2018-19 Seminars
To kick off the year and 50th anniversary celebration, the Department of Sociomedical Sciences facilitated monthly lunch and learns, spanning various topics in our year's theme of advancing health equity. We were fortunate to not only have some of our very own faculty and doctoral students speak, but we were also able to hear from guest lecturers, from New York to the west coast. Each month, our mission was twofold: keeping both minds and stomachs full.
Food for Thought: Critical Reflections on the Social Sciences and Public Health Seminar Series
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
The Legacy of 1960s Health Activism: Why It Matters Today
Featuring: Robert Fullilove, EdD and Merlin Chowkwanyun, PhD
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Using Mass Media to Reduce Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: Evidence from the truth Campaign
Featuring: Donna Vallone, PhD
Chief Research Officer, Truth Initiative Schroeder Institute
Thursday, November 8, 2018
"Let there be Light: Energy, Health and Justice in the United States"
Featuring: Diana Hernandez, PhD
Assistant Professor of Sociomedical Sciences
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
"SMS Doctoral Students Works-in-Progress: Research During Especially Hard Times "
Featuring: Matthew Lee & Caroline Parker
Assistant Professor of Sociomedical Sciences
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Who is Left Behind in HIV/AIDS Advances and Why It Matters
Featuring: Lisa Rosen-Metsch, PhD
Dean, School of General Studies and Professor, Sociomedical Sciences
Seminar Series in Gender, Sexuality and Health
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Mobile technology, sexuality and the future of HIV risk behaviors in NYC MSM
Featuring: Eric Schrimshaw, PhD
Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
#CommuterCampusStudentsToo: Gaps in Sexual Violence Prevention for Urban, Commuter Campus Students
Featuring: Victoria Frye, DrPH, MPH
Associate Medical Professor, City University of New York School of Medicine
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Transformative LGBTQ Youth Organizing: An Innovative Model Using Participatory Action Research (PAR), Performance & Dialogue to Impact Multilevel Change
Featuring: Laura Wernick, PhD, MPA, LMSW
Assistant Professor, Fordham University School of Social Service
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
How Alcohol, Space and Time Influence Young People's Sexual Encounters in Tanzania: A Qualitative Study
Featuring: Marni Sommer, DrPH, MSN, RN
Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
The Elusive Quest: The Science of Paternity before DNA
Featuring: Nara Milanich, PhD
Professor, Barnard College Department of History
Eugene Litwak Honorary Lecture
The Health of US Sexual Minorities Across Generations: Historical and Social Context
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Featuring: Ilan Meyer, PhD
Williams Distinguished Senior Scholar of Public Policy
The Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law
