This workshop will provide space to engage and explore how to be more thoughtful about who and how we recruit, admit, and retain student cohorts. Implicit bias will be introduced and participants will discuss strategies for minimizing bias during the admissions process. The target audience for this event is faculty and staff involved in the... Read more »

Academics are increasingly asked to engage with public actors from policymakers to journalists. Rarely, however, are academics given any guidance or strategies for doing so. In this lecture, Dr. Ray... Read more »

Carolina Seminars will present "Addressing Perinatal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders through Perinatal Psychiatry Access Programs" as part of the North Carolina Maternal Behavioral Health Collaborative’s Carolina Seminar Series. Presenters: Nancy Byatt, DO, MS, MBA, FACLP (Medical Director of MCPAP for Moms) Tiffany A. Moore Simas, MD, MPH, MEd, FACOG (Director of Engagement of... Read more »

Are you prone to WebMD rabbit holes when searching for the most accurate, up-to-date health information? Are you interested in researching health literacy or pursuing a career in the health sciences? Hack your health research process with help from librarians! This workshop will introduce valuable tools and for finding and evaluating health information online. Presenter... Read more »

Focus group interviews are commonly used for survey development, content development, and qualitative data collection to capture rich information about attitudes and beliefs that affect behavior. An overview of the basics of focus groups supplemented with real examples and hands-on practice will highlight the most appropriate uses of focus groups, moderating focus groups, developing interview... Read more »

Join Jerold Mande for a discussion on federal nutrition policy. Learn about the main "players" in nutrition policy in Washington DC, updates on major nutrition policy initiatives and tips for how to get a federal job and have an outsized impact on public health. Following his talk, Mande will be available at a reception to... Read more »

Attend a design thinking workshop targeting the issues women face in entrepreneurship and the workplace, complete with a panel of 6 young UNC alumnae who will share their personal stories and experiences as females in entrepreneurship. The first half of the workshop will focus on discussing issues women face in entrepreneurship with the alumnae panel.... Read more »

Jennie Brand will present “Uncovering Treatment Effect Heterogeneity using Machine Learning” as part of the Carolina Population Series 2019-2010 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series. Jennie E. Brand is Professor of Sociology and Statistics. She is also Director of the California Center for Population Research and Co-Director of the Center for Social Statistics (CSS). Prof. Brand studies... Read more »