Health Care Leadership Essentials for Nurses
2026-01-20 09:00 - 09:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
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Join us for a webinar on the Health Care Leadership Essentials for Nurses program offered by Harvard Chan School Executive and Continuing Education.

Hosted by Program Director Stephanie Ferguson, this event shows how the program helps mid-level nurse managers transform into leaders with foundational concepts to excel in their roles, improve health outcomes, and implement change in their departments to fix issues they experience first-hand.

If you’re looking to elevate your leadership skills, we invite you to attend this webinar to see how this online self-paced program can support your professional goals.

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Stephanie Ferguson

Professor of the Practice of Health Policy and Management

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America’s declining birth rate: A public health perspective
2025-08-19 13:00 - 13:45
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As birth rates decline in the U.S., policymakers are debating whether to encourage a baby boom—and if so, how. Ideas range from funding bank accounts for newborns to lowering the cost of in vitro fertilization to changing tax policy to encourage larger families. This panel brings together health and policy experts to explore the drivers of declining fertility, consider whether the U.S. needs more births, and discuss innovative strategies to improve the health of moms and babies.

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Ana Langer

Professor of the Practice of Public Health, Emerita, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Margaret Anne McConnell

Associate Professor in the Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Henning Tiemeier

Sumner and Esther Feldberg Professor of Maternal and Child Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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Veronica Adamson
Current DrPH student; Founder/Chief Advisor, InnovaHer

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The Harvard Chan Studio is the hub for the School’s premier in-person and live-streamed events. We convene global leaders in health policy, advocacy, industry, and research for insightful conversations about public health’s most pressing challenges and most promising solutions.

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Mental Health Leadership: Transformation Through Innovation
2025-07-15 08:00 - 08:30
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Join us for a webinar on the Mental Health Leadership: Transformation Through Innovation program offered by Harvard Chan School Executive and Continuing Education.

Hosted by Program Directors Vikram Patel, Giuseppe Raviola, and Shekhar Saxena, will share how this program equips participants to scale effective mental health innovations in the U.S. and globally. They’ll discuss core topics, including the social determinants of mental health, digital technologies, and rights-based approaches.

If you’re seeking practical skills and strategies to address the mental health care gap, we invite you to attend this webinar to see how this program can align with your goals.

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Vikram Patel, BS, MB, PhD

Professor in the Department of Global Health and Population

Shekhar Saxena, MD

Adjunct Professor of Global Mental Health

Giuseppe Raviola, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

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Ticks on the rise: Strategies for preventing disease
2025-07-01 13:00 - 13:45
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Fueled by warming temperatures and wetter climates, tick-borne illnesses such as Lyme disease and babesiosis are becoming more prevalent across the U.S. How can we protect ourselves? This panel discussion brings together researchers and clinicians to discuss strategies for prevention—including education, vaccine development, and surveillance—and interventions to safeguard communities in an evolving landscape.

Register for free to submit your questions.

An on-demand video will be posted after the event.

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Gaurab Basu

Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Cassandra Pierre
Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine; Medical Director of Public Health Programs and the Associate Hospital Epidemiologist, Boston Medical Center

Richard Pollack
Senior Environmental Public Health Officer, Harvard University

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Dave Epstein
Meteorologist and Horticulturalist; Correspondent, The Boston Globe; Meteorologist, WGBH

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Applied Risk Communication for the 21st Century
2025-06-17 13:00 - 13:30
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Join us for a webinar on the Applied Risk Communication for the 21st Century program offered by Harvard Chan School Executive and Continuing Education.

Hosted by Program Director Kasisomayajula “Vish” Viswanath, PhD, the session will highlight how the program equips professionals to communicate complex health risks clearly and effectively. Dr. Viswanath will share how the latest research in science and risk communication informs practical strategies for building trust, reducing public anxiety, and countering misinformation.

If you’re looking to sharpen your communication skills and support informed public health decision-making, we invite you to attend this webinar to see how this program can align with your goals.

