Seminars

Research Seminars

College of Health's Office of Research

Fridays 1-2 p.m.

Hallie E. Ford Center 115 and Zoom

This seminar series provides a forum for faculty in the College of Health and other researchers (national and international) to present and discuss current research topics in an environment conducive to stimulating research collaboration and fostering student learning.

Faculty and students from other colleges, research centers and institutions are encouraged to participate.

The seminar series is co-sponsored by:

Winter term 2025 seminars

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Promoting civility in research environments

Friday, Jan. 10

Jeff Kenney, assistant vice president, Office of Institutional Diversity; and Professor Vrushali Bokil, associate dean for research and graduate studies, College of Science.

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Correlates of problematic cannabis use: Identifying risk factors to inform prevention and intervention research

Friday, Jan. 17

Anita Cservenka, director of CLA’s Substance Use and Neurocognition Lab.

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Enhancing End-of-Life Care: Population-Based, Equity-Focused Research

Friday, Jan. 24

Dawn Kim, assistant professor in health management and policy in the OSU College of Health.

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Prevention in a new era of digital health delivery: Development and implementation of the Family Check-Up online

Friday, Jan. 31

Beth Stormshak, Knight Chair and professor at the University of Oregon.

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Secure and ethical use of protected health information

Friday, Feb. 7

Professor Denise Hynes, OSU College of Health, director of health data and informatics in the Center for Quantitative Life Sciences; and David McMorries, OSU’s chief information security officer.

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Reporting research results to study participants: Lessons learned across three research cohorts

Friday, Feb. 14

Associate Professor Diana Rohlman, environmental health, College of Health.

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Work and the social safety net among first-time mothers: Lessons for family policy

Friday, Feb. 21

Associate Professor David Rothwell, Barbara Knudson Chair in Family Policy in OSU’s College of Health.

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Public perceptions and actions related to wildfire and prescribed fire smoke: Results from recent surveys in the Pacific Northwest

Friday, Feb. 28

Daniel Chapman, interdisciplinary environmental social scientist at the University of Oregon.

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Mentor and Mentee Responsibilities and Relationships

Friday, Mar. 7

Associate Professor Jessica Gorman, health promotion and health behavior, College of Health; and Steph Corey, OSU doctoral student.

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Video of past seminars