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Wednesday Seminars 2024–2025

12:15 p.m.–1:20 p.m. 

Hybrid Seminars | In person in room W2030 or via Zoom

Join us for exciting and engaging weekly seminars led by experts, covering important public health topics.
Contact PFRH-Communications if you have any questions. 

Past Seminars

Select past Wednesday seminars are uploaded below and are available on the PFRH YouTube channel

12/11/2024 - Sexuality and Sexual Health in France from Past to Present: A 30-Year Overview


Caroline Moreau, MD, PhD, Professor in the Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, presents her recent research on sexuality and health in France. She draws upon three population-based surveys conducted between 1992 and 2023 to examine trends and discuss the contemporary paradox surrounding sexuality in current French society.

Speaker:
Caroline Moreau, MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

12/04/2024 - The William H. Gates Sr. Institute: Present and Future

 

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | December 4, 2024 

In this presentation, staff and faculty from the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health present some highlights of the Institute, with a focus on research approach, demographic dividend, the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP), and the Family Planning New Network (FPNN). 

Speakers: 

Philip Anglewicz, PhD, MA 
Director, William H. Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health 
Professor, Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Caroline Moreau, MD, PhD, MPH 
Professor, Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Carolina Cardona, PhD, MHS 
Assistant Scientist, Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Kellie Welborn, MA 
Senior Program Officer, William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Christina Cherel, MPH 
Senior Technical Advisor, William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

11/06/2024 - HIV Protection Patterns among Young Women in Eswatini from a High-Frequency Longitudinal Phone Survey

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | November 6, 2024 

Speaker: 

Abigail Greenleaf, MPH, PhD
Assistant Professor of Population and Family Health (at ICAP)
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

10/16/2024 - Strategies to Promote Food Security in Maryland

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | October 16, 2024 

Speakers: 
Kristen Mmari, DrPH 
Associate Professor 
Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Susan Gross, PhD 
Associate Practice Professor 
Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Erin Hager, PhD 
Associate Professor 
Bloomberg School of Public Health

10/09/2024 - Women’s Economic Empowerment: Unpacking how relationships can help and hinder through methods innovation

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | October 9, 2024 

Speakers: 
H. Colleen Stuart, PhD 
Associate Professor 
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School 
Co-Director, Gender & Work Initiative 

Anaise Williams, PhD, MPH 
Assistant Scientist 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

10/02/2024 - New Opportunities for Rapid Mortality Data Collection via Mobile Phone Surveys

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | October 2, 2024 

Speaker: Georges Reniers, PhD 
Associate Professor of Demography 
Department of Population Health 
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

09/25/2024 - Advances in Adolescent Health, 2010 - Present

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | September 54, 2024 

Speakers: 
Robert Blum, MD, PhD, MPH 
Professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Sam Beckwith, PhD 
Senior Research Analyst, ChildTrends 

Kristin Mmari, DrPH Associate Professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health

09/04/2024 - Stories of Our Faculty, Part 1

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | September 4, 2024 

Moderator: Cynthia Minkovitz, MD, MPP  

Speakers: 
Suzanne Bell, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor 
Christina Bethell, PhD, MPH, MBA, Professor 
Carolina Cardona, PhD, Assistant Scientist 
Michele Decker, ScD, Professor 
Alison Gemmill, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor 
Li Liu, PhD, MHS, MB, Associate Professor 
Astha Ramaiya, DrPH, Assistant Scientist 
Annie Smith, PhD, Assistant Scientist

03/06/2024 - Ouagadougou Partnership: How much do you know about SHR in Francophone West Africa?

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | March 6, 2024 

Speaker: 
Marie Ba, MA 
Director 
Ouagadougou Partnership Coordination

02/28/2024 - Advancing Family Planning Through Advocacy

PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | February 28, 2024

Speakers: 

Duff Gillespie, PhD 
Professor Emeritus 
Formerly Co-Principal Investigator, Advance Family Planning 
Department of Population, Family & Reproductive Health 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Beth Fredrick, BA 
Independent Consultant 
Formerly Co-Principal Investigator, Advance Family Planning 
Deputy Director, Bill and Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health 

Sabrina Karklins, MPA, BA 
Independent Consultant 
Formerly Project Director, Advance Family Planning 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

02/21/2024 - Bringing Youth ParticipatoryAction into Health Communication Research

 

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | February 21, 2024 

Speaker: 
Robin Stevens, PhD, MPH 
Associate Professor | Associate Dean of Research 
Director, Health Equity & Media Lab 
Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism 
University of Southern California

02/07/2024 - Structural Xenophobia and Birth Outcomes: U.S. Immigration Policy and Immigrant Perspectives

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | February 7, 2024

Speaker: 

Goleen Samari, PhD, MPH, MA
Associate Professor
Department of Population and Public Health Sciences
University of Southern California

12/13/2023 - Mapping Subnational Gender Gaps in Internet and Mobile Adoption Using Social Media Data

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | December 13, 2023 

Speaker: 
Casey Breen, PhD, MA, BA 
Senior Postdoctoral Fellow in Computational Social Science 
University of Oxford

09/20/2023 - Global Women's Health and Gender Equity: Evidence to Action Leadership Panel to Advance SDG5


PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | September 20, 2023 

Moderated by Michele Decker, ScD, Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Speakers: 
Feinian Chen, PhD Professor of Sociology Director of Hopkins Population Center Johns Hopkins University 

Anita Raj, PhD Professor, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Executive Director, Newcomb Institute of Tulane University 

Jay Silverman, PhD Professor of Medicine and Global Public Health University of California at San Diego

 

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