Past Events
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Brown URM Grad Affinity groups have partnered to host a [Beyonce’s] Renaissance-themed Welcome Back Party on Friday, September 15, from 9 PM to 1 AM. Come dressed in your best Renaissance outfit and build community with other URM graduate and medical students at Brown. Entry is free, and drink and raffle tickets will be provided to the first 100 people. In addition to raffles from local, POC-run small businesses, we will also have prizes for the best Renaissance outfits! RSVP is required in advance, and the form will close at noon EST on Thursday, September 14th.
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This webinar will cover tips on weaving anti-racism throughout your public health curriculum. You’ll also hear from colleagues who have successfully incorporated these principles at their schools and what that process looked like for them.
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Jun612:30pm - 1:30pm
Self-Care is necessary for SPH staff
School of Public Health, 121 South Main StreetJoin the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and SPH-SAC committee for a well-deserved self-care event as the academic year concludes. Enjoy activities, community building, and, most importantly, delicious food. Please see the flyer below and use the QR code or submit via the button below. The location of this event will be provided following the submission of your RSVP.
We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, June 6th, from 12:30 - 1:30 pm. For those who are available and would like to continue to destress beyond 1:30 pm, please feel free to stay longer because self-care is necessary.
This is an SPH staff-only event. Thank you!
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May1312:00pm - 1:30pm
Developing the Next Generation of Black Leaders in Health (DNGBLH) Student brunch
The Warren Alpert Medical SchoolBrown University School of Public Health and the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is hosting a brunch for students and their families from the Providence community and beyond. This brunch is for our future student leaders ideally middle school students and up who are interested in a career in both health and medicine. Please join us on Saturday, May 13th from 12 - 1:30 pm at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University (222 Richmond Street) 4th floor.
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Description:
Join us for an interdisciplinary conversation between public health experts, disability activists, and scholars as they explore how ableism shapes the terrains of public health and medical research. The panelists will discuss which institutional barriers are obstructing disability equity, how disability interacts with race and gender, and why it’s time to adopt an anti-ableist research approach.
The late disability justice activist Stacey Milbern defined ableism as “a system of oppression that favors being able-bodied/able-minded at any cost, frequently at the expense of people with disabilities.” Note that one does not have to be disabled to experience ableism.
Panelists:
White, disabled, and genderqueer, Eli Clare lives near Lake Champlain in occupied Abenaki territory (also known as Vermont) where he writes and proudly claims a penchant for rabble-rousing. He has written two books of essays, the award-winning Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure and Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness, and Liberation, and a collection of poetry, The Marrow’s Telling: Words in Motion. He also has been published in dozens of journals and anthologies. Eli works as a traveling poet, storyteller, and social justice educator. Since 2008, he has spoken, taught, and consulted (both in-person and remotely) at well over 150 conferences, community events, and colleges across the United States and Canada. He currently serves on the Community Advisory Board for the Disability Project at the Transgender Law Center and is also a Disability Futures Fellow (funded by the Ford Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation). Among other pursuits, he has walked across the United States for peace, coordinated a rape prevention program, and helped organize the first ever Queerness and Disability Conference. Cyrena Gawuga is the Director of Research at the Preparedness and Treatment Equity Coalition (PTEC). In this role, Cyrena facilitates the design and implementation of activities and initiatives that further PTEC’s mission to increase the use of data metrics and reduce health inequity in the healthcare system, particularly for Black, Latinx, and Native American communities. Before joining PTEC, Cyrena completed a Ph.D. in Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at Brown University, focused on the influence of adverse childhood experiences on inflammation and health outcomes in adulthood. Cyrena has also participated in patient advocacy and outreach for many years, serving as advisory board member for a number of organizations including Patients Like Me and the Lupus Foundation of America. Jen Soriano (she/they) is an award-winning writer and social movement strategist with more than 20 years of experience working at the intersection of grassroots organizing, narrative power-building, and art-driven social change. Jen’s forthcoming essay collection, Nervous: Essays on Heritage and Healing, explores how systems of oppression affect bodies over generations, and envisions a trauma-wise future of ecosocial well-being. Jen’s work brings together her training as a historian of science, her expertise on narrative paradigms, and her experience as a neurodivergent person living with mental illness and chronic pain. She received a B.A. in History and Science from Harvard and an M.F.A. from the Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University, and is a co-editor of Closer to Liberation, an anthology of Filipina-American activism that centers disability justice as a framework for liberation. Bonnielin Swenor is an epidemiologist and associate professor at The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and holds joint appointments at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is the founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center, which aims to shift the paradigm from ‘living with a disability’ to ‘thriving with a disability’. Motivated by her experiences as a person with disability, her research focuses on taking data-driven approaches to advancing health equity for people with disabilities and improving disability inclusion in public health, medicine, and research. She uses community engagement and co-research approaches to center the disability community in this work. Dr. Swenor has provided advice and expertise on disability data, equity, and inclusion to multiple organizations and federal agencies. Most recently, she was a speaker at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Summit on Equity and Excellence in STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine), is chair of a National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine committee on disability inclusion in STEM, co-chaired the NIH Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) Subgroup on Individuals with Disabilities, and is a member of the CDC ACD Health Equity Workgroup. Her work has been published in leading academic journals, such as the New England Journal of Medicine, The Journal of the American Medical Association, and The Lancet, and has been featured in multiple news outlets including the New York Times, the Washington Post, and TIME magazine.Note:
This webinar will be open to the public. CART services will be provided during the webinar and a recording will be made available for a short period afterward.
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The Womxn of Color Collective along with the SPH Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is hosting a QUALITEA TIME on Tuesday, April 18th from 3 to 4 pm in room 408 for a tender table talk to share stories about your own connection with Food, Identity, and Community.
This is a womxn-focused event and we welcome anyone who identifies as a Womxn in a way that is significant to them.
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The School of Public Health community is invited to join the SPH Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on Friday, April 7th from 12 to 2 pm in room 375 for our monthly Justice Circle, a space dedicated to conversations, support, and unpacking of current events and public health issues impacting our communities. This will be the last Justice Circle for a semester and we reserved an additional hour. The conversation will take place from 12 - 1 pm, the remanding hour is for anyone who is available and would like to build connections. This month’s discussion is related to anti-Asian hate.
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Public Health Research Day is an annual conference hosted by Brown University’s School of Public Health that highlights the research accomplishments of our students, trainees, and partners. All members of the Brown community are welcome to visit the poster session to learn more about Brown students’ high-impact public health work!
The conference, held in Alumnae Hall, is one of several events held to commemorate National Public Health Week, April 3-9, 2023. Visitors are encouraged to discuss posters with students, fellows, staff, faculty, and affiliates.
Posters will be reviewed by a panel of judges. Prizes will be awarded for posters judged to be the best in the following categories:
- undergraduate student
- master’s student
- doctoral student
Winners will be announced by the School of Public Health in mid-April.
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The Graduate Students of Color in STEM (GSOCnSTEM) in collaboration with the School of Public Health (SPH) will be hosting a “Wellness and Self-care Event” on Thursday, March 16th from 2-6 pm at the Graduate Student Lounge (92 Thayer St.)! Are you stressed over midterms, milestones, or other grad responsibilities? Then stop by our event at any point for a fun afternoon of relaxing and decompressing activities. We will be hosting meditation/yoga sessions and providing decompressing activities such as puzzles, coloring books, paintings, music, and more! In addition, you will walk away with your very own self-care kit. Food and drinks will also be provided. The event is open for all, although we ask you to RSVP HERE to secure your self-care kit, as the amount we will provide is limited. For any questions please reach out to [email protected].
