Seminar Series
The EpiCH Seminar Series brings together leading public health practitioners and researchers who address our mission to improve the public’s health through state-of-the-art research, translation of research into practice, and innovative training.
Seminars are presented throughout the semester on Fridays from 10:00 – 11:00 AM CT.
- Spring semester seminars will be delivered in-person in the WBOB. Please see EpiCH Events Page for further information.
- EpiCH Seminar Series events will be available online the following Monday at EpiCH Youtube Playlist
- If you would like to receive emails about upcoming seminars, please contact Katie Gunderson at gunde773@umn.edu
Spring 2024
| Date | Speaker/Affiliation | Topic/Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1/19/24 | Greta Bauer, Professor and Director, Eli Coleman Institute for Sexual and Gender Health, University of Minnesota School of Medicine | Bringing intersectionality into sex, gender and health research |
| 1/26/24 | Ted Loch-Temzelides, Ph.D., M.S., George & Cynthia Mitchell, Professor in Sustainable Development, Rice Scholar in Energy Studies, Baker Institute, Rice University | The Economics of Pandemic Prevention and Control? |
| 2/2/24 | Andy Fenelon, Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota | Understanding the Social Determinants of Lead Exposure: the role of housing assistance programs |
| 2/9/24 | Lila Rutten, Chair, Division of Epidemiology, Professor of Health Services Research Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | Bridging the Gap: Accelerating evidence into healthcare practice with learning system science, implementation science, and pragmatic research in HPV vaccination |
| 2/16/24 | Traci Toomey, Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota | Moving Ideas to Policy Change: An overview of the state legislative process |
| 3/1/24 | Jim Pankow, Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota | Results from a novel randomized trial designed to treat hearing loss in older adults: the Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE) Study Bringing Intersectionality into Sex, Gender and Health Research |
| 3/15/24 | Beth Theilen, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota School of Medicine | Got Snot? We do! |
| 3/22/24 | Barry Kudrowitz, Professor, Product Design, Head of the Department of Graphic Design, Apparel Design, Retail Merchandising, and Product Design, University of Minnesota College of Design | Radical innovation is scary (but good for us) |
| 3/29/24 |
Melinda Pettigrew, Dean of the School of Public Health, University of |
Optimizing Clinical Trials to Equitably Address the Global Health Threat of Antibiotic Resistance |
| 4/5/24 | Kelly Searle, Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota | Climate change, severe storms, and malaria risk in Mozambique |
| 4/12/24 | Gabriel Schwartz, Assistant Professor, Health Management & Policy, Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health | Housing & Health: Eviction, social policy, and health inequities |
| 4/19/24 | Dana Carroll, Assistant Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota | Interventions to Reduce Commercial Tobacco-Related Health Disparities. |
| 4/26/24 | Danielle Gartner, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University | An Assessment of Equity in the Impact of the ACA among Indigenous Birthing People |
| 5/10/24 | Kate Vickery, Principal Investigator, Co-Director Health, Homelessness, and Criminal Justice Lab, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute |
Homelessness and Unstable Housing and its Health Impacts: A Measurement Dilemma |
