- Faculty & Staff
- February 2, 2026
Dear colleagues,
I hope you all had a restful break. Faculty at SPH have access to a wide variety of opportunities for faculty development. The portfolio of programs and resources, which are described in the Faculty Handbook, includes our Faculty Development Seminar Series (FDSS). Here we highlight the events offered in February:
Department Events:
Biostatistics
- Functional accelerated failure time models for detecting acute cannabis impairment from wearable pupillometer data; Thursday, February 12, 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
- Statistical Genetics & Genomics Seminar; Friday, February 20, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Epidemiology
- PROGRESS INITIATIVE TALK – Disability, Access, and Equity in Gynecologic, Reproductive, and Perinatal Care; Monday, February 2, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Global Health
- Social network-based strategies to interrupt tuberculosis transmission and improve outcomes; Monday, February 2, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- The future of global health research and education: perspectives from an infectious disease modeler; Monday, February 9, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Health Law, Policy, and Management
- Quantitative Methods Seminar: Association between Out-of-Pocket Cost and Adherence to Wegovy; Thursday, February 3, 1:00 pm – 1:50 pm
- “Coverage Denied”: A Politics and Health Lab Conversation; Tuesday, February 10, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
School-wide Events:
- AI In-Studio Workshop; Monday, February 2, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- AI in Practice Symposium; Tuesday, February 3, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- SPH Faculty & Staff Writing Community; Thursday, February 5, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
- Changes in Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care for LGBTQ+ Adults; Wednesday, February 11, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- School Assembly; Tuesday, February 24, 10:00 am – 11:30 am
- Public Health Conversation: The Future of Public Health in Boston; Wednesday, February 25, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
- D&I Office Hours with Dean Cozier; Thursday, January 8, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- SPH Teaching & Learning: Integrating AI in the Classroom; Wednesday, February 25, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
- Faculty Breakfast; Tuesday, January 29, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
University-Wide Events:
- Urban Inequalities Workshop: Getting to school: School choice and the complexities of family decision-making in Boston; Monday, February 2, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
- Writing & Research Partnership Meet & Greet; Wednesday, February 4, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- Gentrification: Ideas to Action ft. The Death & Life of Gentrification; Wednesday, February 4, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- The AI Free Classroom; Wednesday, February 4, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- Supporting Faculty Excellence Open House; Thursday, February 5, 10:00 am 12:00 pm
- FDD Seminar: Mentor Smarter. Sponsor Louder; Wednesday, February 11, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Research on Tap: On Language and Being Human; Wednesday, February 11, 4:00 pm- 6:00 pm
- Bench to Public Health: Pain Research & Management; Thursday, February 12, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
- Global Health Politics Workshop: The Transnational Remaking of Epidemic Politics in China; Thursday, February 12, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
- Early-Career Faculty Funding: Opportunities, Resources, and Strategies for Success; Wednesday, February 18, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Partnering with Boston Public Schools on Research; Thursday, February 19, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- Research on Tap: The Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families: Research on Policy and Practice; Wednesday, February 25, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Opportunities from the National Council on Faculty Development and Diversity:
- How to Align Your Time with Your Priorities; Thursday, February 12, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Please reach out to sphfro@bu.edu with any questions or if you would like to add any professional development seminars/workshops to the calendar.
Sincerely,
Mike McClean, ScD
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Advancement
mmcclean@bu.edu