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The School of Public Health community is invited to join the SPH Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on Thursday, March 9th from 12 to 1 pm in room 375 for our monthly Justice Circle, a space dedicated to conversations, support, and unpacking of current events and public health issues impacting our communities. This month’s discussion is related to Women’s History Month.
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Mar73:00pm - 4:00pm
Womxn of Color Collective presents QUALITEA TIME
School of Public Health, 121 South Main StreetThe Womxn of Color Collective along with the SPH Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is hosting a QUALITEA TIME on Tuesday, March 7th from 3 to 4 pm in room 408 to check in and connect amongst Womxn at the school. This is a womxn-focused event and we welcome anyone who identifies as a Womxn in a way that is significant to them.
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The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion along with LEAD invite you to join us on Friday, February 24th to view the live stream of the 44th annual UNC Minority Health Conference keynote speaker presented by Matiangai Sirleaf, Professor of Law. The live stream starts promptly at 1:30 pm, following the viewing LEAD members will engage in a discussion. Lunch will be provided and we welcome you to join should your schedule permit.
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Test your Black Health History knowledge with the SPH Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the SPH-GSC at our Black History Month trivia event. Come by from to submit your guesses and enjoy some lunch!
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11:30-12N | Catered Lunch
12N - 1:00pm | Lecture and Q & A
Attendee Zoom Link: https://brown.zoom.us/j/98433609832
Join us for a Black History Month Lecture by Dr. Frank Richards Jr. on Tuesday, February 21st, from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm in SPH Rm 375! Lunch will be provided.
*For those unable to attend in person, we invite you join via Zoom https://brown.zoom.us/j/98433609832Talk Title: “The Carter Center’s work to Eliminate Transmission of River Blindness (onchocerciasis) in Africa and the Americas”
Speaker: Frank O. Richards Jr, MD, FAAP, FASTMH - Senior Advisor, River Blindness, Lymphatic Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, and Malaria Programs, The Carter Center
Dr. Frank Richards Jr completed Williams College, Cornell Medical School, a U Southern CA residency in pediatrics, the CDC EIS program, and an Emory fellowship in infectious diseases. He spent 23 years as a CDC epidemiologist before joining The Carter Center.
At The Carter Center, he was director of the River Blindness, Lymphatic Filariasis, and Schistosomiasis Programs; during his 15-year tenure, these programs assisted 11 countries to deliver more than half a billion treatments to prevent these debilitating diseases. Dr. Richards co-directed the Center’s Malaria Program that helped distribute over 18 million bednets in Nigeria and Ethiopia. In 2020 he became a Senior Advisor to these programs.
Dr. Richards’ focus is the elimination vector borne parasitic diseases. His programs have interrupted transmission of River Blindness and Lymphatic Filariasis (elephantiasis) in parts of four African countries. Dr. Richards was Chair of the steering committee a regional program that helped four countries in the Americas gain WHO verification of elimination River Blindness. He was Chair of the WHO Malaria Elimination Oversight Committee during a time when five countries gained certification of elimination of malaria transmission.
Dr. Richards has authored or co-authored more than 230 publications. His many awards include the Pioneer Award from National Medical Fellowships and the National Medical Association’s Ophthalmology section recognition for his work in River Blindness. He has adjunct faculty appointments at the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health and the Emory School of Medicine.
Please be sure to RSVP below!
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The School of Public Health community is invited to join the SPH Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on Thursday, February 9th from 12 to 1 pm in room 375 as we kick off our monthly Justice Circle, a space dedicated to conversations, support, and unpacking of current events and public health issues impacting our communities.
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The LGBTQ Center @ Stonewall House and the Queer People for the Advancement of Medicine (QPAAM) will be hosting a series of student mixers centered around queer health this semester at the LGBTQ Center (22 Benevolent St)! These events are open to all graduate, medical, and undergraduate students. Each event will have a theme where we will focus on a different aspect of queer health.
Dinner Events -
- Monday, February 6th, 2023 : Access to Gender Affirming Care
- Monday, March 6th, 2023 : Queer Sexuality & Health
- Monday, April 10th, 2023 : Navigating Medical Spaces & Health Literacy
Join us for the first event of this series on Monday, February 6th, from 6 to 8 PM, for conversations on access to gender affirming care. There will be pizza and refreshments provided at this event!
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Before we enter winter break the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion along with SPH-SAC committee welcome you to join us on Friday, December 16th from 12 - 2 pm in room 331 for a staff appreciation event because you deserve it! This is a SPH staff-only event.
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Join the full SPH community for a Holiday Party!
Tuesday, December 6th
2 - 4 pm
121 S Main St | Rm 375 & LoungeThere will be food, drink, music, and merriment to last you the whole holiday season!
We will also be accepting donations of children’s pajamas for Children’s Friend - please consider donating this season! Donations will be accepted starting November 28th.
Be sure to RSVP by Dec 2nd!
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Nov216:00pm - 7:00pm
First-Gen SPH Students and their Journey to Medical School
Interested in learning how First-Gen students navigated their path to medical school?
Co-Moderated by Raymond Che (School of Public Health) and Dr. Jennifer Nazareno (School of Public Health and School of Professional Studies, 2022 UFLi Center Faculty Fellow). Many of the First-Gen Panelists include students who have taken Dr. Nazareno’s courses on Structural Determinants of Health or conducted research with her. In honor of First-Gen College Celebration Day (Nov. 8), we hope students can gain valuable insights on the application process and the first year of the med school experience. Also learn about getting into post bacc and residency programs. Students and alumni are encouraged to ask questions when registering, though the Zoom Q&A feature will be enabled during the webinar. -
Join the Rhode Island Blood Center for their November Blood Drive at the School of Public Health on November 15th from 10 am - 1:30 pm in the third-floor Faculty Lounge. Walk-ins are welcome but booked appointments are appreciated!
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Join us for the Semi-Annual Food Truck Feast in appreciation of our SPH students, faculty, and staff!
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
11:30am – 1:30pm
Memorial Park
(Just look for the food trucks!)Co-sponsored by the SPH Graduate Student Council
Pick up your voucher in Memorial Park – Trucks will not serve you without a voucher
Limited to School of Public Health only
*RSVP by October 14, 2022*
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Looking for motivation to get some work done on a Friday afternoon? Have a deadline that you have to meet before the weekend? Come join us in SPH room 375 from 2-5pm for open study time! This week, we will have a study session from 2-3pm, and then from 3-5pm, we will have the Hispanic Heritage Month World Café event that is co-sponsored by the SPH-GSC and the SPH Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We hope to see you there!
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The School of Public Health Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion invites you to a meet-the-office event. Be sure to mark your calendar and join us!
Wednesday, September 21st
12 - 1 pm
121 S Main St | SPH 3rd floor faculty loungeFeel free to stop by and meet the office members. We will provide boxed lunches for a limited number of people.
At your convenience please RSVP!
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The Brown School of Public Health invites our alumni, students, faculty, and staff to gather as a community to kick off the new school year with our State of the School event taking place September 8th from 4 - 6 pm under the tent on the Simmons Quadrangle.2022 SPH State of the SchoolSeptember 8, 2022Ruth J. Simmons Quadrangle4:00 - 6:00 PM ETProgram: 4 - 5 pm | Catered Reception to FollowKindly RSVP here*Livestream Available: https://go.brown.edu/sos22*
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Join us for the 2nd Semi-Annual Food Truck Feast in appreciation of our SPH students, faculty, and staff!
