Sociomedical Sciences

Food for Thought

Critical Reflections on the Social Sciences and Public Health Seminar Series

The GATEway to Menstrual Health: Periods, Policy and Public Health

Speakers: Professor Marni Sommer and MPH 2025 Candidates Isabella Brocato, Carolyn Martinez and Bhavana Huliyar (10/23/2024)

Recording will be uploaded shortly.

Doctoral Students' Presentation

Speaker: Sara Bergen, MA, Valentina Parisi, MPH, MS, CPH, and Sara Jane Samuel, MPH, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health (03/20/2024)

Food for Thought: Doctoral Students' Presentation

 

 

 

 

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Advancing Research on Sustainability and Health Equity in Implementation Science

Speaker: Rachel C Shelton, ScD Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health (02/28/2024)

Food for Thought Advancing Research on Sustainability and Health Equity in Implementation Science

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Bridging Community and Clinic to Promote Diabetes Equity in Diverse Communities

Speaker: Associate Professor of Population Health NYU Langone Health Nadia S. Islam, PhD (10/18/2023)

Food for Thought Nadia Islam, PhD

 

 

 

 

 

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Social and Structural Determinants of Inequities in Environmental Reproductive Health

Speaker: Associate Professor Ami Zota, PhD (09/20/2023)

Social and Structural Determinants of Inequities in Environmental Reproductive Health

 

 

 

 

 

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Assessing the impact and equity of NYC’s initiative to reduce tobacco retailer density: a spatial analysis

Speaker: Daniel Giovenco, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociomedical Science (04/06/2023)

Food for Thought: Impact and equity of NYC's initiative to reduce tobacco retailer density

 

 

 

 

 

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SMS Doctoral Students' Presentations

Speakers: Alyssa Basmajian, MA, MPhil PhD Candidate, Anthropology & Sonia Mendoza-Grey, MA, MPhil PhD Candidate, Sociology (03/27/2023)

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Collateral consequences of the school-to-prison pipeline for adolescent substance use and mental health

Speaker: Dr. Seth J. Prins (02/15/23)

Food for Thought Dr Seth J. Prins

 

 

 

 

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Using Social Scientific Theory To Improve Research and Clinical Care for People Experiencing Homelessness, and Co-Occurring Mental Health And Substance Use Disorders

Speaker: Dr Kelly Knight (11/16/22)

Food for Thought Dr. Kelly Knight

 

 

 

 

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Chat and Chew: Climate Change, Health, and the Social Sciences - A facilitated coversation to explore opportunities for research and collaboration

Speakers: Associate Professor Diana Hernandez, PhD & Assistant Professor Merlin Chowkwanyun, PhD. (10/19/2022)

Chat and Chew: Climate Change, Health, and the Social Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

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The Past, Present and Future of Public Health in the Republic of the Phillipines: Challenges and opportunities in research, service, advocacy, and community engagement

Speaker: Dr Christian Gloria (9/28/22)

Food for Thought: The Past, Present and Future of Public Health in the Republic of the Phillipines

 

 

 

 

 

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Politics as a Fundamental Cause of Health Inequities: Theoretical and practical insights for public health policymaking 

Speaker: Ashley Fox (9/29/21) 

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Moving Beyond Symbolic Gestures: The Respectful Engagement of Minoritized Communities in Research 

Speaker: Craig S. Fryer (4/7/21)

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Building the Plane While Flying: CIPHER's Lessons Learned 

Speaker: Citizens' Public Health Literacy (12/2/20)

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Systemic Racism and Health Disparities: A Town Hall Discussion to Inform the Department of Sociomedical Sciences' Action Steps 

Speaker: Open Discussion (10/7/20)

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Beyond Lip Service: Leveraging Interdiscplinary Health Research Toward Racial Equity

Speaker: Zinzi Bailey (9/23/20)

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