Dissertation Defense: Loren Oh

Doctoral candidate Loren Oh will present her dissertation research, "Detection and treatment of breast cancer in dually enrolled Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries in accountable care organizations." Watch online. Contact Valerie Hooker with... Read more »

Dissertation Defense: Belinda-Rose Young

1301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall (Michel A. Ibrahim Seminar Room) McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Health Behavior doctoral candidate Belinda-Rose Young will present her dissertation research, “State structural determinants of human trafficking: A global study.” This dissertation defense will take place via Zoom and in... Read more »

Dissertation Defense: Maggie Holly Byrne

1101F McGavran-Greenberg Hall 401 Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill

Doctoral candidate, Maggie (Holly) Byrne will present her dissertation research, "Gratitude, Warm Glow, and the Role they Play in the Pay-it-Forward Model." The presentation will be in person in McGavran-Greenberg... Read more »

Policy Day: NC Medicaid’s Healthy Opportunities Pilot Program

136 Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg. (Auditorium, School of Social Work) Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Designed to provide evidence-based non-medical interventions related to housing, food, transportation, interpersonal safety and toxic stress to high-need Medicaid beneficiaries in North Carolina, the Healthy Opportunities Pilot Program seeks to... Read more »

Dissertation Defense: Caitlin Biddell

3005 Michael Hooker Research Center (Carmen Hooker Odom Conference Room) 135 Dauer Drive, Chapel Hill, United States

Doctoral candidate in health policy and management Caitlin Biddell will present her dissertation research, "Impact of financial barriers to care on adverse healthcare events among cancer patients and survivors." This... Read more »

Policy and Progress: Key Perspectives in Women’s Health

G100 Bondurant Hall 321 South Columbia St, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join the Women's Health Multidisciplinary Consortium for a panel discussing the impact of policy and advocacy on women's health. The event will take place in person at Bondurant G-100 on... Read more »

Novant Visiting Scholar Series: Daniel Dawes, JD

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Auditorium (0001 Michael Hooker Research Center) Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Daniel Dawes, JD, will give a keynote address titled, "The Political Determinants of Health." Mr. Dawes is a widely respected healthcare and public health leader, having authored two groundbreaking health... Read more »

Below the Belt Film Screening and Panel Discussion

133 Rosenau Hall (Joan Heckler Gillings Auditorium) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Public Health Leadership Student Association will host a screening and expert panel discussion of the documentary "Below the Belt," a film about the realities of living with endometriosis. Through... Read more »

2023 HPM Distinguished Alumni Award Lecture: Dr. Gary Freed

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Auditorium (0001 Michael Hooker Research Center) Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Gillings School of Global Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management presents: The 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient Lecture with Gary L. Freed, MD, MPH ('92) from the... Read more »

Dissertation Defense: Yucheng Hou

2005 Michael Hooker Research Center (William L. Roper Conference Room) Michael Hooker Research Center, Chapel Hill, United States

Doctoral candidate Yucheng Hou will present her dissertation research, "Peer participation, spillover effects, and evaluation of the Medicare Shared Savings Program." Dissertation Committee Members: Justin Trogdon Marisa Domino Valerie Lewis... Read more »