Co-sponsored by the SPH Graduate Student Council
Limited to School of Public Health only
*RSVP by April 20, 2022*
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Public Health Research Day is an annual conference hosted by Brown University’s School of Public Health that highlights the research accomplishments of our students, trainees, and partners. All members of the Brown community are welcome to visit the poster session to learn more about Brown students’ high-impact public health work!
The conference, held in the Crystal Room of Alumnae Hall, is one of several events held to commemorate National Public Health Week, April 4-10, 2022. Visitors are encouraged to discuss posters with students, fellows, staff, faculty and affiliates. We anticipate there being approximately 70 posters.
Posters will be reviewed by a panel of judges. Prizes will be awarded for posters judged to be the best in the following categories:
- undergraduate student
- master’s student
- doctoral student
Winners will be announced by the School of Public Health in mid-April.
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Join the Health Equity Scholars as they lead a discussion with panelists on Public Health and Innovative Community Engagement with panelists from different sectors in Rhode Island. Food will be available following the event, so please RSVP.
Panelists:
Kobi DennisChief Operating OfficerYMCA of Greater ProvidenceLisa Pina-WarrenDirector of Intervention ServicesNonviolence InstituteKilah Walters-ClintonDirector Race, Equity, and Community Engagement
State of Rhode Island | Executive Office of Health and Human ServicesSandra VictorinoDirector Of Workforce Development, Diversity Inclusion & Community RelationsBilingual Mental Health ClinicianCare New England -
Please join Dr. Ashish K. Jha for a conversation with Dr. Seth Berkley.
An interactive audience Q&A will follow.
Zoom link to attend today at 3pm: https://brown.zoom.us/j/91330792490
Biography
A pioneer in global public health for more than 35 years, Dr. Seth Berkley has been a champion of equitable access to vaccines and of innovation, and a driving force to improve the way the world prevents and responds to infectious disease. A medical doctor and infectious disease epidemiologist, Dr. Berkley joined Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance as its CEO in August 2011. Under his leadership, Gavi has accelerated global immunization access in its mission to save lives, reduce poverty and protect the world against the threat of epidemics and pandemics. -
Join the School of Public Health’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion for a Black History Month Drop-In Social. SPH community members are invited to stop by the 3rd floor lounge for Black Health Heroes trivia and treats.
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Please join Dr. Ashish K. Jha for a conversation with Dr. James R. Gavin III.
An interactive audience Q&A will follow.
Zoom link will be sent on the morning of February 14th to all registrants.
Please register below.
Biography
Dr. Gavin is a clinical professor of medicine at Emory University
School of Medicine and is Principal, J.R. Gavin & Associates, LLC. He also serves as Chief Medical Officer of Healing Our Village, Inc. He served as President and CEO of the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta.He was a senior scientific officer at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Before joining HHMI, he was chief of the Diabetes Section and William K. Warren Professor for Diabetes Studies at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Dr. Gavin is a past president of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), and belongs to many organizations, including the National Academy of Medicine, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), the American Society of Clinical Investigation, and the American Association of Physicians. He is a Trustee Emeritus for Emory University, a Trustee Emeritus of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, serves on the Trustee board at Livingstone College,
and is Chairman Emeritus of the Board for the Partnership for a Healthier America. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES). He is past national program director of the Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program of the RWJF (1993-2013). He was named a “Living Legend in Diabetes” by AADE in 2009, received a Lifetime Achievement Award for Diabetes Research from ADA in 2015, and a lifetime Meritorious Achievement Award from the National Medical Association. He is the 2021 recipient of the Laureate Mentor of the Year Award from the Endocrine Society. He serves as a co-editor for Endocrine Today. He has published more than 250 articles and abstracts and three books. He received a BS in Chemistry from Livingstone College, a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Emory University, and his MD from Duke University. -
Nov311:00am - 12:30pm
Biostatistics Information Session
Do you love problem solving? Do you love data? Do you seek to use your skills to make a difference in the world?
Join us for a Biostatistics Information Session! This is a great opportunity to learn about our master’s and doctoral programs, meet and ask questions to department leadership, faculty, and current students, and discover how the Department of Biostatistics develops future leaders in public health!
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Join us at the National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Digital Conference! Brought to you by the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), which is a society that aims to further the success of Chicano/Hispanic and Native American students in obtaining advanced degrees, careers, leadership positions, and equality in the STEM field.
The Brown University School of Public Health is having three information sessions this week at SACNAS NDiSTEM!
Click below to register! Hope to see you there!
T oday, October 26 12pm-1pm Information Session (EST)
Wednesday, October 27 12pm-1pm Information Session (EST)
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Oct201:00pm - 5:00pm
National Diversity College Fair
Join us for a National Diversity College Fair!
National Diversity College Fairs, LLC was founded with the goal of helping
under-represented high school and college students in their college selection process.The groups include first-generation and low-income high school /college students especially African Americans, Native People, Latinex, Filipinos, Pacific Islanders, and Asian Americans. Our vision is to increase inclusion and access to all levels of higher learning. Our series of undergraduate and graduate college fairs attract representatives from renowned universities looking to connect with prospective students.
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Oct611:00am - 12:00pm
Health Equity Scholars Information Session
Join our current Health Equity Scholar students and staff to learn more about the Health Equity Scholars Program!
Open to graduates of HBCUs, The Health Equity Scholars program provides MPH students with the opportunity to address health disparities through research and practice, while also gaining critical skills for leadership.
Students selected into the Health Equity Scholars Program benefit from:
Financial support: Up to a full tuition scholarship (based on demonstrated need), coverage of fees, and stipend support for unpaid or low-paid internships.
Hands-on public health training: All MPH students, including the Health Equity Scholars, are required to complete 145 hours of an applied public health experience, working with a local, national, or international organization of the Scholar’s choosing.
Leadership training: Bi-weekly interactive sessions led by Brown faculty and other experts will address communication, negotiation, critical thinking, crisis management, and other essential 21st century leadership skills.
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Sep3012:00pm - 1:30pm
Mass Incarceration is a Feminist Struggle: Voices of Formerly Incarcerated Women
Virtual1.2 million women are under correctional supervision in the United States, yet the narrative of mass incarceration often ignores the gendered aspects of punishment.
This panel centers on the voices and experiences of incarcerated women and their work to build communities free of mass incarceration. As society pushes for an end to mass incarceration, what do we want a future society to remember about the abolitionist efforts of today?
This event launches the Mass Incarceration Lab Archive at the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America, and is a Humanities Lab project led by Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, Associate Professor of Sociology at Brown University. The Humanities Lab Initiative is generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Speaker BiographiesCherie Cruz is a first-generation college graduate who transcended her own personal and family history of three generations of incarceration and involvement with the criminal legal system to now hold two degrees from Brown University, A.B. Cum Laude. Cherie uses her experience of being directly impacted by the War on Drugs in empowering and lifting up the voices of people who have also been directly impacted. This includes advocating for the Right to Vote, parent’s right to volunteer in school, parental rights, Fair Chance Licensing, decriminalization of substances, and more. Cherie was named ACLU of RI Lay Leader of the Decade in 2019, and is a JLUSA Leading with Conviction 2020 Alum. Cherie, along with fellow Rhode Islanders, co-founded the Formerly Incarcerated Union of RI, a membership-driven non-profit organization, founded and led by people who have been directly impacted by the criminal legal system. While continuing to advocate to reduce the barriers to successful reentry, FIU continues to build collective leadership to ultimately reach the goal of reducing the prison population until one day we can shut them down.
