The Latest in Public Health Research: Fixing Digital Health Apparatus? Local Governments’ COVID-19 Vaccine Promotion on the Frontline in Urban China
Online Virtual Event - See Event DetailsSpeaker: Yan Long, Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley Department of Sociology A growing body of public health research investigates the formal design of various policy tools and national strategies to increase vaccine uptakes. Yet little is known about how those tools and strategies play out in state agencies’ everyday practice. To address this gap, we examine […]
The Latest in Public Health Research: Building epidemiological evidence and prediction capabilities for climate-sensitive diseases
Online Virtual Event - See Event DetailsSpeaker: Alexandra Heaney, Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Berkeley School of Public Health In this talk, Dr. Heaney will discuss the body of research she has undertaken as a postdoctoral scholar at UC Berkeley, as she is leaving to start as an Assistant Professor at UC San Diego in July, 2023. Her work broadly combines theoretical study, […]
A conversation with Dr. Christine Henneberg on the blurred lines between abortion, motherhood, and choice
Online Virtual Event - See Event DetailsSpeaker: Dr. Christine Henneberg At this special PHAA event, physician-writer and Berkeley Public Health alumna Christine Henneberg will read from her recent memoir, Boundless: An Abortion Doctor Becomes a Mother and discuss her work as an abortion provider before and after the Supreme Court decision that overturned the right to abortion in America. Christine Henneberg, […]
The Latest in Public Health Research: Sources of On-Road Vehicle Emissions and their Impacts on Respiratory Disease Symptoms in California
Online Virtual Event - See Event DetailsSpeaker: Jason Su, Associate Researcher, UC Berkeley School of Public Health Dr. Jason Su will discuss his recent work on the impact of vehicle emissions on respiratory disease in California. Digital sensors fitted onto inhalers can capture the date, time, and location of rescue inhaler medication use (i.e., use of Short-Acting Beta Agonist for the […]
The Latest in Public Health Research: Adaptive Experiments Toward Learning Treatment Effect Heterogeneity
Online Virtual Event - See Event DetailsSpeaker: Jingshen Wang, Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley School of Public Health Understanding treatment effect heterogeneity has become an increasingly popular task in various fields. For example, in e-commerce, understanding treatment effect heterogeneity helps decision-makers to design personalized advertising strategies to maximize profits. In biomedical studies, learning the impact of treatment on diverse patient subpopulations provides […]