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Kasisomayajula Viswanath, PhD

Lee Kum Kee Professor of Health Communication

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Reducing Tobacco-Related Harm: Innovative Strategies for Health Care Providers in a Changing Policy Landscape
2025-06-11 12:00 - 12:30
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Join Vaughan Rees, Director of the Center for Global Tobacco Control, for an insightful webinar exploring the evolving role of nicotine products in tobacco harm reduction strategies.

While smoking rates have declined in some global regions, they remain high among socioeconomically disadvantaged and marginalized groups, and continue to rise in developing countries. This webinar will outline the potential benefits and risks of reduced-exposure nicotine products while maintaining a focus on protecting the health of youth. By illustrating the latest science and policy insights, this webinar will provide healthcare professionals with an understanding of a range of effective strategies to support tobacco cessation and reduce the burden of tobacco-related disease in marginalized populations.

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Vaughan Rees

Senior Lecturer on Social and Behavioral Sciences

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Leadership and Management : The Importance for Public Health Professionals
2025-06-04 13:30 - 14:00
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Improving environmental health and safety performance requires more than technical expertise—it demands strong leadership and management skills. Join us for a webinar hosted by Louis J. DiBerardinis, Instructor of Industrial Hygiene, to explore the essential capabilities EHS professionals need to drive meaningful change.

Drawing from real-world experience, Mr. DiBerardinis will share key leadership principles, recommendations for communicating with senior management, strategies for building effective performance systems, time management tips, and more. He’ll also introduce his upcoming course, Management and Leadership Skills for EHS Professionals program, offered online in September and on-site in March.

If you’re looking to strengthen your leadership skills, influence organizational culture, and elevate EHS performance, we invite you to attend this webinar.

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Louis J. DiBerardinis

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CHDS Seminar: Answering Causal Questions Through Decision Analytical Models
2025-05-06 13:00 - 14:00
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Join the Center for Health Decision Science for a Seminar with Jeremy Labrecque and Maurice Korf from Erasmus MC for a virtual seminar showing that many decision analytical models are inherently causal in nature. They explicitly present decision analytical models as causal models, highlighting that, the more a decision model deviates from its underlying causal structure, the more likely it is to result in a sub-optimal decision with all the consequences this entails.

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Jeremy Labrecque

Maurice Korf

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Implementing Health Care AI into Clinical Practice
2025-05-01 10:00 - 10:30
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Join us for a webinar on the Implementing Health Care AI into Clinical Practice program, offered by Harvard Chan School Executive Education and hosted by Program Director Dr. Santiago Romero-Brufau, MD, PhD.

As AI technology advances, it has the potential to greatly enhance patient care efficiency by speeding up information processing. However, integrating AI into a health care practice or system is a complex task. This program provides clinicians and stakeholders with the essential skills to develop these processes internally.

If you’re interested in the program, we invite you to join the webinar to explore how it may align with your professional goals.

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Santiago Romero-Brufau

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

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Epidemiologic Methods and Data Science: Stronger Together
2025-04-30 13:00 - 13:50
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Abstract: Epidemiologic methods often focus on a statistical model as the main step to getting “the” result. This talk will attempt to widen the perspective on epidemiologic methods. How do we develop and communicate our research plans in a team? How do the numbers from a regression model make it into a table in a manuscript? Practical examples will be shown how standard approaches from data science and free software packages can speed up our work in epidemiology and improve its reproducibility. As a corollary, epidemiology-minded data science might not just need to be a core component in the training of the next generation of epidemiologists, but can in turn also help teach epidemiologic methods.

Bio: Konrad Stopsack leads the Department of Epidemiological Methods and Etiological Research at the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS in Bremen, Germany. His applied research focuses on molecular and cancer epidemiology. His methodologic and teaching interests include application and further development of epidemiologic methods to improve reproducibility, interpretability, and efficiency of epidemiologic studies.

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Konrad H. Stopsack, MD MPH
Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiologic Methods and Etiologic Research, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS, Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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Building Foundations: Addressing Housing Insecurity to Improve Child Health
2025-04-16 13:00 - 13:50
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Abstract: The ongoing housing affordability crisis in the US poses significant challenges to the wellbeing of children. In this presentation, I will provide an overview of the relationship between housing instability and children’s health drawing on a range of recent studies. I will also describe evidence from both quasi-experimental and experimental research to demonstrate how housing interventions can mitigate negative impacts and promote healthier outcomes for children.

