During this webinar, we will focus on helping public health professionals develop tools needed to enhance their self-care and overall wellness. Approaching wellness from a holistic perspective, participants will leave with actionable items to develop a plan for self-care. The objective is to increase the investment in their personal wellness and self-care while becoming an example for those they serve. This webinar will teach them how to relieve the stresses they face in healthy ways and help them identify mental health resources and natural supports.
The Emory COVID-19 Response Collaborative (ECRC) is highlighting the work of Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH) students in ECRC projects with state and local health departments in Georgia.
Each student will have 20 minutes for their presentation time block – 10 minutes for presentations and 10 minutes for Q&A. There will be 3 Zoom rooms attendees can choose from for each session and everything will be recorded in case you aren’t able to get to all the sessions you would like! Presentations cover topics related to: Racial and Social Disparities, Death/Survival Rates, and Impact on Communities and Programs.
Event Information
Please join on Tuesday, April 20th from 12-1 PM EST to learn about their hard work.
Registration is required to attend this event, click here to register!
A panel of Rollins alumni of color will discuss their career path and work experiences in the field of public health. This conversation will center on navigating the professional environment as a person of color. Topics will include finding the right workplace culture and navigating difficult conversations. After registering you will receive a welcome email with the Zoom link, pass code and link to a survey. Please make sure you complete the survey.
Event Information
Date/Time: April 12th, 12:00-1:00PM EST
Click here to register for the event on Handshake!
Alumni Panel Bios
Archna Patel is a Certified Health Education Specialist and holds a Master of Public Health degree (under BSHE now BSHES) from Emory University’10. For several years, Ms. Patel contracted with CDC working on various research projects. In 2019, Ms. Patel rejoined Emory University to continue working with the MEW (Managing Epilepsy Well) Network. She works with Dr. Cam Escoffery to deliver the HOBSCOTCH program, a problem-solving, memory program for people with epilepsy.
Mujaahida Shakur received her MPH from Emory University in Behavioral Sciences and Health Education. Mujaahida is a Health Specialist at the National Institute on Aging through the Presidential Management Fellowship program. She manages projects that support NIA’s National Strategy for the Recruitment and Participation in Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Clinical Research, including building community support to increase enrollment of minority and underserved participants.
Vanessa Da Costa is Certified in Public Health (CPH). She holds an MPH in Global Epidemiology from the Emory University’18. She currently works as a Data Analysis Advisor at U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Vanessa is also the Founder and CEO of Chilombo Global Career Services LLC, focused on bridging the gap between accessing and landing public health opportunities, especially for Black students and early-mid career professionals, due to the additional barriers they face.
Dr. Raphael Coleman is a nationally-award-winning public health practitioner-scholar who leads the Alice! Health Promotion Unit of Columbia Health at Columbia University. He is also an adjunct assistant professor at Tulane University and City University of New York. He is co-owner of Pracademics LLC, which works with organizations and individuals to cultivate systems-level change by identifying areas of change, and developing and implementing anti-oppressive strategies within organizational cultures and structures.
Mercilla Ryan-Harris received her MPH in Health Policy and Management at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. As an Atlanta native with a passion for improving the overall health of the black community through prevention and improving the health care delivery system, Mercilla co-founded BLKHLTH. BLKHLTH’s goal is to critically engage and challenge racism and its impact on Black health. This is done through workshops and trainings, practice-based consulting, community health events, and digital media.
RSPH’s Student Outbreak and Response Team (SORT) and the Humanitarian Emergencies Research Team (HERT) invite you to the 4th annual Emergency Preparedness and Outbreak Response Networking night. The evening features presentations from Dr. Sandra Ford (District Health Director for the Dekalb County Board of Health), Dr. Cherie Drenzek (State Epidemiologist for the Georgia Department of Public Health), and Dr. Lyndsay Bottichio (Associate Director for Surveillance in the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases at the CDC) followed by a panel discussion and networking with attendees.
This is an exciting opportunity to hear from leaders at the local, state and federal levels about the COVID-19 pandemic response and how COVID-19 will impact the future of public health. Current students, alumni, and public health professionals are encouraged to attend. Registration is required.
Event Information
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 14th starting at 6:00pm
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, take a look at the flyer below to see the variety of events that will be offered. Use the QR code below of visit the Office of Respect’s website here to learn more about these events!
The Laney Graduate School at Emory University is hosting their annual Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition! This competition is an opportunity for PhD candidates to share their research to a diverse audience in under three minutes using only a single visual slide. All are invited you to watch the finalists compete in the virtual 3MT Finals Competition!
One of the finalists competing is Katie Labgold, a PhD student in the Department of Epidemiology. She will be presenting her thesis, “Surveillance and Health Equity: Keeping score of life-threatening pregnancy complications.” So be sure to attend and show your support!
Calling all cooks, bakers, and lovers of the culinary arts!
We are coordinating inviting you to the first ever “Great Epi Cook-off” on Friday, April 9th 2021 from 5:00 – 6:30PM EST.
