2012 School of Public Health RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

Conference/Symposium | December 4 | 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. |  Alumni House

Sponsor: Public Health, School of

The School of Public Health 2012 Research Symposium which will be held at the Alumni House from 10 am - 5:30 pm on Tuesday, December 4.

We have expanded the scope of the symposium to a full day of activities - including several faculty presentations, a talk by Dean Shortell followed by student posters and award reception.

The 2012 SPH Research Symposium Schedule:

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
KRISTINE MADSEN, Assistant Professor, Public Health Nutrition
Curbing Childhood Obesity: A Systems Approach

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
MICHAEL JERRETT, Professor and Chair, Environmental Health Sciences
Parks and Recreation Access and Obesity Formation

11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
KIM HARLEY, Associate Director for Health Effects, Center for Environmental Research and Children’s Health
Are Environmental Chemicals Making Us Overweight? BPA as a Case-Study

11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
WILLIAM SATARIANO, Professor, Epidemiology and Community Health
Technology, the Built Environment, and Health Behavior

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch (provided)

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM
JACK COLFORD, Professor, Epidemiology
Evaluating Environmental Enteropathy in a Randomized, Controlled Trial of Water, Sanitation, Hygiene, and Nutrition Interventions in Kenya and Bangladesh (The WASH Benefits Study)

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM
LEE RILEY, Professor, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases
Slum Health--a Study of Macro and Micro-Disparity

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
KIRK SMITH, Professor, Global Environmental Health
Environmental Health in the Afterlife

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
DEAN STEPHEN SHORTELL

3:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Student Posters Session and Awards Reception


The SPH Research Symposium is free to attend. Please join us for an interesting and enjoyable day.

[We have scheduled this during the reading/review/recitation week to avoid conflicts with class schedules.]

Target audiences: Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Students - Graduate, Students - Prospective, Students - Undergraduate

Open to audiences: Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Students - Graduate, Students - Prospective, Students - Undergraduate

Event Contact: rondahl@berkeley.edu

Document: 2012 SPH Research Symposium Flyer