- Faculty & Staff
- January 7, 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 January:
Department Events:
Global Health
- GH Research Seminar Series: Betsy Wonderly Trainor; Monday, January 26, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Health Law, Policy, and Management
- Qualitative Methods Seminar: Postpartum Depression Screenings at Well-Child Visits: Perspectives from Community Health Center; Thursday, January 29, 1:00 pm – 1:50 pm
School-wide Events:
- D&I Office Hours with Dean Cozier; Thursday, January 8, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
- SPH Faculty & Staff Writing Community; Friday, January 16, 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
- School Assembly; Tuesday, January 20, 10:00 am – 11:30 pm
- Faculty Breakfast; Tuesday, January 29, 10:00 am – 11:00 am
University-Wide Events:
- FDD Seminar: Artificial Intelligence for Academic Writing; Thursday, January 13, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Joint Evans Center Pre-ARC and Focused Research Program (AI-PRISM) Workshop; Wednesday, January 14, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
- BU ADRC January Colloquium Talk: Update on the Role of Gut Microbiome in Alzheimer’s Disease; Friday, January 16th, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
- Beyond the Body: Digital Footprints and Reproductive Justice; Thursday, January 22, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Speaking in Code: Youth Poetry and the Politics of Possibility in Urban Uganda; Friday, January 23, 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Opportunities from the National Council on Faculty Development and Diversity:
- Every Career Chapter Needs a Plan; Friday, January 30th, 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