Bio: Dr. Natalie Slopen is a social epidemiologist with a focus on child development, health equity, and life course theory. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Slopen’s research focuses on how social and environmental factors influence health and well-being in childhood and across the lifespan. Her work, encompassing both observational and experimental studies, aims to generate insights that can shape effective policies and programs to promote health equity.

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Natalie Slopen, ScD
Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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Radiological Emergency Management
2025-04-15 13:00 - 13:30
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Join us for a webinar on the Radiological Emergency Management program offered by Harvard Chan School Executive and Continuing Education, hosted by Program Director Steven B. Goldman, EdD.

Mr. Goldman will share valuable insights into the program, outlining what participants can expect to learn and achieve. As radiological threats continue to pose global challenges, this program is crafted to prepare leaders to effectively manage such emergencies. Participants will gain skills and strategies to effectively plan for and respond to radiological emergencies at the federal, state, local, or individual facility level.

If you’re looking to enhance your expertise in emergency management and take a proactive role in radiological preparedness, we invite you to attend this webinar to discover how the program can align with your professional goals.

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Steven B. Goldman, EdD

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Fine-Mapping Causal Tissues and Genes at Disease-Associated Loci
2025-04-09 13:00 - 13:50
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Abstract: Complex diseases often have distinct mechanisms spanning multiple tissues. We propose Tissue-Gene Fine-Mapping (TGFM), which infers the posterior probability (PIP) for each gene-tissue pair to mediate a disease locus by analyzing summary statistics and eQTL data; TGFM also assigns PIPs to non-mediated variants. TGFM accounts for co-regulation across genes and tissues and models uncertainty in cis-predicted expression models, enabling correct calibration. We applied TGFM to 45 UK Biobank diseases/traits using eQTL data from 38 GTEx tissues. TGFM identified an average of 147 PIP>0.5 causal genetic elements per disease/trait, of which 11% were gene-tissue pairs. Causal gene-tissue pairs identified by TGFM reflected both known biology (e.g., TPO-thyroid for Hypothyroidism) and biologically plausible findings (e.g., SLC20A2-artery aorta for Diastolic blood pressure). Application of TGFM to single-cell eQTL data from 9 cell types in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), analyzed jointly with GTEx tissues, identified 30 additional causal gene-PBMC cell type pairs.

Bio: Alkes PriceDr. Price is a professor in the Program in Genetic Epidemiology and Statistical Genetics in the Department of Epidemiology at Harvard Chan, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Biostatistics. He is an associate member of the Program in Medical and Population Genetics at the Broad Institute, and a member of the Program in Quantitative Genomics at Harvard Chan. Dr. Price received a Ph.D. in mathematics and M.S.E. in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania. His post-doctoral training was mentored by Dr. Pavel Pevzner in the department of computer science at UCSD and Dr. David Reich in the department of genetics at Harvard Medical School. He has been a faculty member at Harvard Chan since 2008. Dr. Price’s research focuses on the development of statistical methods for uncovering the genetic basis of human disease, and on the population genetics underlying these methods. Areas of interest include functional components of disease heritability, common vs. rare variant architectures of disease, and disease mapping in structured populations.

Ben StroberDr. Strober is a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health supervised by Dr. Alkes Price. He completed his Ph.D. in 2021 in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University with Dr. Alexis Battle. Dr. Strober’s research focuses on context-specific genetic regulation of gene expression, and understanding its contribution to the genetic architecture of complex traits and disease.

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Alkes Price, PhD
Associate Professor, Program in Genetic Epidemiology and Statistical Genetics, Department of Epidemiology, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Ben Strober
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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Emerging Women Executives in Health Care
2025-04-01 09:30 - 10:00
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Join us for a webinar on the Emerging Women Executives in Health Care program offered by Harvard Chan School Executive and Continuing Education, hosted by Program Director Karen A. Curley, MSW, MPH.

