Population Health Spotlight Speaker Series: Dr. Sell

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

2:00 PM-3:00 PM

This Population Health Spotlight SpeakerSeries event features Tara Kirk Sell, PhD, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

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About the Speaker:

Tara Kirk Sell, PhD, is a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and an associate Pprofessor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her work focuses on public health preparedness and response, risk communication, and combating misleading health rumors.

Sell leads the Region 3 Center for Public Health Preparedness and Response and focuses her work on preparedness, public trust, and risk communication. She also led work on the TRUST in Public Health project and the Practical Playbook to Address Health Rumors, both funded by CDC. She also works in practice locally, chairing her county health board. Prior to her work in academia she was a professional athlete and won a silver medal in the 2004 Olympics.

About the Series:

The Next Public Health: Rethinking Health Communication for a Changing World

How do we talk about public health in a world ofmisinformation and rapid change? Over this academic year, our Population Health Spotlight Seminar Series will feature distinguished speakers sharingstrategies, challenges, and innovations to communicate health information effectively amidst uncertainty and change.

With misinformation, uncertainty, and discord shaping public discourse, effective communication has never been more critical. This year’s series will bring leading voices in health communication to present their research, experiences, and insights on how to foster trust, convey evidence, and engage diverse audiences.

The series will feature thought-provoking talks, interactive discussions, and opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to connect with speakers in smaller group settings.

Contact Information

Dan Castranova
dc3482@drexel.edu