Past Events
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Mar 2PHS Monday Seminar Featuring Max Besbris, Ph.D.PHS Warf 726
Title: Housing Costs and US Fertility: A New Era Bio: Broadly, I study how individuals make decisions in economic markets, how these decisions are affected by interactions with others, and how these decisions, in turn, affect racial and socio-spatial inequalities. My research questions tend to focus on housing and neighborhoods, and I am increasingly interested …
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Feb 25PopHlth 820 Graduate Student Seminar Featuring Rida KhartriTitle: Analysis of Colorectal and Cervical Cancer Disparities and Trends Among Disaggregated Asian Ethnic Subgroups Abstract Asian Americans are the only racial/ethnic group in the United States for whom cancer is the leading cause of death, with the majority of Asian American ethnic subgroups having colorectal cancer (CRC) as the leading cause of cancer. Disaggregation of …
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Feb 23PHS Monday Seminar Featuring Jason HelgersonVirtual
Title: Value-based care, how health systems understand population health Bio: Jason founded Helgerson Solutions Group and serves as its Chief Executive Officer, leading the firm’s mission of making the world a better place. An eternal optimist, Jason believes in new, innovative approaches to solving complex problems in health and social care. Jason also leads …
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Feb 18PopHlth 820 – Grad Seminar Featuring Caleb HogeterpPHS WARF Room 726
Abstract Associations between reported call reasons and end of call disposition at a Wisconsin suicide crisis hotline Introduction Suicide is a major public health concern, and remains one of the leading causes of death in the United States. From 1999 to 2016, the state of Wisconsin saw an increase in the rate of suicides by …
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Feb 16PHS Monday Seminar Featuring Clare TurnbullVirtual
Title: Genomic Tests for Population Screening Bio: Professor Clare Turnbull is Professor of Translational Cancer Genetics in the Division of Genetics and Epidemiology at the Institute of Cancer Research, London. Her research spans statistical, population and public-health-related analyses of genetic cancer susceptibility and implementation of expanded genomic testing. As an honorary consultant in Public Health, …
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Feb 13Philip Farrell Alumni Lecture & Welcome Day Featuring Amy KindHSLC - Room 1345
Title: The Power of Social Exposome Research to Catalyze Real-World Change: The Case of Milwaukee Water Works Lead Pipe Replacement Plan Bio: Amy Kind, MD, PhD, Professor in the Department of Medicine, Associate Dean for Social Health Sciences and Programs, Executive Director of the WI Partnership Program, CEO, The Orion Initiative, and Director of the Center …
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Feb 11PopHlth 820 Featuring Toyosi OgunmuyiwaPHS WARF Room 726
Title: Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors among Colorectal Cancer Patients Abstract: In the United States (US), colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) are another leading cause of death in the US; approximately one in three deaths is attributable to CVD. Among CRC patients, cardiovascular diseases are a …
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Feb 4PopHlth 820 Graduate Student Seminar Featuring Hideko EngelWARF Room 726
Title: Frequency and predictors of exposure to maternal alcohol consumption during breastfeeding among children with and without autism Background: While prenatal alcohol exposure is known to have adverse effects on neurodevelopment, there is little evidence of effects of maternal alcohol consumption during breastfeeding on later child health outcomes, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods: The Study …
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Feb 2PHS Monday Seminar Featuring Paul Fleming, PhD, MPHPHS WARF 726
Title: Imagine Doing Better: Improving population health with imagination, reflection, and action Abstract: In this presentation, Dr. Paul Fleming will discuss how to think about and approach building communities where all people can thrive. He will highlight key themes from his book Imagine Doing Better: Why Policies Backfire and How Prevention Thinking Can Change Everything to help highlight how prevention thinking …
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Jan 28PHS Wednesday Seminar Featuring Victoria Kolbuck, PhDPHS WARF 726
Title: Post-Incarceration Health Care Use Among Medicaid-Enrolled Adults: A Stratified Analysis By Sex Research Objective: While most people incarcerated in the United States are men, women who are incarcerated have substantially higher rates of many health conditions, including mental health conditions and substance use disorders (SUD). Yet, most studies describing incarcerated populations’ post-release health care …