Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences

SHDH Past Events

SHDH Past Seminar series:

James O’Connell - September 9th, 2010

“Dispatches from the Streets: a public health approach to reducing morbidity and mortality among Boston’s rough sleepers”

Andrew Papachristos – September 23rd, 2010

“Unraveling Crime Epidemics: The Network Diffusion of Homicide and Violence among Gang and Non-Gang Youth”

Mika Kivimaki – October 7th, 2010

“Bidirectional association between type 2 diabetes and depression”

APHA practice sessions: C. Nelson & B. Capistrant – October 21st, 2010

“Household responsibility and dietary behavior: An issue of control or overload?”(C.N.)
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“Does Spousal Caregiving Increase Risk of Incident Myocardial Infarction and Stroke? Evidence from a Nationally Representative Sample”(B.C.)

David Canning – Novemeber 4th, 2010

“The Effect of Maternal Tetanus Immunization on Children’s Schooling in Matlab, Bangladesh”

 Allison Aiello – November 18th, 2010

“Social Determinants of Persistent Infections in the United States”

Alan Geller – December 2nd, 2010

“Reducing Deaths from Melanoma: Challenges and Promises”

Marcia Castro – March 10th, 2011

“Infant mortality decline in Brazil: a spatio-temporal analysis”

Tyler VanderWeele – March 24th, 2011

“Mediation and spillover effects in group-randomized trials, a case
study of the 4R’s educational intervention”

Thomas Boyce – April 14th, 2011

“Orchids, Dandelions, & the Determinants of Population Health and Development”

Constance Keefer – April 21st, 2011

“Using the Child’s Behavior as Language”

Judith Palfrey – May 5th, 2011

“Health Care Reform: What is in it for Children?”

Lauren Smith – May 9th, 2011

“Transforming Public Health Laws into Reality: Lessons Learned from the Intersection of Public Health, Public Policy and Politics”

Nancy Krieger – October 28th, 2011

“An Informal Reportback on the World Conference on Social Determinants”

Nicolaas P. Pronk – November 8th, 2011

“Evidence-Based Worksite Health”

Billie Giles-Corti – February 29th, 2012

“Building the evidence base for health-enhancing built environments: work in progress in Australia”

K. “Vish” Viswanath – April 10th, 2012

“The Communication Revolution and Health Inequalities in the 21st Century: Promises and Pitfalls”

Cynthia Kiro – April 12th, 2012

“Outcomes in Healthcare – Lessons from WHANAU ORA”