This event will feature 12 of the best chefs and bakers of our department facing off in a sizzling head-to-head competition. Each participant is asked to prepare a dish of their choosing prior to the start of the virtual event on April 9th. At the event, participants will be invited to speak for approximately 5 minutes about what their dish is and precisely why it should entitle them to be named this year’s top cook of Emory epi. Much like popular cooking shows such as “chopped” or “iron chef”, participants are encouraged to not only explain what their dish is to the judges, but also where the inspiration came from and what techniques were utilized to complete the masterpiece.
Celebrity judges will give each participant a score based on visual appearances of their dish and the description provided. While not required, inspiration pulled from our coursework will be received with the utmost support. Judges will choose a winner (top cook of Emory epi) and audience members will be able to vote on their pick (the audience choice winner) with both winners being rewarded with a curated prize pack.
If you desire to participate in this competition, please sign up by completing this form. Entries will be capped at 12 participants with notifications going out by Thursday, April 8th.
Alternatively, if you are not interested in participating but would still like to observe, don’t pan-ic, a zoom link will be sent out to all students the day of the event. Additionally, a zoom cocktail hour will be encouraged for 30 minutes after the event for both participants and observers.
ASPPH is hosting the Public Health Jobs Virtual Career Fair on April 30, 10am-4pm ET, with the goal of supporting students and uniting the public health workforce.
This event is free for ASPPH member students (undergraduate and graduate) and alumni seeking full-time jobs, internships, fellowships, and postdoctoral opportunities.
Benefits of Attending
Access targeted, quality job opportunities at public health organizations across the country
Interact with employers and grow your network conveniently without traveling
Improve your digital interaction skills which are important in our current hiring climate
How to Register
Click here to register for the career fair on April 30th!
Join us on April 15th, 2021 from 12-1pm for a virtual conversation about sexual violence prevention and support on Emory’s campus. The University Senate Subcommittee on the Prevention of Sexual Violence will host a series of conversations as part of different tracks at the event focused on how students, faculty, and staff can be involved in sexual violence prevention and support on Emory’s campus.
The event will be moderated by Dr. Cari Jo Clark, Associate Professor, Rollins School of Public Health, and Chair within the University Senate Campus Climate Sub-Committee. The event format will include:
Intro/brief moderated discussion at beginning (10-15 minutes)
Breakout rooms with participants attending pre-selected track with facilitators (30 minutes)
Brief moderated discussion to close event (10-15 minutes)
The active participation of the medical community – those who took an oath to “first, do no harm,” – in the labeling, persecution, and mass murder of millions of those deemed unfit, represents one of the darkest periods not only in the history of medicine, but in the history of humankind.
Yet, even in the darkest times, one can always find the light. Stories of physicians who remained dedicated to healing and saving lives prove that the power and privilege of medicine can be an inspiration to us all.
The past year has found our society faced with unprecedented challenges due to COVID-19. The lessons of the Holocaust have informed our current situation as we struggle to meet this challenge in the most ethical manner possible. This Holocaust Remembrance Day, we look to medicine and morality as a way to reflect on the past and protect the future, while appreciating the miraculous work of our healthcare professionals during this global pandemic.
“Medicine and Morality: Lessons from the Holocaust and COVID-19” will include internationally known scholars discussing the nexus between medicine, ethics, and the Holocaust and how lessons learned from the past have been incorporated into the handling of the current pandemic. The program will also include testimony from Holocaust survivors and stories of healthcare professionals whose lives have been shaped by the Holocaust.
How to Attend
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 7th, 7:00PM EST
Click here to learn more about this event and register to attend the webinar!
EGDRC Seminar: Lynn Aboue-Jaoudé January 14, 2025 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
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Online Location: https://tinyurl.com/Lynn-Abou-JaoudeEvent Type: Seminar SeriesSeries: Health System Users in Vulnerable Situations: Normative Experiences and “New Ways of Life”Speaker: Lynn Abou-JaoudéContact Name: Wendy GillContact Email: wggill@emory.eduLink: https://tinyurl.com/Lynn-Abou-JaoudeDr. Lynn Abou-Jaoudé studies sociocultural challenges in healthcare experiences, focusing on qualitative research and diabetes prevention at the University of Lille’s LUMEN lab.
GCDTR Seminar: Erin Ferranti, PhD, MPH, RN January 21, 2025 at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
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Online Location: https://tinyurl.com/ErinFerrantiEvent Type: Seminar SeriesSeries: Cardiometabolic Risk and Resource Connection in Maternal HealthSpeaker: Erin Ferranti, PhD, MPH, RNContact Name: Wendy GillContact Email: wggill@emory.eduRoom Location: RRR_R809Link: https://tinyurl.com/ErinFerrantiDr. Erin Ferranti, Emory Assistant Professor, researches women’s cardiometabolic disease prevention, health inequities, maternal morbidity, farmworker health, diabetes, and hypertension using biomarkers for early risk identification.
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