Ms. Curley will provide insights into the program, detailing what participants can expect to learn and gain. Although women form the majority of the health care workforce, few hold executive positions. This program is designed to empower senior, mid-career, and emerging health care leaders by enhancing their leadership strategies, preparing them for future career advancements, and equipping them with the skills needed to promote the advancement of women in executive roles.

If you’re interested in developing leadership skills and advancing your career in health care, we encourage you to attend this webinar to see how this program might align with your goals.

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Karen A. Curley, MSW, MPH

Vice President, Client Services, The Leadership Development Group

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Health Care Leadership for Emerging Executives
2025-03-27 13:00 - 13:30
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Join us for an informative webinar on the Health Care Leadership for Emerging Executives program, offered by Harvard Chan School Executive and Continuing Education. This session will be hosted by esteemed Program Directors Eric J. McNulty, MA, and Dr. Leonard J. Marcus, PhD.

The health care sector, like all service industries, is facing significant challenges both in the United States and globally. Health care leaders are increasingly required to take on new roles as force multipliers for their staff, community, and organization.

The program’s Meta-Leadership toolbox—featuring original content from Harvard on team building, negotiation, and conflict resolution—equips participants with the practical mindset and skills necessary to lead effectively and confidently in any situation. You can expect to see a return on your investment as soon as you return to work.

If you’re aiming to enhance your leadership capabilities in health care settings, especially during challenging times, we highly encourage you to attend this webinar to explore how the program can support your professional goals.

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Leonard J. Marcus

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Eric McNulty

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Innovation with AI in Health Care
2025-03-12 10:00 - 10:45
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Join us for a webinar on the Innovation with AI in Health Care program offered by Harvard Chan School Executive and Continuing Education, hosted by Program Directors Trishan Panch, MD, MPH, and Heather Mattie, PhD, SM, MS.

As health systems worldwide struggle with aging populations, rising expectations, and ballooning costs, AI offers a powerful tool for tackling these issues and innovating organizations. During this webinar, Dr. Panch and Dr. Mattie will discuss how the Innovation with AI in Health Care program helps health care leaders develop the skills needed to realize the value of AI in health care and advance their careers by demonstrating leadership in digital transformation of health care.

If you’re interested in learning both technical AI concepts and how to implement them in health care settings, we encourage you to attend this webinar to see how this program might align with your goals.

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Trishan Panch

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Heather Mattie

Lecturer on Biostatistics

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Policy Relevant Effects in Infectious Disease Studies
2025-02-26 13:00 - 13:50
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The treatment of one individual often affects the outcomes of others. A canonical example occurs in infectious disease settings, where vaccinating one individual can reduce disease transmission and thereby influence the health outcomes of others. This type of interference implies that individuals cannot plausibly be treated as independent and identically distributed (iid).

Extensive methodological research has recently addressed interference problems and the resulting violation of conventional iid assumptions. However, despite growing interest in this topic, there remains controversy over whether and when existing methods capture causal effects of practical interest, particularly in clinical medicine and public health.

In this talk, I will present causal methodologies—motivated by infectious disease settings—for addressing interference. The central idea is to define estimands that are insensitive to the interference structure. This approach is not merely a workaround to avoid interference; rather, I will argue that these estimands have a clear interpretation and can guide decisions by doctors and patients. Specifically, these estimands can quantify vaccine waning and sieve effects, as illustrated through examples concerning COVID-19 and HIV.

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Mats Stensrud, MD Dr philos, is an associate professor of biostatistics at the Institute of Mathematics at EPFL in Switzerland. His research focuses on methods for causal inference in medicine and epidemiology, usually in settings with exposures and outcomes that depend on time.

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Mats Stensrud, MD Dr philos
Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Institute of Mathematics, EPFL, Switzerland

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The Power of Leadership in Overcoming Health Care Hurdles
2025-02-26 09:30 - 10:00
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The webinar, hosted by Harvard Chan School Instructor Louise Keogh Weed, will delve into the crucial role of leadership in navigating the complex challenges health care professionals face today, including burnout, balancing clinical and financial priorities, and rising costs. Equipping leaders with the tools and resilience to effectively manage these issues is essential.

Louise will also introduce her upcoming Harvard Chan Executive Education program, Health Care Leadership Intensive for Managers, focused on essential leadership training.

