Spring Mock Interview Week, 3/23-3/27

The Office of Career Development and Career Development Ambassadors at the Rollins School of Public Health cordially invite you to participate in our Spring Mock Interview Week on Monday, March 23 – Friday, March 27, 2020.

For more information and to register for one or both types of interviews offered, please visit Handshake.

• To register for In-Person with Career Development, click here. 
• To register for Phone with Public Health Professional, click here. 

Coronavirus Webinar, 3/2

Please join the Region IV Public Health Training Center for this upcoming learning opportunity on March, 2nd 12-1:30PM. 

Click here to register for a live webinar with Dr. Carlos Del Rio: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Protecting the Public from the Current Outbreak

SERexperts – Live Event, 4/1

Registration is now open for SERexperts-Live, ‘CSTE Applied Fellowship Program’, Wednesday, April 1, 2020, 12:00pm-1:00pm.

Please join us for SER’s first, collaborative webinar with The Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Applied Epidemiology Fellowship (AEF) Program!Hosted by Amanda Masters, the Deputy Director for Governance, Strategy and Support Program (CSTE), join us to learn about this Applied Epidemiology Fellowship program!

• This unique fellowship program is designed for recent master’s or doctoral level graduates in Epidemiology (or a related field) whom are interested in public health practice at the state/local level. Following an overview of the program, two CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellows will present their research. Following the presentations, the panelists will be available to answer any questions you might have regarding the program.
• This event is sponsored by SER’s Membership & Nominations Committee.

Click here for a full workshop description and additional information.

Spring Career Fair, 2/28

CHECK-IN INFORMATION

• All Emory/Rollins students and alumni welcome.
• Professional attire is REQUIRED for entry.
• Doors open no earlier than 10:00AM.
• It is not required to stay the entire duration of the fair.
• Feel free to arrive at any time during fair hours.

Current students: Registration will be conducted on-site. You will not register online prior to the career fair. Please bring your EMORY ID CARD for ease in check-in and copies of your resume for potential employers. 

Alumni: Must provide a current resume to leave at the registration table for entry. Please bring multiple copies!

PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOTS

• Update your LinkedIn profile with a new headshot in your professional attire!
• Friday, February 28 – 9:30am – 12:00pm and 1:00pm – 3:00pm
• First-come, first-served; no RSVP required

SHUTTLE INFORMATION 

• A Charter bus will be provided and will be ongoing in making pickups and drop-offs throughout the day for the fair.
• First ride will leave Rollins at 9:40AM in front of Michael Street parking deck.
• Last ride will depart from the Emory Conference Center Hotel at 2:15PM.
• NOTE: Parking validation at the ECCH/Rollins will NOT be provided for students/alumni attendees. We encourage you to take the shuttle. Or walk! It is a 5-7 minute walk from Rollins.

CAREER FAIR PLUS APP

• Available on iOS and Android devices
• List of participating employers, map layout, and more!

Injury Prevention Seminar, 2/26

Title

Motor Vehicle Injury in the United States: Prevention and Data

Description

Motor vehicle crashes cause over 30,000 deaths and an estimated 2.5 million emergency department visits a year in the United States. This seminar will describe the burden of motor vehicle crash injury in the United States, highlight strategies that can be used to reduce motor vehicle crash injury, and discuss data sets that can be used to answer motor vehicle crash-related questions.   

Presenter

Vaughn Barry, PhD MPH

Presenter background

Dr. Barry has an MPH in biostatistics from the University of Minnesota and a PhD in epidemiology from Emory University. She is currently an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer at the CDC in the Division of Injury Prevention.

Second Annual Data Science Workshop, 3/26-3/27

Second Annual Data Science Workshop: Emerging Data Science Methods for Complex Biomedical and Cyber Data

Date and Location:
March 26 – 27, 2020
Georgia Cyber Center Hull McKnight Building, 100 Grace Hopper Lane, Augusta, GA

Description:

The Division of Biostatistics and Data Science in the Department of Population Health Sciences in the Medical College of Georgia and the School of Computer and Cyber Sciences at Augusta University are organizing the second annual workshop on “Emerging Data Science Methods for Complex Biomedical and Cyber Data”. The goal of this two-day workshop is to educate and empower graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early career researchers and faculty members with emerging statistical methods to address the complex data arising from various fields, in particular, from biomedical and cyber sciences.

The workshop will be in the form of specific research overviews and lectures provided by leading experts in the respective topic areas. A poster session and a five-minute oral presentation session will be held respectively during the first and second day of the workshop. A limited number of posters and 5-minute presentations will be selected for poster awards by a panel of judges. 

Travel Awards:

With NSF support, we are able to provide travel awards to approximately 15 undergraduate and graduate students to attend the workshop and to either present posters or to give five-minute oral presentations on their respective research closely related to the theme of this workshop. Travel Award application deadline is March 2, 2020.

To register:

For more information and to register, please click here. Early registration (by March 16, 2020) is strongly encouraged because of space limits. Registration fee will be higher if paid on or after March 17, 2020.

ILE: Thesis and Capstone Meeting, 2/19

Join the Epi Department this Wednesday, Feb. 19 in CNR Auditorium to hear more about the thesis and capstone process and ask any questions you may have!

Behind the Manuscript, 2/18

Please join us on Tuesday, February 18th for a discussion with Dr. Michael Kramer.  Dr. Kramer will provide insight on the research process behind the manuscript, “The legacy of slavery and contemporary declines in heart disease mortality in the U.S. South.” 

 Click here to read the article. 

Click here to RSVP. 

Chair’s Chat, 2/12

Click here to RSVP for the February Chair’s Chat or RSVP on Canvas.