CURRENTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH
The Currents of Public Health webinar series is presented by the School of Public Health at Georgia State University. The goal of this series is to explore relevant public health topics with members of our community to discover how these ideas can positively impact communities.
Claire Spears is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Mindful Living Lab in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University. She will discuss her research on mindfulness interventions for health promotion, including targeting tobacco use among underserved populations and using digital health tools to increase access.
Upcoming Webinars
Roby Greenwald, Associate Professor, Department of Population Health Sciences, October 12
Alexander Kirpich, Assistant Professor,Department of Population Health Sciences, November 9
Recent Webinars
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Ike Okosun is a Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences. His research focuses on investigating the epidemiology of metabolic syndrome, including obesity, diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia in populations of African origin.
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Terri Pigott is a professor at Georgia State University with a joint appointment in the School of Public Health and the College of Education & Human Development. Her research focuses on methods for meta-analysis, including power, missing data and individual participant meta-analysis.
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Carlos A. O. Pavão is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Undergraduate Program at the Georgia State University School of Public Health and Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
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Dawn Seymore, who earned her MPH with a concentration in epidemiology from Georgia State in 2021, will discuss career opportunities in public health with Evalye Alexander, the School of Public Health’s Career Services Manager. Dawn is currently a K-12 COVID-19 Testing Consultant with the Georgia Department of Public Health.
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Dr. Freire’s research interests include violence prevention, dissemination & implementation science, and evaluation of complex public health strategies. Before coming to GSU in 2021, Kimberley worked at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention for 13 years, most recently as the Evaluation Lead in CDC’s Program Performance & Evaluation Office.
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Dr. Christine Stauber is an Associate Professor of Environmental Health and the Associate Chair for the Department of Population Health Sciences in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University. She received her Ph.D. in Environmental Science from the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has over 15 years of experience in environmental health sciences.
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HIV-related stigma has been identified as one of the principal factors that undermine HIV prevention, treatment, and care in many countries, including Ghana. Understanding HIV-related stigma from the perspective of people living with HIV, medical practitioners, and community members can help inform the development of culturally appropriate and effective interventions to reduce and eventually eliminate the stigma associated with HIV.
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