Aminah Elster is a campaign and policy coordinator with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners, where she leads its work on reproductive oppression in women’s prisons. Aminah’s motivation to achieve racial and gender justice is rooted in her direct experiences navigating intersecting identities. She is committed to fighting the impacts of decades of systemic oppression and liberating criminalized survivors. Aminah is a researcher and University of California Berkeley alum. In addition to organizing with the Berkeley Underground Scholars, she is also an organizer with Survived & Punished CA, and co-founder of Unapologetically HERS (Healing Experiences Through Research Solutions).
Daniela Medina earned her MSW with a concentration in Strengthening Organizations and Communities from the University of California, Berkeley in 2021 and her B.A. in Social Welfare from the University of California, Berkeley in 2019. She is from Oakland, CA, and has worked closely with Berkeley Underground Scholars for several years supporting formerly incarcerated students like herself. She is an award-winning expert on higher education for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people, an experienced program manager, and a thought leader. Daniela previously worked at Community & Youth Outreach, providing direct service support to those reentering the community after incarceration. She is a certified life coach, a previous Young Professionals of Color Fellow with the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform, and was an inaugural Perez Research Fellow at Bright Research Group. Daniela is also the co-founder and host of the Berkeley Underground Scholars podcast, On The Tier.
Facilitator BiographiesNicole Gonzalez Van Cleve is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Brown University and an affiliated scholar with the American Bar Foundation in Chicago, IL. She is an affiliated fellow with Brown University’s Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (CSSJ) and the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (CSREA). She is the author of Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America’s Largest Criminal Court (2016) and The Waiting Room (2018). She is the generator and faculty lead for the Mass Incarceration Lab @ CSREA, generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Esteem Brumfield was born to civil rights activists in the Bay Area. Esteem cultivated a deep sense of social responsibility, passion for human rights, and a love for the Bay Area. His interests center on law, health, and alternatives to incarceration. Particularly, his work examines the relationship between incarceration, mental health, and public health outcomes. He is currently pursuing a Masters of Public Health at Brown University and plans to enter law school to study constitutional law. As a Fulbright Fellow to South Africa, he researched the relationship between learning disability accommodations and rehabilitation within the Western Cape’s prison system. Prior to pursuing his masters, Esteem served as a Public Health Commissioner for Alameda County and reviewed the health effects of incarceration within the county. He holds a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley. -
Sep246:00pm - 9:30pm
MKN McNair Virtual Graduate School Fair
Interested in applying to graduate school? Join the Brown University School of Public Health at the 2021 MKN McNair Virtual Graduate School Fair. Learn how our innovative, student-centered academic training and a diverse and collaborative culture prepares graduate students to become leaders in their fields!
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Jul203:00pm - 4:30pm
NIH Virtual Graduate Fair
You’re invited to the Virtual NIH Graduate and Professional School Fair!
The fair will provide an opportunity for you to prepare for the next step in your career by exploring educational programs leading to the PhD, MD, DDS, MD/PhD, and other graduate and professional degrees.
This year the fair will welcome all interested college students, postbacs, and other interested young scientists.
The fair will also feature individual online sessions to give you the opportunity to learn more about the participating institutions and programs.
Register here to join Brown University School of Public Health’s individual session hosted on Tuesday, July 20th, from 3pm-4:30pm EDT.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
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Screening of the documentary through the night followed by a discussion.
RSVP link: https://tinyurl.com/sph-wocZoom link: https://brown.zoom.us/j/97246883716
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Black women face a multitude of disparities from conception to postpartum. These disparities are not due to biological differences but they are attributed to the systemic bias and inequalities that continue to plague the United States. This event will highlight the wonderful work being done by medical student Ade Osinubi of Alpert Medical School at Brown University that calls attention to these inequities through her film Black Motherhood through the lens. We will share our time viewing two short stories that are part of the documentary Black Motherhood through the Lens.
In recognition of Black Maternal Health Week, Black Motherhood through the Lens features four Black women’s experiences navigating the reproductive and maternal healthcare system from conception to postpartum. The women in this series have experienced miscarriage, lack of access to infertility care, fears about childbirth, and postpartum depression. For this event you will hear the experiences of two women, Shannon and Ijeoma who despite these challenges, boldly pursued their dreams of Black motherhood.
After viewing the short films there will be a panel discussion led by Ade Osinubi, the film director and producer. Ade will be joined by two of the women featured in the full length documentary, Shaylene and Shannon. There will be time for audience Q&A following the panel discussion.
We hope that you will join us for an evening of learning, engaging, and rallying around Black Maternal Health.
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Apr812:00pm - 1:00pm
The Barnes Lecture | Paul Farmer, MD, PhD
Virtual - Zoom link will be sent on the morning of 4/8Please join the webinar by clicking on the link below -
https://brown.zoom.us/j/97072942456Please Join Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, for a special conversation with Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, Kolokotrones University Professor and the Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Medical anthropologist and physician Paul Farmer has dedicated his life to improving health care for the world’s poorest people. He is Co-founder and Chief Strategist of Partners In Health (PIH), an international non-profit organization that since 1987 has provided direct health care services and undertaken research and advocacy activities on behalf of those who are sick and living in poverty. Dr. Farmer and his colleagues in the U.S. and abroad have pioneered novel community-based treatment strategies that demonstrate the delivery of high-quality health care in resource-poor settings.
Dr. Farmer holds an M.D. and Ph.D. from Harvard University, where he is the Kolokotrones University Professor and the Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School; he is also Chief of the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston.
Dr. Farmer has written extensively on health, human rights, and the consequences of social inequality. He is the recipient of numerous honors, including the Margaret Mead Award from the American Anthropological Association, the Outstanding International Physician (Nathan Davis) Award from the American Medical Association, a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, and, with his PIH colleagues, the Hilton Humanitarian Prize. He is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His most recent book is Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of History.
An interactive audience Q&A will follow.
Registration for this webinar is limited and on a first come first serve basis.
About the lectureship
The lecture is supported by The Dr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Barnes, Jr. Lectureship in Public Health, endowed through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. James S. Zisson ’74, in memory of Norma and Miles Zisson ’38. Dr. Barnes was a beloved member of the faculty who had strong interests in humanism and medicine, and who developed several innovations in teaching at Brown, including the use of authors and actors to read and perform pieces on health-relevant themes. Mrs. Barnes was a social worker who shared her husband’s love of students and teaching.
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Apr64:00pm - 5:00pm
Advancing Racial Equity: Alumni Panel
In celebration of National Public Health Week, the Office of Diversity & Inclusion at the School of Public Health is honored to host an alumni panel highlighting the transformative work of four amazing MPH alumni focused on advancing racial equity in public health.
We will be joined by:
Monique J. Brown, PhD, MPH ’09Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South CarolinaShane Lloyd, MPH ’11Inclusion and Engagement Leader, Worldwide Consumer at AmazonCatherine Nwachukwu, MPH ’17Manager for Strategy and Research at the Center for Health Information and AnalysisAbdullah Shihipar, MPH ’20Research Associate at Brown UniversityAt various stages in their career, our alumni will discuss their professional work in advancing racial equity in public health and how their time at the School of Public Health at Brown prepared them to engage in this complex yet important work.
The panel will be moderated and there will be time for Q&A at the end. We hope you will join us!
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Join us for an afternoon of virtual tea/coffee to discuss how we can come together to better highlight/examine racial disparities in COVID-19 as it relates to Native American health.
