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:

Fall term 2024 seminars

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Using GPUs to Speed Up and Innovate Health Research

Friday, Oct. 11

Zoe Ryan, solutions architect on NVIDIA’s Higher Education and Research Team

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Shaping Oregon’s Future: Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Needs Assessment to Drive Priorities and Policy

Friday, Oct. 18

Marit Bovbjerg, associate professor of epidemiology.

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The Development and Diversity of Cumulative Culture Learning

Friday, Oct. 25

The Development and Diversity of Cumulative Culture Learning

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RCR Training Symposium

Friday, Nov. 1

“Responsible Authorship and Publication”

Professor Perry Hystad and Lisa Leventhal, OSU director of the Program of Responsible Research Practices and research integrity officer

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Upstream Prevention: Strategies for Addressing Opioid Overdoses in Multnomah County

Friday, Nov. 8

Richard Bruno, Multnomah County health officer

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Bridging Research and Practice in Global Health with Scientific Communications

Friday, Nov. 15

Susannah Gibbs, senior technical writer for public health research for Population Services International

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Dietary Nitrate and Nitrite: Understanding Contexts of Risk and Consideration as Conditionally Essential Nutrients

Friday, Nov. 22

Norm Hord, head and professor of nutritional sciences at Oklahoma State University

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RCR Training Symposium

Friday, Dec. 6

“Responsible International Collaborations”

Professor and endowed chair Sunil Khanna and Christopher Viggiani, OSU associate vice president for research integrity

Video of past seminars

June 4, 2024
Joshua M. Sharfstein, MD
Public Health After the Pandemic: How Can We Do Better?
May 31, 2024
Boudina McConnachie, PhD, MMus, BMus, PGCE, RULS
Integrating Indigenous ways of Knowing and Being to Promote Individual and Community Wellness: Research Development through the Arts
May 24, 2024
Panel of Research Center Directors
Building Synergies Across the Research Centers in the College of Health
May 17, 2024
Ryan Scholz, DVM, MPH
A Veterinary Perspective on the One Health Approach
May 3, 2024
Andy Hertel, PhD
Separating oneself from substance use: Development of a novel intervention technique to prevent drinking and cannabis using identity among college students
April 12, 2024
Frank J. Elgar, PhD
Growing up unequal: How poverty impacts child and adolescent well-being