Program Events & Talks
The Department of Public Health Sciences hosts regular seminars on alternate Friday afternoons between 12:00 and 1:30, as well as special seminars at other times.
Both faculty and invited speakers present research on a broad range of topics in public health, epidemiology, and health services research.
Doctoral students and Fellows present research workshops on the Fridays when there are no seminars. The topics for the workshops are announced one week in advance.
Grand Rounds: The more you know…about HPV and cervical cancer in Native American communities
Naomi Lee, PhD - Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Arizona University
Nov 03, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m.
Host: Naomi Lee, PhD
Grand Rounds: Healthcare Communication Dynamics
Andrea Garroway; Tziporah Rosenberg - PhD, clinical psychologist and assistant professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Medicine at URMC; PhD, LMFT, associate professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at URMC, the Institute for the Family, and the Division of Collaborative Care within the Department of Psychiatry
Apr 21, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m.
Host: Andrea Garroway, PhD and Tziporah Rosenberg, PhD, LMFT
Grand Rounds: URMC Opioid Safety Office
Holly Russell; Jade Malcho - MD, founder and director of the Addiction Medicine program at Highland Family Medicine and medical director of Clinical and Community Programs at the Center for Community Health & Prevention; MD, senior instructor of Clinical Emergency Medicine - Department of Emergency Medicine (SMD) and assistant director, URMC Opioid Safety Office
Mar 31, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m.
Host: Holly Russell, MD, and Jade Malcho, MD
Grand Rounds: Medical Legal Partnership (MLP) at Strong Internal Medicine and Highland Family Medicine
Mahala Schlagman; Rebecca Russo; Melissa Molongo - MD, physician, Strong Internal Medicine and assistant professor, Department of Medicine, General Medicine (SMD); supervising attorney Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.; MPH, project manager in the Health Equity Program Support Office
Mar 17, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m.
Host: Mahala Schlagman, MD, Rebecca Russo, supervising attorney Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc., and Melissa Molongo, MPH
Grand Rounds: Medical Student Distinction in Community Health Presentations
Mar 03, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m.
Host: Mariah Erlick '23, Kiersten Flodman '23, Shane Fuentes '23, Nilsa Ricci '23, Valentina Sedlacek '23
Progress Report: URMC Equity and Anti-Racism Action Plan
Edith Williams; Theresea Green - PhD, founding director of the Office of Health Equity Research, UR CTSI; PhD, MBA, director of Health Equity Education, UR CTSI
Feb 17, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m.
Host: Edith Williams, PhD, founding director of the Office of Health Equity Research, UR CTSI and Theresea Green, PhD, MBA, director of Health Equity Education, UR CTSI
Public Health Grand Rounds: How population-level matched birth-school administrative records can address public health and education policy questions
David Figlio, PhD - Provost, University of Rochester
Feb 03, 2023 @ 12:00 p.m.
Host: David Figlio, PhD