally and mentally prepare them for the Career Fair in March.
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Structural Challenges, Community Involvement, and Virtual Strategies

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
Jose A. Bauermeister, MPH, PhD, associate professor of Health Behavior and Health Education and director of the Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, will be presenting this Community Health and Prevention seminar.
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Maternal and Child Health Journal Club

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 740
- Everyone
The Maternal and Child Health Working Group (MCHWG) is a multi-disciplinary group of faculty and students whose mission is to promote MCH education and research, inform policy, and train leaders to improve the health and well-being of women, children, and families.
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Maternal and Child Health Student Interest Group Informational Meeting

Monday and Tuesday, February 22 & 23, 2016

4:30 PM-5:30 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall
- Everyone
The Maternal and Child Health Working Group will be hosting two informational meetings related to developing a MCH Student Interest Group at the Dornsife School of Public Health. The group will be student-led and supported by the MCHWG and HRSA MCH Program Catalyst Grant. There will be two informational meetings for students to learn more about this group, membership, and leadership opportunities!!

We are holding two meetings to accommodate as many interested students as possible, but you need only attend one!

Wed, 2/17, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, Room 440, Nesbitt Hall
Mon, 2/22, 4:30 - 5:30 PM, Room 340, Nesbitt Hall

Please RSVP to Renee Davis at to confirm your attendance and which meeting date you will be attending.
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SeneGambia Informational Meeting

Thursday, February 18, 2016

5:00 PM-12:00 AM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Graduate Students
Are you interested in studying global health in Sub-Saharan Africa this summer?

On Thursday, February 18th at 5pm in Nesbitt Hall on the 7th Floor, we will be having have our annual SeneGambia informational meeting. Learn more information about summer 2016 PBHL 708 course that culminates in a faculty-led field experience to Senegal and The Gambia. The theme of this 6-credit graduate course is on maternal and child health, as well as healthcare infrastructure.

The course begins online with site and theme specific training, required readings, a pre-departure orientation, as well as global health ethics and cross-cultural training assignments. Students will then travel as a class to West Africa for the 2-3 week field experience to complete a daily itinerary of site visits and be mentored through the overall field experience by the course instructors in collaboration with preceptors from partnering NGOs, international agencies, and the Ministry of Health.

All travel expenses for the field experience to West Africa—including airfare and lodging—are included in the Drexel tuition for this course (and students may be eligible to use their financial aid).

To find out more information on how this experience can fit your individual plan of study and to register, contact Stephanie Johnson at snj22@drexel.edu.
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Protecting Children in Pennsylvania: Programs and Prevention for Child Abuse and Neglect

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
The Southeast Regional Director for the Department of Human Services and the Program Director for SCAN (Suspected Child Abuse & Neglect) will be presenting on "Protecting Children in Pennsylvania: Programs and Prevention for Child Abuse and Neglect."
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Smart Water Models: Research at the Interface of Environmental Health and Engineering Sciences

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 620
- Everyone
The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health welcomes Mark Weir, PhD, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health at Temple University.
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Protecting Children in Pennsylvania: Programs and Prevention for Child Abuse and Neglect

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 719
- Everyone
The Southeast Regional Director for the Department of Human Services and the Program Director for SCAN (Suspected Child Abuse & Neglect) will be presenting on "Protecting Children in Pennsylvania: Programs and Prevention for Child Abuse and Neglect."
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Use of Literature Review in Public Health/Scientific Writing

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

12:00 PM-1:30 PM

Nesbitt Ruth
- Graduate Students
In this workshop created specifically for public health students, Professors Dan Driscoll and Vincent Williams will be facilitating the use of a literature review as it pertains to Public Health and Scientific Writing, including the purpose of a literature review in these fields, understanding the rhetorical function of literature review, and comparing literature reviews from different disciplines. During the session, examples of peer-reviewed literature reviews in these fields will be distributed, and students will engage in an activity with the provided materials. The workshop will take place on Wednesday, February 17th, from 12-1:30pm in Nesbitt Hall, Ruth Auditorium.
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Developing and Testing Synergistic Strategies to Reduce the AIDS Epidemic Among Young Black MSM

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Dornsife School of Public Health Nesbitt Hall, Room 320
- Everyone
Dr. Richard Crosby is the Good Samaritan Endowed Professor in the Department of Health Behavior at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health. He has received numerous federal grants designated for HIV prevention research. He is also Director of the Rural Cancer Prevention Center (RCPC) funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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