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Louise Keogh Weed, MS

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Doctoral Oral Qualifying Examination: Fatou Wurie
2024-10-17 09:00 - 11:00
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Jesse Bump will chair. Please be aware that only the student and committee members are permitted to attend the Oral Qualifying Exam.

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Doctoral Oral Qualifying Examination: Ouleye Ndoye
2024-09-05 13:00 - 15:00
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Mary Bassett will chair. Please be aware that only the student and committee members are permitted to attend the Oral Qualifying Exam.

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The digital lives of children: Impacts of screen time on health and play
2024-09-05 13:00 - 13:45
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The average child in the United States spends more than five hours on a screen every day. What is the impact on mental and physical health? Is screen time replacing play time, or can the two coexist? In this discussion, experts will look at why kids are on their devices so much; why some children may be disproportionately affected by overuse; and how kids and their families can establish a healthy relationship with the ubiquitous screens in our everyday lives.

Register for free to submit your questions.

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Leah Austin, President and CEO of the National Black Child Development Institute

David Bickham, Research Director at the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital

Scott G. Eberle, Former Editor of the American Journal of Play and Former Vice President for Interpretation and Play Studies, The Strong National Museum of Play

Jason Nagata, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California San Francisco, Senior Editor for the Journal of Eating Disorders

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Leslie R. Walker-Harding, Ford/Morgan Endowed Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine

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Better urban planning is helping to erase racial and economic segregation
2024-08-22 14:00 - 14:30
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A movement to reconnect and revitalize long-segregated cities is gaining steam. The Reconnect Jackson-Ward project in Richmond, Virginia, exemplifies the potential for urban redesign to address the physical and economic segregation caused by interstate highways cutting through cities. Mayor Levar Stoney explains why the project makes him optimistic about the future of his city.

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Personalized cancer vaccines may train the body’s immune system to fight tumors
2024-08-22 13:00 - 13:30
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A clinical trial at the University of Florida offers new hope for the future of cancer treatment. Researchers developed an mRNA vaccine that triggers the body’s immune system to attack brain tumors. While there’s still a long road ahead, Elias Sayour, professor for pediatric oncology research, is hopeful because early clinical trial results showed a rapid immune response in patients with glioblastoma, the most common form of brain cancer.

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Barbers are helping Black men talk about mental health
2024-08-22 12:00 - 12:30
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In communities with healthcare inequities, The Confess Project works to improve mental health access by recognizing that the barbershop is an important social hub in Black communities. The project trains barbers in therapy-backed techniques to encourage Black men to open up about their mental health.

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People with disabilities are (slowly) gaining a voice in science
2024-08-22 11:00 - 11:30
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For too long, people with disabilities have been on the margins of science — but that’s starting to change. Kiana Jackson of the nonprofit New Disabled South calls for academia to include more people with disabilities in leadership roles — and to consider the intersectionality of disability, health, and disparities. Such inclusivity can boost scientific innovation and problem-solving.

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Bio-based fabrics may reduce microplastic pollution
2024-08-22 10:00 - 10:30
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The fashion industry produces a huge amount of waste — but more sustainable fabrics are gaining ground. One example: TômTex, which manufactures a compostable, bio-based fabric from shrimp shells and mushrooms. Ross McBee, co-founder of TômTex, explains how such textiles could make a huge difference for the environment and human health.

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The healthcare workforce is diversifying — which will save lives
2024-08-22 09:00 - 09:30
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Increasingly, public health leaders are recognizing the critical importance of expanding the diversity of the health care workforce. Stanford’s Cesar Padilla explains why he’s on a mission to encourage more Latino and Black individuals to become physicians — and why he thinks he’ll succeed.

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Social media cravings can be overcome with healthy habits
2024-08-22 08:00 - 08:30
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Experts have identified practical ways to help young people who feel as though their lives have been “hijacked” by social media. Annie Margaret, co-founder of the Post-Internet Project and a researcher at the University of Colorado, Boulder, explains how students can free themselves from social media addiction in just one month.

