Energy insecurity: Health impacts and solutions with Dr. Diana Hernández
Join us for a Book Talk with by Dr. Diana Hernández, Radcliffe Fellow and Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health! Dr. Hernández will discuss Energy insecurity: Health impacts and solutions.
**Following the seminar, Dr. Hernández will be available from 2-3 pm for meetings with students and trainees.**
Note: Copies of Dr. Hernández’s book, Powerless: The People’s Struggle for Energy, will be available to Harvard Chan students on a first come, first served basis!
About the speaker: Diana Hernández, PhD, is a tenured Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Dr. Hernández conducts research at the intersection of energy, equity, housing and health. A sociologist by training, her work focuses on the social and environmental determinants of health and examines the impacts of policy and place-based interventions on the health and well-being of socioeconomically disadvantaged populations.
An innovator in the field, Dr. Hernández has operationalized and conducted foundational research on the concept of ‘energy insecurity’ which reflects the inability to adequately meet household energy needs. Her pathbreaking work on energy insecurity has explored the multiple dimensions of this phenomenon identifying sociodemographic disparities, adverse consequences and promising interventions toward energy justice.
A noted visionary, Dr. Hernández’ work is broadly dedicated to exploring the links between housing and health and reimagining how housing can support public health as a site of intervention and health promotion. Much of her community-oriented research has been done in collaboration with community groups and government agencies around the country. Moreover, several of her projects have been conducted in her native South Bronx neighborhood, where she also lives and invests in social impact real estate.
This event is in person only and will be held in HSPH Bldg. 1, 1302.
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