The Data Behind the Disparities: Studying the Truth About African-American Health
SEMINAR SERIES
Health and wellness are one of the biggest reflections of America’s disparities between African-Americans and other communities. Today, researchers across the country are engaging in innovative exploration to better understand, address, and overcome community-related challenges and improve wellness.
This Semester, GSU’s Office of Sponsored Programs will host highly published scientists who have distinguished themselves in family-focused research. This seminar series is free and open to students, faculty, staff, and residents of North Louisiana. The hope is that this information will help improve health and wellness in communities.
Seminar Series: The Data Behind the Disparities
Studying the Truths About African-American Health
Presented by the Office of Sponsored Programs
Kidney Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease in the African American Community
September 13, 2018 – 9:30 a.m.
Presenter: Dr. Bessie Ann Young Mielcarek, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Associate Chair for Diversity and Inclusion, University of Washington
Physical Activity
Behavioral Interventions to Reduce Health Disparity Risk in African Americans
September 20, 2018 – 9:30 a.m.
Presenter: Robert L. Newton, Jr., Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
Associate Professor, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Heart Health
Social Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease Among African Americans: Lessons from the Jackson Heart Study
September 26, 2018 – 9:30 a.m.
Presenter: Dr. Mario Sims, Ph.D. in Medical Sociology, FAHA
Chief Science Officer, Jackson Heart Study
Professor of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Research & Data
Data Science, “The New Wave”
September 27, 2018 – 9:30 a.m.
Presenter: Mark Harris, M.S. in Applied Statistics
Statistical Analyst/ Data Scientist
Littler Mendelson, P.C., Los Angeles, California
About the Office of Sponsored Programs, Fall Lecture Series
The Office of Sponsored Programs Fall Lecture Series brings innovators in public and private sectors to the GSU campus to share the latest trends in groundbreaking research, academia, and health issues prevalent in the African American Community. This series is supported by funding from Title III.
For more information about the series or the Office of Sponsored Programs, visit http://www.gram.edu/offices/sponsoredprog/.