You can learn more about the Post-Internet Project here: https://www.postinternetproject.org/prism

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Women at risk: New threats to abortion access
2024-06-27 12:30 - 13:15
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Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion, 21 states have banned or severely restricted access to the procedure. Women and providers have come forward with harrowing stories about the impact of criminalizing aspects of reproductive care. And the political, legal, and personal turmoil is far from over. Our panel of experts will assess the post-Dobbs landscape and look ahead to looming battles over contraception, fertility treatments, and access to abortion pills.

Register for free to submit your questions.

An on-demand video will be posted after the event.

SPEAKERS

Antonia Biggs, Associate Professor and Social Psychologist, Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, UCSF

Beth Brinkmann, Senior Litigation Director, Center for Reproductive Rights

Stella Dantas, President, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Brittany Fonteno, President & CEO, National Abortion Federation, a professional association of abortion providers, and former President & CEO of Planned Parenthood Arizona

MODERATOR

Carrie Baker, Journalist and author of Abortion Pills: US History and Politics, and Sylvia Dlugasch Bauman Chair of American Studies and Professor of the Study of Women and Gender, Smith College

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Doctoral Oral Qualifying Examination: Francisco Ruiz
2024-06-18 11:30 - 13:30
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Howard Koh will chair. Please be aware that only the student and committee members are permitted to attend the Oral Qualifying Exam.

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Doctoral Oral Qualifying Examination: Anuska Kalita
2024-06-18 11:00 - 13:00
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Kevin Croke will chair. Please be aware that only the student and committee members are permitted to attend the Oral Qualifying Exam.

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Doctoral Oral Qualifying Examination: Pauline Nuth
2024-06-18 08:00 - 10:00
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Richard Siegrist will chair. Please be aware that only the student and committee members are permitted to attend the Oral Qualifying Exam.

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Doctoral Oral Qualifying Examination: Hyung Joon Kim
2024-06-05 14:30 - 17:00

Family-based crisis intervention: Stabilizing suicidal teens
2024-05-07 13:00 - 13:30
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When a suicidal adolescent comes into the emergency department (ED), trained facilitators work with the whole family to stabilize the teen, open communication, and equip them all to return home safely.

Developed at Boston Children’s Hospital, the 90-minute family-based crisis intervention (FBCI) avoids unneeded hospitalization. This event will examine how this intervention works and explore efforts to use it in primary care settings, where at-risk adolescents may be seen long before they come to an ED.

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SPEAKERS

Sharonne Herbert, director of belonging, diversity, equity, and inclusion and former supervisor of the Mental Health Emergency Services team in the emergency department at Children’s Hospital of Orange County, where she implemented FBCI

Abigail Ross, associate professor at the School of Social Policy and Practice and at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and research social worker at Boston Children’s Hospital

Elizabeth Wharff, research social worker and former director of emergency psychiatry at Boston Children’s Hospital, where she developed FBCI, and assistant professor in psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

MODERATOR

Jina Moore Ngarambe, managing editor, Harvard Public Health

Doctoral Oral Qualifying Examination: Isabel Espinosa
2024-05-03 12:30 - 14:30

Doctoral Oral Qualifying Examination: Lamees El-Sadek
2024-04-26 12:00 - 14:00

PEARLS: Coaching for older adults with depression
2024-04-16 13:00 - 13:30
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Many older people living in the United States are in the grips of a mental health crisis, their struggles compounded by loneliness, isolation, and grief in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. One in four people over age 65 experiences anxiety or depression, yet many never receive treatment—and still more go undiagnosed.

For more than 20 years, the Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives (PEARLS) has been bringing one-on-one, skill-based intervention for depression administered by trained coaches to older people, in their own homes or communities. This event will examine how PEARLS works to address the needs of this often overlooked and uniquely vulnerable group.

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SPEAKERS

Joel Hernandez, PEARLS counselor

Baltazar Molina, PEARLS client

Mercedes Molina, PEARLS client

Sherry Wu, PEARLS research coordinator, University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center

MODERATOR

Michael Fitzgerald, editor-in-chief, Harvard Public Health

Harvard Catalyst Writing & Communication Center
2024-04-13 00:00 - 23:59, 2024-04-12 00:00 - 23:59, 2024-04-11 00:00 - 23:59, 2024-04-10 00:00 - 23:59, 2024-04-09 00:00 - 23:59, 2024-04-08 00:00 - 23:59, 2024-04-07 00:00 - 23:59, 2024-04-06 00:00 - 23:59 and 3 more dates
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Free writing and communication resources for researchers.

