"The Massachusetts Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (MassJCOIN): Overview of Findings and Resources for Mentorship and Collaboration" 
09/26/25

Elizabeth Evans Ph.D. 
Chair, Department of Health Promotion and Policy, Professor of Community Health Education, The University of Massachusetts Amherst

"Towards Precision Health: Harnessing Digital Tools and Novel Intervention Frameworks to Advance Behavioral Science"
10/31/25

Stephanie Goldstein Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Research) at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Senior Research Scientist at the Weight Control & Diabetes Research Center of The Miriam Hospital

"Ultra processed foods and their association with cardiometabolic health"
11/21/25

Maya Vadiveloo Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition, Chair, Lifestyle Nutrition Committee, American Heart Association, College of Health Sciences, University of Rhode Island.

"Achieving Sustainable Food Security: Pathways across food and health systems"
01/30/26

 Meredith Niles Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health

"Centering LGBTQ Youth Voices in Co-Designing Tobacco Prevention Messaging: Principles, Practices, and Products"
04/25/25

Dr. Andy SL Tan, Ph.D., MPH, MBA, MBBS
Associate Professor, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania.

“Adolescent Dating Violence Experiences Among By Sexual Minority Youth” 
09/27/24

JaNelle Ricks Ph.D.  
Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Health Promotion, The Ohio State University

"To Intersectionality and Beyond: Why Embracing the Complexity of Stigma is the Future of Public Health"
10/25/24

 Skyler Jackson Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences), Yale School of Public Health

“Using Strategic Science to Empower the Charitable Food System”
01/31/25

Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D.
Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health (Principal Investigator), Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut 

“From Interventions Back to Prevention: Supporting kids' health through diet and physical activity behaviors”
02/28/25

 Jennifer Sacheck, Ph.D., MS, FACSM
Professor and Chair, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health

"Moon Marked and Touched By Sun: Confronting the Roots of Active Living Inquities"
04/25/25

Jennifer Roberts, Dr.PH, MPH
Associate Professor of Kinesiology, University of Maryland School of Public Health

"Using Psychodrama to Change the Behavior of Young Men Living in the Urban Slums of Dhaka" 
09-29-23

Malabika Sarker Ph.D. 
Associate Dean of Global Engagement, Professor of the Practice, Brown University School of Public Health

“Opioid Use Disorder Stigma and Disclosure Processes: Key Findings and Pilot Intervention Results”
10/27/23

Valerie A. Earnshaw Ph.D. 
Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Sciences, University of Delaware

“Structural Stigma and Health Inequalities”
01/26/24

Mark Hatzenbuehler Ph.D. 
Professor of Psychology, Harvard University

"Aligning Practitioners and Academics round Evidence-Based Implementation"
04/26/24

Shoba Ramanadhan, ScD, MPH 
Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

"Research on Us, by Us: Centering a Racial Equity Lens in Addressing LGBTQ+ Health Disparities" 
10-28-22

Alison Cerezo, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor of Counseling, Clinical and School of Psychology
University of California Santa Barbara 

"Health Disparities: A Health Communication Perspective"
11-18-22

Ken Resnicow, PhD
Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education
University of Michigan School of Public Health

"Measuring and Mitigating Disparities in Mental Health Care and HIV for Transgender and Nonbinary People"
02-17-23

Aaron Breslow PhD
Assistant Professor with PRIME Center for Health Equity and Einstein-Rockefeller-CUMY Center for AIDS Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine

"Using digital tools to reduce substance use and improve mental health among young people"
03-10-23

Danielle Ramo PhD
Chief Clinical Officer at BeMe Health

Addressing racial trauma in substance use treatment for Black adults 
10-08-21

Angela Haeny, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Yale School of Medicine 
Co-Sponsored by the ​Center for the Study of Race + Ethnicity in America (CSREA)

Social Determinants of Health from a Feedback Perspective: Insights and Opportunities 
11-05-21

Peter Hovmand, Ph.D., MSW
Professor, Center for Community Health Integration, School of Medicine
Charles Elton Blanchard, M.D. Professorship in Health Management
Case Western Reserve University
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Family-Based Mental Health Promotion for Refugees Resettled in the US: Community Partnerships and the Role of Implementation Science
02-04-22

Theresa S. Betancourt, ScD, MA
Salem Professor in Global Practice
Director of the Research Program on Children and Adversity
Boston College
Co-presenter: Brown Univeristy, School of Public Health, MPH Candidate Lila Chamlagai
 

The Problem with the Phrase “Women and Minorities”: Intersectionality, An  Indispensable Critical Theoretical Framework for Behavioral and Social Health Science Research
09-25-20

Lisa Bowleg, MA, Ph.D.
Professor of Applied Social Psychology, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Founding Director, Intersectionality Training Institute
The George Washington University 
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Old Disparities, New Disparities: Time for Real Change
11-20-20

Monica Webb Hooper, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health
Co-Sponsored by the ​Center for the Study of Race + Ethnicity in America (CSREA)

Digital Obesity Treatment Among the Medically Vulnerable
02-19-21

Gary Bennett, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Bishop-MacDermott Family Professor of Psychology & Neuroscience, Global Health and Medicine
Duke University
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Stealth Interventions to Motivate and Sustain Health Behavior Change: High Tech and High Touch Approaches
10-04-2019

Belinda Borrelli, PhD
Director, Center for Behavioral Science Research
Professor, Department of Health Policy & Health Services Research
Boston University, Henry M Goldman School of Dental Medicine
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Transgender Health: Lessons from the Field and Future Directions
10-25-2019

Jay Irwin
Associate Professor of Sociology
Graduate Program Chair
Department of Sociology & Anthropology
University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Computer Based Training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: From Design to Dissemination
11-01-2019

