The Department of Pediatrics and Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute Research Fellowship Program presents the virtual speaker series Health Equity: Research in Practice. The five-part series will be held Fridays at 11 a.m., on the dates below.
Nothing About Us, Without Us: Engaging with Communities in Research
Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
This presentation will prepare health researchers at all stages of career development to establish and maintain effective collaborations with community partners by exploring approaches to community engagement and providing tools and resources for initiating new projects.
Ariel O. Blakey, M.A.
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Boston University
Kristine Durkin, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Malika Muhammad, C-CHW
Consultant
Sickle Cell and Community Health
Desireé N. Williford, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Department of Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Lori Crosby, Psy.D.
Department of Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Centering Equity in Early Childhood to Improve Nutrition and Food Security among Young Children
Friday, Mar. 7, 2025, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
This talk will explore how centering equity in early childhood can improve nutrition and food security.
Alison Tovar, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Incorporating Health Equity when Developing Research Questions and Designing Studies
Friday, Mar. 14, 2025, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
This lecture will identify areas to incorporate antiracism at each step of the research process, by thinking about the questions we ask, how we define variables, how we conduct analyses, and how we interpret results.
Zach Kunicki, Ph.D., M.S., M.P.H.
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
The Impact of Everyday Discrimination on Depression and Anxiety among U.S. Adults
Friday, Mar. 21, 2025, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
This presentation will review how experiences of discrimination are linked to mental health outcomes, using data from the National Health Interview Survey.
Marie-Rachelle Narcisse, Ph.D., M.Sc., CHCQM, FABQAURP
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Optimizing the Care of Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease by Centering Anti-Racism and Health Equity
Friday, Apr. 4, 2025, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
This talk will review the impact of racism on the care and outcomes for individuals with sickle cell anemia and describe how a pro-active multidisciplinary approach to reduce these inequities can improve care.
Patrick McGann, M.D., M.Sc.
Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Department of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University