Harvard Catalyst’s Writing and Communication Center was established in 2021 to empower clinical and translational researchers and team members throughout every stage of their careers to better articulate their science.

The center includes dozens of free resources, tools, and trainings on science communication, including self-guided learning modules, videos featuring leading experts, rubrics, templates and worksheets, links to courses, recommended reading, and more.

How to utilize the Writing & Communication Center:

Apply for our NIH K Grant Consultation service.

Receive grant writing tips and take courses on various grant writing and funding topics.

Learn how to write clearly and get your manuscript published.

Improve your research presentation and elevator pitch skills via workshops, videos, and templates on oral communication.

Design compelling and engaging visuals for poster presentations, slides, and more.

Get tips on networking, interviewing, and social media.

Visit the Writing and Communication Center.

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Doctoral Oral Qualifying Examination: Brett Turner
2024-04-09 11:00 - 13:00

EMPOWER: Tapping a new workforce to deliver quality mental health care
2024-03-19 13:00 - 13:30
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A critical shortage of specialist providers has impaired access to mental health care in the U.S. and around the world. The EMPOWER program addresses that crisis with digital tools to support community health workers and nonspecialists in delivering high-quality, evidence-based care for depression and other mental disorders.

Pioneered in India and rigorously evaluated, EMPOWER trains, supports, and builds skills to develop a cadre of frontline mental health providers. This event will examine the EMPOWER model as the program is being scaled up in India and rolled out in several community-based settings in Texas.

Download our fact sheet here.

SPEAKERS

Natali Carmio, EMPOWER adviser

John Naslund, instructor of global health and social medicine, Harvard Medical School, and codirector, Mental Health for All Lab

Katherine Sanchez, director, Patient and Community Engaged Research Center, and Baylor Scott and White Research Institute director of diversity and inclusiveness in research

MODERATOR

Jina Moore Ngarambe, managing editor, Harvard Public Health

Leadership in a partisan age: A conversation with Gov. Andy Beshear (D-Ky.) and former Gov. Steve Beshear (D-Ky.)
2024-03-14 13:00 - 13:30
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Fierce partisanship dominates U.S. politics at a national level. Yet in some states, bipartisan cooperation is possible. This event brings together Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who recently won re-election as the Democratic leader of a heavily Republican state, and his father, former Gov. Steve Beshear, who also served two terms. They’ll share lessons in leadership and reflect on the challenges of working across the aisle to achieve policy goals, including expanded access to health care. The conversation will be moderated by former Gov. Deval Patrick (D-Mass.)

Register for free to submit your questions.

An on-demand video will be posted after the event.

SPEAKERS

Andy Beshear, Current Governor of Kentucky

Steve Beshear, 61st Governor of Kentucky

MODERATOR

Deval Patrick, Co-Director, Center for Public Leadership, David R. Gergen Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School; 71st Governor of Massachusetts

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The Science of Sleep: Exploring the connection between rest and health
2023-02-16 13:00 - 14:00
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When we turn the clocks ahead this spring, we’ll lose an hour of sleep—but for many Americans, poor sleep is a nightly problem. Lack of sleep takes a toll on physical and mental health, increasing risk for chronic conditions like high blood pressure and obesity. Our expert panelists will unpack the latest research on rest, including how social and environmental factors can impact our sleep. They’ll explore the connections between race, sleep, and health disparities. And they’ll share advice on how to improve sleep quality for better overall health.

Register for free to submit your questions.

An on-demand video will be posted after the event.

SPEAKERS

Elizabeth Klerman, Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Carmela Alcántara, Associate Professor, Columbia University School of Social Work

Azizi Seixas, Associate Professor, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Rebecca Spencer, Professor of Psychology and Brain Science, UMass Amherst

MODERATOR

Jacqueline Howard, CNN Health Reporter

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