The suggested reading “State Crime, Native Americans and COVID-19” by Laura Finley can be found at this link: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/10.13169/statecrime.10.1.0045.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A7cd1bdd7366d9829017254b7939f69f5
We realize it is a longer article PLEASE NOTE that we are only suggesting that you read the sections on Structural Disadvantage and AI/NA Peoples, COVID-19, AI/NA Peoples and State Crime.
Zoom Information: https://brown.zoom.us/j/98101731112?pwd=THNJaURWYzQ1d1lyMU9ia2VGQmJkQT09
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In honor of Women’s History Month, we are excited to create a virtual space for all the Womxn Faculty and Staff in our community. We are looking forward to coming together to talk and build community. This might include just catching up, or should people choose, sharing successes, challenges, and strategies for what has worked and what we have learned as Womxn working in the higher educational space over this past year.
This event will take place on Friday, March 12th from 11am-12pm.
We will use the World Cafe method to engage in conversation, this will allow us to have small intimate conversations prompted by questions posed by the facilitator. After some time in our small groups we will come together to “harvest” our ideas and strategies as a way to learn from and engage with each other on this journey.
Please register here! We hope that you will join us in this space.
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Mar23:00pm - 4:00pm
Student Bystander Training
We invite you to gather virtually for an Active Bystander training that will introduce and explore bystander interventions as it relates to anti-Blackness, micro and macro-aggressions, and other race related incidents.We will offer strategies to effectively intervene as active bystanders, discuss how to engage in courageous conversations, and allow time to explore practice scenarios.If you are interested in attending this session please RSVP! -
Please consider joining the School of Public Health community to virtually gather and watch the Victor Schoenbach Keynote speaker Dr. Sharrelle Barber at the 42nd Minority Health Conference. The L.E.A.D leadership student group will facilitate a discussion following the keynote.
Please RSVP through this calendar invite, more details to follow.
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We have organized the event around the theme of Black women in health leadership with a focus on advocacy, social justice, public health, and medicine. Through this event we hope to uplift and empower the voices of Black women leaders devoted to health equity, advocacy, and public health; as well as engage in a discussion about the various issues that impact the health of the Black community. We hope to offer ideas on strategies to close the gaps that are present within the Black community.
This moderated event will take place virtually in collaboration with the School of Public Health and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
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This is a virtual event.
Please join us via Zoom by clicking https://brown.zoom.us/j/97876769813Please Join Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, for a special conversation with Helene D. Gayle, MD, president and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust.
Dr. Gayle has been president and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust, one of the nation’s oldest and largest community foundations, since October 2017. Under her leadership, the Trust has adopted a new strategic focus on closing the racial and ethnic wealth gap in the Chicago region.
For almost a decade, she was president and CEO of CARE, a leading international humanitarian organization. An expert on global development, humanitarian and health issues, Dr. Gayle spent 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control, working primarily on HIV/AIDS. She worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, directing programs on HIV/AIDS and other global health issues. She also launched the McKinsey Social Initiative (now McKinsey.org), a nonprofit that builds partnerships for social impact.
Dr. Gayle was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. She earned a B.A. in psychology at Barnard College, an M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania and an M.P.H. at Johns Hopkins University. She has received 18 honorary degrees and holds faculty appointments at the University of Washington and Emory University. She serves on public company and nonprofit boards, including The Coca-Cola Company, Colgate-Palmolive Company, Brookings Institution, Center for Strategic and International Studies, New America, ONE Campaign, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and Economic Club of Chicago. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Council on Foreign Relations, American Public Health Association, National Academy of Medicine, National Medical Association, and American Academy of Pediatrics. She has authored numerous articles on global and domestic public health issues, poverty alleviation, gender equality, and social justice.
An interactive audience Q&A will follow.
This is a virtual event. A Zoom link will be sent to all registrants on the morning of February 11, 2021.
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Dec181:00pm - 2:00pm
SPH Staff: Winter Gathering & Games
Join the School of Public Health Staff Advisory Council to connect virtually with much missed colleagues over lunch, coffee, or tea, and gaming!****We’re going to play the game “Heads Up” which is a free app. If you would like a turn to be in the “hot seat” (the guesser) then you would need to download the game. Downloading the game is not required to participate. The rules and directions will be explained during the zoom meet. -
Nov2412:00pm - 1:00pm
International Student Check-in
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Nov1912:00pm - 1:00pm
SPH Community of Color Self-Care Mindfulness Event
As part of our commitment to creating an environment that supports wellness at the School of Public Health, the public health community of color—all students, staff, and faculty of color—are invited to a self-care mindfulness session led by Dr. Shufang Sun.Dr. Sun’s research focuses on understanding minority stress and mental health among marginalized populations, including LGBTQ individuals, as well as minority health promotion through innovative, evidence-based methods including mindfulness-based interventions.We know that many in our community have been experiencing increased stress due to the burdens of the coronavirus, the election, and racism, to name a few. We hope that you will be able join this self-care event on, please encourage others to join as well. -
The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), recipient of the 2019 AIMBE Excellence in STEM Education Award, is one of the largest communities of underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Students attend this conference to present their research, enhance professional development skills, explore graduate schools, and network. Research faculty and program directors play an essential role in mentoring students and learning strategies for facilitating student success.
Brown University School of Public Health will be hosting four free information sessions/group chats during ABRCMS. Register today!
Monday Chat, November 9, 5:45PM-7PM
https://brown.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsf-uurDIsHNb0B4I3JqI5hx7cwBq-IDYo
Tuesday Chat, November 10, 5:45PM-7PM
https://brown.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsf-uurDIsHNb0B4I3JqI5hx7cwBq-IDYo
Wednesday Chat, November 11, 5:45-7PM
https://brown.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsf-uurDIsHNb0B4I3JqI5hx7cwBq-IDYo
Thursday Chat, November 12, 5:45PM-7PM
https://brown.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsf-uurDIsHNb0B4I3JqI5hx7cwBq-IDYo
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The PSTC Fall 2020 Colloquia Series will host Tyson Brown, Associate Professor of Sociology, Duke University. His talk is titled “Structural Racism and Health Stratification in the U.S.: Connecting Theory to Measurement ” and will discuss his research on the underexplored relationship between macro-level structural racism and population health in the United States..
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Race & Public Health in America
Please join us for a panel discussion, Race & Public Health in America on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at 12 p.m. The discussion will feature:
- Lundy Braun, Professor of Medical Science, Professor of Africana Studies
- Akilah Dulin, Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Ashish Jha, Dean of the School of Public Health
The event will be moderated by Ronald Aubert, Visiting Professor of the Practice of Race and Ethnicity, CSREA and School of Public Health.
Registration is now open.
For more information and to register for Race & Public Health in America, please visit, https://www.brown.edu/about/administration/provost/race-america.
This panel discussion series has been curated by Brown’s Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America in partnership with the Office of the Provost.
To request accommodations or assistance for this event, please contact the University Event & Conference Services Office at [email protected] or 401-863-3100.
