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.
- Fall 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
Fall 2024
| Date | Speaker/Affiliation | Topic/Title |
|---|---|---|
| 9/6/24 | Jaquelyn (Jackie) Jahn, Assistant Professor, Drexel University Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and The Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements, and Population Health Equity | Ending Cash Bail to Advance Community Health Equity |
| 9/13/24 | Eri Eguchi, Associate Professor, Fukushima Medical University Department of Epidemiology & Visiting Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health University of Minnesota | The Great East Japan Earthquake and Subsequent Health Survey in Fukushima, Japan |
| 9/20/24 | Kamakshi Lakshminarayan, Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, Medical Director, Epidemiology Clinical Research Center | An Effective mHealth Intervention to Close the Guideline-to-Practice Gap in Hypertension Treatment: mGlide RCT |
| 9/27/24 | Tyler Winkelman, Division Director, General Internal Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, Co-Director, Health, Homelessness, and Criminal Justice Lab, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (HHRI), Director, Research and Evaluation Data Analytics Core, HHRI | Using the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) Common Data Model to Create Statewide Health Estimates for Vulnerable Populations |
| 10/4/24 | Michelle Phelps, Professor, University of Minnesota, Department of Sociology | The Minneapolis Reckoning: Race, Violence, and the Politics of Policing in America |
| 10/11/24 | Seminar on Centers: Cannabis Research Center (CRC), Midwest Analytics and Disease Modeling Center (MADMC), Prevention Research Center (PRC), EpiCH | Introduction to: 1) Cannabis Research Center (CRC) 2) Midwest Analytics and Disease Modeling Center (MADMC), and 3) Prevention Research Center (PRC) |
| 10/23/24 | Alfredo Morabia, Professor, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Clinical Epidemiology | The US Presidential Election of 2024 Is a Public Health Emergency |
| 10/25/24 | Steven Kelder, Professor, University of Texas Houston School of Public Health, Departments of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences and Beth Toby Grossman Distinguished Professorship in Spirituality and Healing | Martinson Lecture: 38 Years of CATCH: From RCT to Mass Dissemination |
| 11/8/24 | Parvati Singh, Assistant Professor, The Ohio State College of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology |
Racial Disparities in Schizophrenia and Echoes of “The Protest Psychosis” in the U.S. |
| 11/15/24 | Rae Ann Martinez, Population Health Postdoctoral Fellow at the Minnesota Population Center |
CANCELLED
There will be no EpiCH seminar on 11/15/24
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| 11/22/24 | Zinzi Bailey, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health Minnesota |
Operationalizing Structural Racism in Health Equity Research |
| 12/6/24 | Jon Snyder, Director of Transplant Epidemiology, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute | The Epidemiology of Solid Organ Donation and Transplantation in the United States |
| 12/13/24 |
William Mantyh, Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Neurology |
Risk Factors for Cognitive Decline Among Native American Elders in Minnesota |
