Maternal and Child Health Center of Excellence
The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Center of Excellence provides academic, research, and service-learning opportunities to public health students, researchers, and practitioners whose mission is to improve the lives of mothers, children, and families.
Kresge Building 6th-floor
677 Huntington Ave., Boston MA 02115
Maternal and Child Health Seminar Course (SBS 360)
Join us during the academic year for a weekly hour long seminar featuring guest speakers from a variety of different subject areas and disciplines lecturing on Maternal and Child Health topics. The seminar is open to the wider Harvard community.
Students who wish to take the course for credit or who are concentrating in Maternal and Child Health can register for the course as SBS 360.
Spring 2025 Seminar Schedule (updated as seminars are planned)
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
| 01/28/2025 | Navigating challenges in the delivery of pediatric ethical care in Gaza | Bilal Irfan |
| 02/04/2025 | School racial/ethnic diversity and peer victimization among US elementary students: Diversity measures matter | Henning Tiemeier & Seetha Daviss |
| 02/11/2025 | Project EPIC – Refugee & immigrant youth mental health | Alisa Miller |
| 02/25/2025 | March of Dimes – Maternity care deserts | Chloe Schwartz |
| 03/04/2025 | MCPAP for Moms | Leena Mittal |
| 03/11/2025 | Passing the maternal health bill in Massachusetts | Emily Anesta |
| 03/25/2025 | Adolescent vaping & substance use prevention | Jessica Liu |
| 04/01/2025 | TBD | TBD |
| 04/15/2025 | Infant mental health | Jayne Singer |
| 04/22/2025 | Working in MCH: Essential skills & strategies | Cris Alonso |