Dissertation Defense: Natalie Blackburn

2301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall McGavran-Greenberg Hall, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

You are invited to attend the public dissertation defense of Natalie Blackburn: "An Economic Evaluation of an Alcohol Reduction Intervention in the HIV Clinic Setting in Vietnam" Wednesday, February 19 11 a.m. - noon, McGavran-Greenberg 2301 Committee: Vivian F. Go, PhD (Chair), David W. Dowdy, PhD, Shelley Golden, PhD, Carol E. Golin, PhD, Nisha C.... Read more »

Dissertation Defense: Amanda Kong

Amanda Kong, a doctoral student in health behavior, will defend her dissertation titled, "Associations of tobacco retailer density with neighborhood sociodemographic, individual smoking behaviors and COPD hospital admission rates: A spatial health approach."

Dissertation Defense: Dirk Davis

You are invited to attend the public dissertation defense of Dirk Davis, doctoral candidate in health behavior, titled "How Health Navigation Affects Mental Health: A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study with Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV in Guatemala." The defense is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6 from 9-10... Read more »

Addressing economic determinants of HIV vulnerabilities in high-risk young adults

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

Visiting from Indiana University SPH, Dr. Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson's research focuses on using economic-strengthening interventions, mobile health technologies, and applied behavioral economics to improve sexual and reproductive health (SRH), including HIV, in economically disadvantaged populations in the US and abroad. Her research centers on youth and young adults, people living with HIV, racial and ethnic... Read more »

UNC-Duke Global Mental Health Seminar

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

A monthly hybrid (Zoom or in-person) seminar will deepen early-career networks and pose next-generation questions for global mental health. Dr. Felicity Brown will present on "Developing evidence-based psychological care for children and families affected by armed conflict." Brown is a researcher and psychologist with UNICEF Child Protection. Watch online OR at a viewing party in Michael... Read more »

An intersectional approach to gender-based violence and women’s health in the United States

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

Join Tiara Willie, PhD, assistant professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for a Health Behavior Faculty Candidate Talk titled "An intersectional approach to gender-based violence and women’s health in the United States." This event will be held Rosenau Hall 133 and online. Watch online. Contact Wendi Seiler with questions.

Leveraging behavioral science to inform cancer prevention policies

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

Join Marissa Hall, PhD, for a Health Behavior Faculty Candidate Talk titled "Leveraging behavioral science to inform cancer prevention policies." This talk will be presented in person in Rosenau Hall 133 and online. Watch online. Contact Wendi Seiler with questions.

Policy and systems change to advance injury and violence prevention

230 Rosenau Hall (Mayes Center) Rosenau Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Please join the Department of Health Behavior for Dr. Anna Austin's job talk, entitled “Policy and systems change to advance injury and violence prevention.” Dr. Austin is currently a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Maternal and Child Health and Core Faculty at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center. Watch live in Rosenau Hall... Read more »

Neighborhoods & physical activity: Equitable and sustainable strategies to promote healthy living

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

Please join the Department of Health Behavior for Natalicio (Nat) Serrano’s job talk, entitled “Neighborhoods & physical activity: equitable and sustainable strategies to promote healthy living.” Dr. Serrano is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Cancer Education and Career Development Program (NIH/NCI T32) at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Institute for Health Research and... Read more »

Guest Lecture: “Advancing community engagement and equity in rural cancer control”

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

Dr. Marquita Lewis-Thames, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University. In her talk, Dr. Lewis-Thames will define equity and its relationship to disparities, community engagement, and belongingness. She will frame the disparities rural cancer survivors face, the challenges associated with accessing adequate health services to support long-term survivorship care, and... Read more »

Health Under Fire: A Discussion on the Public Health Impacts of War

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

This event will be taking place on Tuesday, March 26th at 5 p.m. in 133 Rosenau and virtually over Zoom. "Health Under Fire" will include two interdisciplinary speakers in the Public Health field who will first discuss their different topics for 20 minutes each, then will participate in a combined discussion and Q&A for the... Read more »