News and Events
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.
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Upcoming Events
Past Seminars
Select past Wednesday seminars are uploaded below and are available on the PFRH YouTube channel.
04/02/2025 - Menstruation, Menopause and Public Policy
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | April 2, 2025
Attorney and author Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, executive director of the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center at NYU Law, speaks to her decade-long journey and experience as a champion for equitable menstrual and menopause public policy in the United States. She outlines the recent, rapid history of these movements and point to reforms that are possible in this next political era.
Speaker
Jennifer Weiss-Wolf
Executive Director
Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center
NYU Law
02/19/2025 - A Multi-Perspective Analysis of the Use of Telehealth Services for Obstetric and Gynecology Services
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | February 19, 2025
Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, Associate Professor and PI for the Morgan State University Center for Maternal and Family Health Research, will discuss the perspectives of patients and providers on the use of telehealth for obstetrics and gynecology services.
Speaker:
Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, PhD, MPH
Chair, Department of Public and Allied Health
Associate Professor School of Community Health and Policy
Morgan State University
02/02/2025 - Staying the Course to Promote the Early and Lifelong Health of Children and Youth
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | February 2, 2025
Staying the Course to Promote the Early and Lifelong Health of Children and Youth: Lessons from the New National Launching Lifelong Health Study and Engagement In Action Framework (EnAct!)
Christina Bethell, PhD, MBA, MPH, Professor and founding Director of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative will review the new National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine Launching Lifelong Health study on transforming the children’s health care system to improve child and youth well-being. Recommendations specific to advancing integrated statewide early childhood health promotion and preventive services using the Engagement In Action Framework (EnAct!) will be discussed.
Speaker:
Christina Bethell, PhD, MBA, MPH
Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
01/22/2025 - The Baltimore City Youth Data Hub: Integrating Youth Data with Communities to Support Baltimore’s Young People
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | January 22, 2025
James Sadler, PhD, Director of Research at Baltimore’s Promise, discusses the work of the Baltimore City Youth Data Hub, an integrated data system between Baltimore’s Promise, City Schools, and the City of Baltimore that centers community involvement in governance and throughout the data lifecycle.
Speaker:
James Sadler, PhD
Director of Research, Baltimore’s Promise
12/11/2024 - Sexuality and Sexual Health in France from Past to Present: A 30-Year Overview
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | December 11, 2024
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
11/20/2024 - The Unequal Impact of Abortion Bans on Fertility and Infant Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | November 20, 2024
The Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in June 2022 removed federal protections for the right to abortion, fundamentally changing the abortion landscape in the United States. Suzanne Bell, PhD, and Alison Gemmill, PhD, will discuss their current research generating first-of-its kind evidence on the unequal impact of recent abortion bans on fertility and infant mortality, both across and within states.
Speakers:
Suzanne Bell, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Alison Gemmill, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Associate Director, Hopkins Population Center
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
