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11.15.2024 Lawrence Yang headshot scaled

Health Equity

Lawrence Yang

Lawrence Yang, professor and chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the NYU School of Global Public Health, discusses his research on migration stigma and mental health outcomes for migrant communities in the U.S.

Fellow Jude Sleiman

11.12.2024 Rachel Farr headshot

Health Equity
LGBTQ+ Health

Rachel Farr: What Is a “Normal” Family, Anyway?

Rachel Farr, a professor of psychology at the University of Kentucky, studies family dynamics and child development across the spectrums of gender and sexuality.

Fellow Heather Sherr

11.08.2024 Janelle Palacios headshot

Health Equity

Janelle Palacios

Janelle Palacios, nurse midwife, researcher, and founder of Encoded 4 Story, uses storytelling to improve health outcomes for Indigenous women.

Fellow Dani Weissert

10.30.2024 Apryl Alexander headshot

Apryl Alexander

Apryl Alexander, director of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Violence Prevention Center, discusses her work and the intersection of violence and the 2024 election.

Fellow Jude Sleiman

10.09.2024 Joan Alker headshot

Joan Alker

Joan Alker, executive director of the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University, discusses her work and the role of Medicaid in the 2024 election.

Fellow Abby Varker

09.03.2024 Tariem Burroughs headshot

Health Equity

Tariem Burroughs

Tariem Burroughs, executive director of external partnerships at Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health, discusses his work helping public health students find their niche in the field.

Fellow Heather Sherr

05.31.2024

Disease
Chronic Disease

Kimberly Bertrand

Kimberly Bertrand, a cancer epidemiologist in the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University and co-investigator with the Black Women’s Health Study, shares about her work and some of the key findings from the study to date.

Fellow Heather Sherr

05.24.2024

Health Equity

Ernest Grant

Ernest Grant, vice dean for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at Duke University School of Nursing, speaks about his work to prepare nurses to meet patient needs in an increasingly diverse America.

Fellow Jude Sleiman

04.25.2024 Whitney S. Rice headshot

Sexual & Reproductive Health

Whitney S. Rice

Whitney S. Rice, assistant professor at Emory University Rollins School of Public Health and director of the Center for Reproductive Health Research in the Southeast (RISE), speaks about her work to advance reproductive health.

Fellow Dani Weissert

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