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“The Problem with the Phrase “Women and Minorities”: Intersectionality, An Indispensable Critical Theoretical Framework for Behavioral and Social Health Science Research”
Friday, September 25, 2020
12:00 PM – 12:55 PM
Zoom ID: 927 3899 8271Historically rooted in Black feminist activism, intersectionality is a critical theoretical framework that posits that power and social inequity are differently structured, and vary based on people’s multiple and intersecting demographic positions (e.g., race, ethnicity, gender, gender and sexual minority status, socioeconomic status). Intersectionality has made impressive inroads within the behavioral and social health sciences (BSHS) in recent years. It enhances BSHS research by challenging “single-axis” assumptions such as that connoted by the phrase “women and minorities,” and centering the experiences and needs of people marginalized by intersectional discrimination. This presentation will: (1) provide an overview of intersectionality, its history, and core tenets; (2) describe how intersectionality challenges conventional assumptions about groups of people and social issues; (3) highlight applications of intersectionality to NIH-funded health research with U.S. Black men; and (4) discuss why critical perspectives such as intersectionality are indispensable for BSGS researchers committed to social justice work.
Lisa Bowleg, Ph.D. is Professor of Applied Social Psychology in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at The George Washington University (GW), Director of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Core of the DC-Center for AIDS Research, and the Founding Director of the Intersectionality Training Institute at GW. She is a leading scholar of the application of intersectionality to social and behavioral science research, as well as research focused on HIV prevention and sexuality in Black communities.
i-BSHS Seminar Series: Lisa Bowleg, MA, PhD (Behavioral and Social Sciences)Biology, Medicine, Public Health, Graduate School, Postgraduate Education, Identity, Culture, Inclusion, Research, Social Sciences, SPH Diversity -
Sep2312:00pm - 1:00pm
Bias Incident System Overview and Q & A
The School of Public Health’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion invites all School students, staff, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty to a webinar led by Shontay Delalue, Vice President of Institutional Equity and Diversity and Interim Senior Associate Dean in the Division of Biology and Medicine, and Lawrence Angelo, Institutional Equity Officer in Brown University’s Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, to provide an overview of the University’s Bias Incident Reporting System.
In this training, we will review what constitutes a bias incident, the rationale for situating the bias reporting system at the University level, the work of the Bias Review Team, and how data is fed back to the community annually to guide refinements in programming to address climate.
Following Shontay Delalue and Lawrence Angelo’s presentation, attendees are invited to engage in conversation via Q&A.
If you are able to attend, please complete the registration form and submit your questions in advance. The Zoom webinar link will be emailed to registrants in advance of the meeting.
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The School of Public Health’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion and Office of Academic Affairs invites School faculty engaged in teaching, graduate program directors, director of undergraduate studies, curriculum committee members, and chairs/vice chairs to this training workshop to support faculty to further enhance and transform their teaching of public health to more rigorously address race, racism, and racial bias. This workshop will be led by Associate Dean Caroline Kuo, with content vetted by Dr. Benjamin Reese. Dr. Reese is President of BENREESE, LLC., a global diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting firm. He is the former Vice President of the Office for Institutional Equity at Duke University and Duke University Health System, Duke University’s Chief Diversity Officer, and is a licensed clinical psychologist. He is also adjunct professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Community Medicine and Family Health, and Psychology and Neuroscience.
The workshop will cover the following content:
- How to set norms and create a common foundation for engaging in learning around these topics effectively in the classroom.
- Strategies for facilitating interactions between faculty and students and between students to support a space for effective learning.
- Discussing how to re-work competencies and content with attention to race, racism, and racial bias in public health.
The last portion of the workshop will divide faculty by department, where faculty can engage in peer-to-peer sharing on strategies that have worked well for them, and/or to discuss challenges. If you are able to attend, please complete this registration form. A Zoom webinar link will be emailed to you in advance of the meeting.
Following this workshop, starting September 21st, faculty will have an opportunity to work through specific course content in detailed 1-on-1 or small group coaching sessions with Dr. Reese to troubleshoot any challenges they encounter as they implement new changes in their course, or to have specific questions answered as they begin to re-work their course. There is no structure to these informal sessions - faculty should use these sessions with Dr. Reese in whatever way is most useful to you. If you already know you want a 1-on-1 or small group session (15 slots available on a first come first serve basis, please sign up using this form).
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“Diversifying the Biomedical Workforce:Critical, Urgent, and Long Overdue”Patricia Molina, MD, PhDRichard Ashman, PhD Professor and Head, Department of Physiology Director, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center of ExcellenceLouisiana State University HealthPatricia Molina, MD, PhDPatricia Molina, MD, PhD, is a distinguished mentor and scientist. Her work focuses on the impact of alcohol and drug abuse on the cardiovascular, metabolic, and immune consequences of acute traumatic injury and hemorrhagic shock. She also investigates the interaction of chronic alcohol and cannabinoid use on the behavioral, metabolic, and immune consequences of HIV/AIDS. Her work is currently funded by NIAAA, NIDA, and CDMRP. Dr. Molina is Chair of the National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse, President of the Research Society on Alcoholism, and Past President of the American Physiological Society.
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Jun174:30pm - 6:00pm
KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND REACTIONS FROM THE CLASSROOM
Our biennial symposium, split across sessions over three weeks, on teaching public health will explore best practices in inclusive pedagogy. Speakers will address educational policies, course design, content, and other approaches that optimize learning for all students.
4:30 p.m. – 4:35 p.m.
INTRODUCTIONS AND OPENING REMARKS
Sandro Galea (@sandrogalea), Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor, Boston University School of Public Health
Lisa Sullivan, Associate Dean for Education, Boston University School of Public Health
4:35 p.m. – 5:05 p.m.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Stakes is High: Embedding a Sense of Urgency in Public Health EducationRaul Fernandez, Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
5:05 p.m. – 5:35 p.m.
STUDENT REMARKS
Students will share their experiences in the classroom and explore what has worked from a student perspective.Moderator: Sophie Godley, Clinical Assistant Professor, Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health
5:35 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
MODERATED DISCUSSION AND Q&A
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Jun174:00pm - 5:30pm
DiversiTeas
On behalf of oSTEM (Out in STEM), GSOCnSTEM (Graduate Students of Color in STEM), and SACNAS (Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science), I would like to invite you to our virtual DiversiTeas: Don’t Blame Us for Health Disparities on June 17th from 4 - 5:30pm. The discussion topic will be marginalization and disenfranchisement in medicine and research and the featured speakers will be Prof. Laura López-Sanders, PhD in the Population Studies and Training Center in the Department of Sociology, Prof. Diana Grigsby-Toussaint, PhD of the Center for Health Promotion and Health Equity in the School of Public Health, and Prof. Jeffery Proulx, PhD of the Mindfulness Center in the School of Public Health.
For those new to the series, DiversiTeas is a networking and social series around topics of diversity in STEM fields for graduate students, post-docs, faculty, staff, and administrators.
If you plan on attending, please fill out this RSVP form: https://forms.gle/V6B15GENY9Qm1bUW8.
We look forward to seeing you at DiversiTeas!
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You are invited to an online Community Conversation on the effects of anti-Black racism and police violence on public health. We are coming together as a community to address steps that we can take to improve the climate in our public health community.
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You are invited to an online Community Conversation on the effects of anti-Black racism and police violence on public health. We are coming together as a community to address steps that we can take to improve the climate in our public health community.
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Jun94:30pm - 6:00pm
BEST PRACTICES IN TEACHING MORE INCLUSIVELY
Our biennial symposium, split across sessions over three weeks, on teaching public health will explore best practices in inclusive pedagogy. Speakers will address educational policies, course design, content, and other approaches that optimize learning for all students.
4:30 p.m. – 4:35 p.m.