Kathleen Carroll
Albert E. Kent Professor of Psychiatry
Director of Psychosocial Research Division of Addictions
Principal Investigator, Psychotherapy Development Center for Drug Abuse
Yale School of Medicine
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Using Social Psychological Theory Integrated with Culture to Improve Physical Activity and Diet in South Africa
11-22-2019

John Jemmott III, PhD
Kenneth B. Clark Professor of Communication and Psychiatry
Director, Center for Health Behavior and Communication Research
Annenberg School for Communication
University of Pennsylvania
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Real Talk: Community Perspectives on Research Partnerships & How to Improve Them
02-14-2020

Community Engagement Panel
Akosua Dankwah, MPH - WTL HealthClinic, INC
Richard Holcomb - Project Weber/RENEW
Carlon Howard - BreakthroughProvidence
Malaysia King - Sojourner House
Clement Shabani - Women’s Refugee Care    
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"HIV Prevention in the Digital Era: Is there an app for that? "
10-05-2018

Jose Bauermeister

     

"From 2BeatHIV to Digital LinCS: Using Crowdsourcing and Technology to Innovate HIV Research Engagement"
10-26-2018

Allison Mathews
 

Understanding youths' exposure to neighborhood stressors in real time: A youth engaged pilot test of EMA methods and measures
3-1-2019

Jaime Booth
 

"The Context for Choice: Food Marketing and Black Community Health."
4-19-2019

Shiriki Kumanyika
 

Policy and Environmental Interventions to Address Cardiovascular Disease with Native American Nations
10-27-2017

Valerie Jernigan, DrPH, MPH
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Direct-to-Consumer Marketing of Behavioral Treatment: A Complementary Approach to Traditional
11-10-2017

Sara Becker, PhD
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PrEP Three Ways: Tailoring HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Programs to Local HIV Epidemics
11-17-2017

Patrick Sullivan, PhD, DVM
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Policy Disrupting single stories about Black male health equity
2-16-18

Wizdom Powell, PhD
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The emerging injection drug use crisis: Consequences and prevention options
3-02-18

Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD
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The Childhood and Adolescent Obesity Epidemic: The Most Cost- Effective Prevention Strategies
5-11-18

Steven Gortmaker, PhD
 

Cash transfers: Addressing structural determinants to reduce HIV risk in young South African women
9-23-2016

Audrey Pettifor, PhD 
Associate Professor, Epidemiology
UNC, Gillings School of Global Public Health 
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Measuring Behavior Using Mobile Technology and Micro Ecological Momentary Assessment
11-04-2016

Stephen Intille, PhD
Associate Professor, Dept. of Health Sciences,
Northeastern University  
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2-03-2017

Gary W. Harper, PhD, MPH
Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
University of Michigan School of Public Health
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Sociocultural Determinants of Cardiometabolic Disease among South Asians: The MASALA Study
3-03-2017

Alka Kanaya, MD
Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
University of California  
View the video           

Building and sustaining multi-modal digital behavioral health interventions
3-31-2017

Frederick Muench, PhD
Director, Digital Health Interventions, CASPIR at Northwell Health 
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Eight years of building research partnerships with African American churches in Houston--Project CHURCH
4-21-2017

Lorna Haughton McNeill, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor & Deputy Dept Chair, Department of Health Disparities Research
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center 
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Using Social Media to Deliver Lifestyle Interventions
10-2-2015 

Sherry Pagoto, PhD
University of Massachusetts Medical School
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Understanding Disparities in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
10-23-2015 

Andrea Acevedo, PhD
Brandeis University Heller School for Social Policy and Management
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Engaging Adolescent Girls in Community-based HIV Prevention in South Africa
2-26-2016 

Abigail Harrison, PhD
Brown School of Public Health -BSS
2015 Innovations Award Winner
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Social Determinants and Smoking Cessation
3-25-2016 

David Wetter, PhD
Department of Psychology
Rice University
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Toward a 4th Generation of Disparities Research to Achieve Health Equity
10-24-2014

Stephen B. Thomas
University of Maryland  School of Public Health
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Text-Messaging for Alcohol Prevention: A Novel Qualitative Method for Intervention Development
11-21-2014

Rochelle Rosen
Brown School of Public Health
The 2014 RINS Innovations Award Winner
 

Social Network Approaches to HIV Prevention and Care
1-23-2015

Carl Latkin
Johns Hopkins
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Transforming Behavioral Healthcare via Science-Based Technology
2-27-2015

Lisa Marsch
Dartmouth
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Race, Risk and Resilience: Launching and Learning from the Jackson Heart Study
4-24-2015

Herman A. Taylor
Morehouse School of Medicine
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Alcohol Use among Populations at Greater Risk for HIV:  Findings from China and Baltimore, MD
10-11-2013 

Cui Yang
Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg School of Public Health
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10-25-2013 

Community Engaged Panel
Brown University: Professors Kim Gans, Steve Buka, Bart Laws, Jacob Vandenberg
Amelia Rose, Director of Environmental Justice League of RI
Channavy Chhay, Executive Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Health Promotion through Digital Innovation
11-22-2013

Andrea Parker 
Northeastern University
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Catalyzing Communities to Prevent Obesity: A Systems Approach
1-24-2014

Dr. Christine Economos 
Tufts University
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Addressing Health Disparities and Enhancing the Diversity of the NIH-funded Workforce 
2-28-2014 

Judith Arroyo
NIAAA
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Future Directions for Data-Driven Study of Individual and Collective Health
4-25-2014

Jukka-Pekka Onnela
Harvard School of Public Health