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We invite you to visit the Slone Epidemiology Center and listen to one of our upcoming Brown Bag Seminars.\u00a0 All seminars are held from 12:00 to 1:00 PM at 72 East Concord Street, L-7,<\/a> in Conference Room L-735.<\/p>\n

Note: All Brown Bag Seminars will be held hybrid or on Zoom following a case-by-case basis. Visitors are welcome to attend in-person at the above location or via Zoom; please email slone@bu.edu<\/a> for info.<\/p>\n

Emerging Media in Health Communication: From Virtual Reality Interventions to AI-Based Communication Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Juwon Hwang, PhD<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor, Media Science
\nBoston University College of Communication<\/p>\n


Thursday, April 30, 2026<\/p>\n

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Recent Seminars<\/h3>\n

2026<\/h3>
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Leading with Humanity
<\/strong>Cheryl Harding
\nThursday, March 5, 2026<\/p>\n

Rebalancing the scales: nutrition policy strategies to support population health
<\/strong><\/a>Joshua Petimar, ScD<\/a>
\nAssistant Professor
\nDivision of Chronic Disease Research Across the Lifecourse (CoRAL)
\nDepartment of Population Medicine
\nHarvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
Thursday, February 12, 2026<\/p>\n

2025<\/h3>
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Innovation Meets Access: Rethinking How We Screen for Lung Cancer
<\/strong>Erica Warner, ScD, MPH<\/a>
\nInvestigator, Associate Professor
\nMongan Institute, Mass General Research Institute
\nAssociate Professor of Medicine
\nHarvard Medical School
Thursday, November 20, 2025<\/p>\n

Cultural Contrasts to Uncover Hormonal Causes of Breast Cancer
<\/strong>Lauren\u00a0Houghton, PhD Msc
<\/a>Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Thursday, March 20, 2025<\/p>\n

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2024<\/h3>
<\/p>\n

Evidence Triangulation in Dementia Research<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maria Glymour, SD<\/a>
Chair and Professor of Epidemiology
Boston University School of Public Health
Thursday, October 17, 2024<\/p>\n

Leveraging national cancer surveillance data to study racial disparities in cancer mortality<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fatema Shafie Khorassani, PhD, MS, MPH<\/a>
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
Boston University School of Public Health
Thursday, April 25, 2024<\/p>\n

What’s the Point of a Safety Net if it Doesn\u2019t Catch Anyone? How Black Pregnant Women are Slipping Through the Cracks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kathryn Thompson, PhD<\/a>
Assistant Professor
BU SPH, Health Law, Policy & Management
Thursday, February 29, 2024<\/p>\n

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2023<\/h3>
<\/p>\n

Evaluating Rural Mortality Disparities in Cancer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kelly Kenzik, PhD, MS<\/a>
Associate Professor of Surgery
Associate Chair of Research
Thursday, November 16, 2023<\/p>\n

Neonatal Multimorbidity and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children Born Preterm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jonathan S Litt, MD, MPH, ScD<\/a>
Neonatologist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Director, NICU GraDs Program, Boston Children’s Hospital
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Thursday, May 18, 2023<\/p>\n

New England Centenarian Study: Investigating Cognitive Resilience and Race-Related Risk for Longevity<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thomas Perls, MD, MPH, FACP<\/a>
Professor, Medicine
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Stacy Andersen, PhD<\/a>
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Thursday, April 20, 2023<\/p>\n

Investigating the likely effect of reparations policies on Black-White disparities in perinatal outcomes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Collette Ncube, DrPH MPH MS<\/a>
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Boston University School of Public Health
Thursday, February 16, 2023<\/p>\n

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