INTRODUCTIONS AND OPENING REMARKS
Sandro Galea (@sandrogalea), Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor, Boston University School of Public Health
Lisa Sullivan, Associate Dean for Education, Boston University School of Public Health
4:35 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
PANEL PRESENTATIONS
This panel will examine how we can move towards inclusive teaching.Viji Sathy, Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Special Projects Assistant to the Dean of Undergraduate Education, University of North Carolina
Sinead Younge, Chair, Department of Psychology, Morehouse College
India Ornelas, Associate Professor of Health Services, University of Washington
Rosalind Gregory-Bass, Chair and Associate Professor, Environmental and Health Sciences Program and Director, Health Careers Program, Spelman College
Moderator: Candice Belanoff, Clinical Associate Professor, Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health
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Jun92:00pm - 3:30pm
Racism: The Ultimate Underlying Condition
This kick-off webinar of APHA’s Advancing Racial Equity series will examine racism and its historic and present-day impact on health and well-being. Presenters will:
- identify the multiple levels on which racism operates;
- describe the physiological impacts of racism and discrimination on health; and
- explore the principles for and barriers to achieving health equity.
Introduction
- APHA President-Elect José Ramón Fernández-Peña, MD, MPA, Director of Health Professions Advising, Northwestern University
Presenters
- APHA Past President Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD, 2019-2020 Evelyn Green Davis Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
- Amani Allen, PhD, MPH, Executive Associate Dean, UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Moderator
- Tia Taylor Williams, Director, APHA Center for Public Health Policy and Center for School Health and Education
We encourage you to view webinars from the 2015 series The Impact of Racism on the Health and Well-Being of the Nation in advance of the 2020 webinar series.
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Jun44:30pm - 6:00pm
INCLUSIVITY IN COURSE DESIGN AND EDUCATIONAL POLICIES
Our biennial symposium, split across sessions over three weeks, on teaching public health will explore best practices in inclusive pedagogy. Speakers will address educational policies, course design, content, and other approaches that optimize learning for all students.
4:30 p.m. – 4:35 p.m.
INTRODUCTIONS AND OPENING REMARKS
Sandro Galea (@sandrogalea), Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor, Boston University School of Public Health
Lisa Sullivan, Associate Dean for Education, Boston University School of Public Health
4:35 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
PANEL PRESENTATIONS
This panel will explore what we should be doing to promote inclusivity in education.Linda Alexander, Senior Associate Dean for Academic, Student and Faculty Affairs, West Virginia University; Chair of ASPPH Diversity and Inclusion Section
Erin Driver-Linn, Dean for Education, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Janice Bowie, Director DrPH Program, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Raygine DiAquoi, Assistant Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Assistant Dean, Office of Diversity, Culture and Inclusion, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
Moderator: Yvette Cozier, Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, Boston University School of Public Health
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Register in advance for this webinar: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_Pl52MF_PSliWhuZCK78B_Q
Please join us for a webinar focused on sharing promising public health practices to reduce COVID-19 related disparities. During this webinar, presenters will discuss the actions their cities have taken to mitigate the disproportionate impact on racial and ethnic minorities. Additionally, speakers will take these ideas a step further and examine how they can be integrated into longer-term strategies for lasting impact that strengthens future responses and advances health equity. Please feel free to share this announcement with others who might be interested.
Moderator:
Dr. Leandris Liburd
Director of the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity/ Chief Health Equity Officer of the CDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Speakers:
Mr. T. Benicio Gonzales
Director of the Center for Health Equity, Louisville Department of Public Health & Wellness
Dr. Nafissa Cisse Egbuonye
Director of the Black Hawk County Health Department, Iowa
Dr. Jarvis Chen
Research Scientist, Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Dr. Thomas LaViest
Dean of the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Tulane University
Attendees are welcome to submit questions in advance to [email protected] (Subject Line: Webinar: COVID-19 Response: Promising Practices in Health Equity).
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Please join Provost Richard M. Locke for Faculty in Focus: The Webinar, “Health Disparities and COVID-19,” on Thursday, April 30, 2020, at 4 p.m.
The event will feature Brown University faculty members Visiting Professor of the Practice, CSREA, and The School of Public Health Ronald E. Aubert, Assistant Professor of Sociology Laura López-Sanders, and Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice and Professor of Medicine Amal N. Trivedi.
COVID-19 is having a disproportionate impact on members of marginalized communities, with disparities in infection rates and health outcomes emerging by race, ethnicity and immigration status. This multidisciplinary faculty panel will explore and discuss the underlying factors driving these disparities and ideas for addressing the issues. Provost Locke will moderate the conversation.
For more information about this series, please visit: https://www.brown.edu/about/administration/provost/initiatives-resources/faculty-focus-webinar
If you have a question about this event or would like to submit a question for the Q&A portion, please contact the University Event & Conference Services Office at [email protected].
Please note:
-A link to the webinar will be made available closer to the event.
-Attendees will have the option to submit questions to the moderator during the event.Faculty in Focus: The Webinar | Health Disparities and COVID-19 (University Events and Conference Services)Academic Calendar, University Dates & Events, Biology, Medicine, Public Health, Identity, Culture, Inclusion, SPH Diversity -
Apr301:00pm - 2:00pm
Check-In with the Deans for SPH Students of Color
So many transitions have occurred in the past several weeks, and we are aware that the upcoming period of finals, graduation, and summer will bring many more transitions. As such, we write to invite you to an informal virtual coffee/tea check-in on April 30th at 1PM.Deans Marcus and Clark will also be joining us as they are eager to hear from you. We encourage you to surface any topic you like. You may have chosen to raise some of these topics during the student town hall with Dean Marcus on April 7th; however, it’s okay to resurface any topic if it is important to you. We also hope this smaller group check-in will allow you to bring up additional topics that are important to you.Please register for the virtual tea/coffee hereBy now, you are likely aware of a number of resources that have been developed or enhanced in response to COVID-19. I wish to highlight just a few here:- If you are experiencing financial hardship, new resources are available via the Ufunds portal. These requests are being given the fullest consideration and will be met so long as available resources permit.
- This can be a time that requires additional attention towards mental health. The School is holding weekly virtual mindfulness sessions. CAPS remains open for all students including virtual sessions.
- All of our Deans remain available to you. We maintain virtual office hours. Deans for the Graduate School and Deans for the College also maintain virtual office hours.
- For those involved in TA work, the Sheridan Center offers a number of supportive resources for engaging virtual learning.
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Apr2712:00pm - 1:00pm
LEAD Discussion: Highlight & examine racial disparities in COVID-19
Join us for an afternoon of virtual tea/coffee to discuss how we can come together to better highlight/examine racial disparities in COVID as well as the differential impact on intersecting populations such as minorities in health service sectors and minorities who are disproportionately imprisoned.Articles to be discussed:a. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/outcry-over-racial-data-grows-as-virus-slams-black-americans - this includes data analyzed by the AP based on state and local government datab. https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/08/830030932/cdc-hospital-data-point-to-racial-disparity-in-covid-19-cases This highlights CDC datac. https://boston.cbslocal.com/2020/04/08/coronavirus-impact-communities-color-stay-at-home-advisory-boston/ This highlights prisoner health and also crossover populations with health providers in this population -
This year’s theme is Truth to Power: Exercising Political Voice to Achieve Health Equity. Truth to Power recognizes a critical need for a more just and truthful world to improve our society. Historically, the courageous voices of people with less access to power have fueled movement-making and actions to disrupt resistive power structures. This year’s conference will focus on the tools and approaches we need to uplift marginalized voices, embolden effective leadership, and create policy that is community-driven and grounded in equity.
