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October 2021
EpiCH Seminar Series – Minnesota’s Sexual & Reproductive Health Landscape
In this edition of the Division of Epidemiology & Community Health seminar series, Ms. Lauren Gilchrist, an SPH alumna and Executive Vice President of External Affairs at Planned Parenthood North Central States, will talk about the recent landmark legislation and policies affecting sexual and reproductive health in Minnesota and beyond. About the Speaker Lauren Gilchrist is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the SPH, where she obtained her MPH degree in Maternal & Child Health, with emphasis in Epidemiology. Prior…
Find out more »November 2021
Silent and Deadly, Yet Preventable! Stroke Prevention, Disparities, & Links to COVID-19
This 10KFS Facebook Live event will feature Dr Haitham Hussein, Associate Professor in Neurology at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr Hussein’s specialty is stroke. This interactive talk will focus on prevention and the relationship between COVID-19 and stroke, from a cultural, community, and gender disparities lens. A researcher, educator, hospital practitioner and leader, Dr. Hussein will also discuss his educational work with middle school students and his work with community and national organizations.
Find out more »EpiCH Seminar Series – An Anatomy of Failure(s)
Presented by Joseph Gaugler, PhD Robert L. Kane Endowed Chair, LTC & Aging Director, Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation School of Public Health, University of Minnesota Most academic presentations (and related social media postings) tend to glowingly emphasize scientific or professional achievements. However, one could argue that many scholarly accomplishments are often predicated on how we handle the frequent rejections that characterize academic life. In this presentation, Dr. Gaugler will summarize multiple “failures” that served as the basis for…
Find out more »Introduction to Citizen Research
Presented by Dr. Stuart Grande from the UMN's Division of Health Policy and Management, participants at the first Mini-Lab training of the year will explore citizen research and learn how co-producing research with communities can advance and challenge research for the better. Participants will also learn about the main facilitators and barriers of such research with community members who have lived experience of housing instability.
Find out more »EpiCH Seminar Series – Integrating Diet and Microbiome Data
Presented by Abigail Johnson, PhD Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota Dietary modulation of the gut microbiome offers an attractive pathway to realize the promise of the microbiome to prevent disease. The integration of diet and microbiome data from humans has the potential to reveal previously undiscovered relationships between microbiota, foods, and food groups. When integrating dietary data into microbiome studies researchers face numerous decisions that ultimately impact the potential outcomes of their research. While…
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