The Keynote speaker is LaTosha Brown is an award-winning organizer, philanthropic consultant, political strategist and jazz singer with over twenty years of experience working in the non-profit and philanthropy sectors on a wide variety of issues related to political empowerment, social justice, economic development, leadership development, wealth creation and civil rights. She is the co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, a power building southern-based civic engagement organization that played an instrumental role in the 2017 Alabama U.S. Senate race.
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This zoom conference session will explore effective teaching practices for creating gender-inclusive discussions and activities. Our goal is to support all students in understanding the relevance of gender to course content, as well as to create a welcoming environment for trans and nonbinary students. Participants are welcome to bring specific questions or scenarios to discuss, or to email the facilitator ahead of time if you want to make sure to address something specifically ([email protected]).
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Feb255:30pm - 8:00pm
Viewing: PUSHOUT: The criminalization of Black Girls in Schools
Stephen Robert ’62 Campus CenterThe viewing of the documentary PUSHOUT: The criminalization of Black Girls in Schools in order to consider the crucial issues of race, education, social and judicial disparities disproportionately affecting black girls, followed by a panel discussion.
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To kick off women’s history month, please join us for a lunchtime discussion regarding various topics that predominately impact womxn faculty members. This discussion will be interactive and consists of a brief introduction followed by the opportunity to discuss and strategize over different questions like gender dynamics in the workplace, work-life balance, and transitioning between ranks throughout your career. This opportunity will allow you to discuss with other faculty members and facilitators.
Please RSVP so that we may order enough food.
If you would like to learn more about the world cafe model please visit the website.
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Please join us for the Public Health Graduate Student of Color Lunch Series! This is an opportunity for new and returning graduate students to come together to build community within the School. Food, fellowship, and networking!
This lunch we will discuss the change in diversity criteria for NIH and what this means for applying for supplements and F31 funding.
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Training Goals:
- I ntroduces concept of active bystander intervention
- Discuss why this is vital as a student in higher education
- Develop strategies to effectively intervene as active bystanders to challenge bias, harassment, discrimination, and engage in courageous conversations
- Practice scenarios
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Thinking of applying to a graduate school in public health? Join us for the first TIPH virtual fair of 2020! This is a great opportunity to get your questions answered while conversing with multiple school representatives. All without having to travel or take time from work! Brown University School of Public Health’s chat room will be open from 10am-12pm EST, and there will be a live student panel at 11am. We’re looking forward to seeing you there!
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The staff advisory committee at the school of public health invites you to come and enjoy food and fellowship with other staff members within the school. Enjoy hot cocoa and refreshments, stop by or stay the hour. We can’t wait to see you!
Please RSVP so we can ensure there are enough refreshments.
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Professor Medeva Ghee will lead an informal discussion that will focus on the question: how do you get people of color to succeed in the faculty pipeline?
Be prepared to learn about what works well for building a well-rounded experience as a graduate student and come with questions!
Please RSVP so that we can make sure there is enough food for everyone!
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SPH Immigration Working Group, A24 and Global Brown Center Present: The Farewell, Screening Cross-Cultural Ethics of Health
For more information please, click here!
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Nov7A panel discussion on the intersections of autonomous sex work, sex trafficking, migration, and gender.Pᴀɴᴇʟɪsᴛs Rɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ Hᴏʟᴄᴏᴍʙ is a human rights advocate, street outreach worker and HIV prevention counselor in Providence, Rhode Island. He is best known for his groundbreaking work in HIV prevention and as the founder of Project Weber, a program for male sex-workers in Rhode Island. He has nearly 20 years of street-outreach experience in United States, Canada, and Europe.
Bᴇʟʟᴀ Rᴏʙɪɴsᴏɴ is a sex worker’s rights activist who has worked in the sex industry over thirty years. She founded the Rhode Island Chapter of Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics (COYOTE RI) in 2009 and has served as the executive director since. As the director of COYOTE RI, Bella looks to build and strengthen support networks for sex workers in Rhode Island and she works in close collaboration with activists nationwide. -
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Start off the holiday season by joining SAC for our second annual Cultural Potluck! Staff members are invited to bring and share their favorite food. It could be a dish that is reflective of your cultural heritage, something you grew up eating that reminds you of home and family, or just something you love to eat now. Beverages will be provided. Cooking a dish is not required to join, all staff are welcome, just bring your appetites! If you do plan to bring a dish, please complete this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBJ9sxfpUy51dtcw3RPIVqRcnh0OA9Gdz-mJGvJNDj83iGvg/viewform
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Based on the positive feedback received last year we will be bringing back the outstanding and experienced consultant Think Again. The interactive session will include topics such as “transing” the curriculum and syllabi, opportunities and exercises to practice building gender inclusion in the classroom, and explore challenges faced in this work.
Please RSVP so that we may order enough food.
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This training will be supported by an outstanding consultant Think Again with experience in gender inclusion in higher education. The interactive session will include topics such as the use of gender pronouns in interactions with others in the School, current issues in trans communities, as well as additional topics as informed by community dialogue and interactive practice to support behavior change.
Please RSVP so that we may order enough snacks.
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Oct2512:00pm
i-BSHS Seminar Series: Jay Irwin, PhD presentation “Transgender Health”
121 South Main StreetTransgender Health: Lessons from the Field and Future Directions
Friday, October 25, 2019
12:00pm – 12:55pm
121 South Main St, Room 245
Jay A. Irwin is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He is also an Associate Director of the Midlands Sexual Health Research Collaborative, an interdisciplinary research group focused on sexuality, sexual health, and gender-based inquiries. He is also a member of PTRN: Professional Transgender Resource Network of Nebraska, an interdisciplinary group dedicated to increasing knowledge of trans identities and needs among professional fields such as healthcare, legal and policy, and education. His research focuses on LGBT health experiences, trans identities, and topics of queer and trans inclusion in medicine and higher education.i-BSHS Seminar Series: Jay Irwin, PhD presentation “Transgender Health” (Behavioral and Social Sciences)Biology, Medicine, Public Health, Psychology & Cognitive Sciences, Research, Social Sciences, SPH Diversity, Training, Professional Development -
Delve into the Immigration and Justice AJPH issue with lunch and the LEAD reading group! A discussion on health impact of policies will be led by the Brown SPH Immigration Working Group.Suggested reading is Included, but Deportable: A New Public Health Approach to Policies That Criminalize and Integrate Immigrants but not required. Supplementary materials include Many Immigrant Women Aren’t Getting Access to Health Care Due to Fears and a satirical YouTube channel called Undocutails.All are invited, including students, staff, post-docs and faculty! Lunch from Kabob and Curry will be available.
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In this webinar, panelists will discuss the inequalities and health disparities brought about by the institution of slavery in the United States, with a focus on mass incarceration as an important social determinant of health.
Learning Objectives:
- Assess how historical federal government policies, beginning with chattel slavery, have produced inequality in the United States.
- Describe the connection between the 13th amendment and current practices and policies around mass incarceration.
- Describe how health is impacted by social factors such as discrimination, specifically focusing on incarceration in the US.
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Professor’s Amal Trivedi and David Williams will lead an informal discussion that will focus on “managing” up and getting the most of supervision relationships. Be prepared to learn about what works well for building a good mentoring relationship that you can take forward.
Please RSVP so that we can make sure there is enough food for everyone!
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The Office of Diversity & Inclusion at the School of Public Health would like to invite you to a Student-focused Active Bystander Training. This training introduces concepts and skills to effectively intervene as active bystanders to challenge bias, harassment, discrimination, and engage in courageous conversations. University resources for response to harassment and discrimination will also be discussed.
Snacks and Refreshments will be served!