Events Archive

Monday, May 8, 2023 - 12:00pm
Drown Hall, Room 210
Bench to the Bedside: Using Translational Research to Improve Care of Women with Urinary Tract Infections
 
Dr. Elizabeth Hirsch 
PharmD, FCCP, FIDSA, 
Associate Professor, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
University of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy
 
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are among the most frequently encountered bacterial infections in the United States with an annual incidence of over 8 million. Appropriate treatment of UTI is critical for optimal outcomes and requires use of agents that are active against the infecting pathogen. Until recently, susceptibility profiles of uropathogens were largely predictable; however, rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance in recent years presents a significant challenge for UTI management. Oral fosfomycin is recommended as a first-line antibiotic for treatment of acute uncomplicated UTI in women; however, a significant barrier to its widespread clinical use is the difficulty in performing susceptibility testing: This talk will discuss Dr. Hirsch’s career path to pharmacy and translational research, along with in vitro and mouse models used in her laboratory to determine the optimal methods for fosfomycin susceptibility testing—with the ultimate goal of translation to improved care of patients with UTI.
 
Dr. Elizabeth Hirsch received her B.S. and PharmD degrees from Creighton University. She then completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency and an infectious diseases pharmacotherapy fellowship. Dr. Hirsch served as faculty at Northeastern University and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, from 2011-2017, before moving her research program to the University of Minnesota in 2017. Her translational research program focuses on the detection and treatment of multidrug-resistant gram-negative infections, with the overall goal of improving the use of antimicrobials for patients with resistant bacterial infections. She has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers, and her research program has been supported by federal, foundation, and industry sponsors. Dr. Hirsch has served as an appointed advisor to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) Subcommittee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing since 2017 and is a member of the ongoing IDSA 2019 update of the urinary tract infection guidelines expert panel.
 
Light lunch provided. RSVP:  go.lehigh.edu/benchbedsidetalk 
Sponsored by: Health, Medicine, and Society Program and Department of Chemistry
 
 

 


Wednesday, April 5, 2023 - 4:30pm
Lewis Lab 316
Health, Medicine, and Society Program
2023 Public Health Week
 
The Case for Re-Politicizing Public Health
Martha Lincoln
Ph.D. Medical and Cultural Anthropology, San Francisco State University
 
From attacks on former NIAID head Anthony Fauci to the proliferation of conspiracy theories regarding mRNA vaccines, the COVID-19 pandemic has inspired widespread political divisiveness in the United States. In response, Democrats and their allies have issued repeated calls to “depoliticize” public health, attempting to defuse anti-scientific and partisan challenges. While efforts to disempower public health agencies demand attention and response, this talk will argue for a different perspective on the role of politics in public health—and for a rights-based, socially committed approach to reframing these conversations.
 
Martha Lincoln is a medical and cultural anthropologist at San Francisco State University. Her research addresses the cultural politics of public health, biopolitics, and the effects of political economic change on health systems and health outcomes. Her book Epidemic Politics in Contemporary Vietnam: Public Health and the State was published in 2021 by Bloomsbury Academic. Her public writing on the COVID-19 pandemic has appeared in venues including CNN, The Hill, Nature, STAT News, and The Nation. Follow her on Twitter: @heavyredaction
 

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - 4:00pm
STEPS 280
 
Global Treaty to End Violence Against Women
Dr. Eleanor Nwadinobi, MBBS, EMA, FAAS
President, Medical Women's International Association & Co-Founder, Every Women Treaty
 
College of Health event co-sponsors include:
 
Office of International Affairs
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Program
Africana Studies Program
Global Studies Program
Health, Medicine, and Society Program
Center for Gender Equity
Global Citizenship Program

Monday, November 21, 2022 - 5:00pm
Neville 002
Health, Medicine, and Society Program 
US Antibiotic Awareness Week 
(November 18-24, 2022)
 
 
Free Screening of the Documentary
RESISTANCE (2015)
“NOT ALL GERMS ARE CREATED EQUAL”
 
 
80 years ago antibiotics revolutionized medicine. Only now are we realizing the potentially catastrophic consequences of these miracle drugs. The question is: have we reached a point where we must save antibiotics to save ourselves?
Discussion and Q&A following screening
 
 
Food and Drink with RSVP by November 18
 
 

 


Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 4:30pm
Maida Family Terrace in front of Williams Hall / Rain Location: Rommele Global Commons, Williams Hall
Join us at the CAS Majors/Minors Fair where students will be able to meet with associated faculty, staff, and current students from our departments and programs.
 
Learn about opportunities that are available to further enhance your experience at Lehigh and beyond.
 
We hope to see you there!
 
5 x 10 event - Creative Curiosity
 
For more information contact inadvise@lehigh.edu
 

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 - 4:30pm
Williams Hall Maida Family Terrace (Rain Location: Roemmele Global Commons)

Dialogue and Networking Event

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5 x 10 Growth and Success

Free Swag and Refreshments

First-Year and Transfer Students

Join us and learn about our programs through dialogue and networking with faculty from each of our programs.

For more information contact Interdisciplinary Programs incasip@lehigh.edu


Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 1:00pm
HST Community Health Room, 124 E. Morton Street.
The Lehigh University College of Health's Institute of Health Policy & Politics
presents
 
“CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVES FROM THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH”
 
THURSDAY, APRIL 28
1 - 2 PM
IN PERSON AT LEHIGH'S HST COMMUNITY HEALTH ROOM
124 E. MORTON ST., BETHLEHEM
 
Hear from the 17th Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps about how she’s working to help our nation overcome the COVID-19 pandemic and build a stronger foundation for a healthier future.
 
Sponsored by: College of Health, Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center, The Pride Center, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and Health, Medicine, and Society Program.
 
For more information: incoh@lehigh.edu
 

Thursday, April 7, 2022 - 4:10pm
VIRTUAL
Careers in Health Panel Discussion 
 
Featuring multiple health professionals from different health fields. This panel will provide advice and perspectives on pursuing a career in health. Students will have an opportunity to network with panelists after the panel.
 
Beth Careyva, MD FAAFP 
Chair, Clinical Programs, Department of Family Medicine 
Lehigh Valley Hospital Network
 
Alexandra Kamler 
Senior Program Officer, Center for Evaluation and Applied Research 
The New York Academy of Medicine 
 
Misinzo Moono 
Study Coordinator 
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia 
 
Adama Shaw 
First-year Medical Student 
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 
 
Nishika Vidanage-Lulejian 
Public Health Advisor (contractor)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Adjunct Professor, Health Sciences Department, Cedar Crest College 
 
 
 

 


Monday, April 4, 2022 - 5:30pm
HYBRID - STEPS 101 or VIRTUAL
Sports, Covid-19, and the Framing of Public Health Risks
Kathleen Bachynski
Assistant Professor of Public Health 
Muhlenberg College
 
This talk will reflect on several key parallels in thinking about population-level health risks in the context of sports safety and Covid-19. Deeply rooted cultural beliefs about individualism, freedom, and toughness are frequently in tension with public health approaches to reducing risk. From protective equipment in sports to face masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19, understanding perceptions of risk and changing norms around safety is critical to successfully implementing public health.
 
Kathleen Bachynski is an assistant professor of public health at Muhlenberg College where she researches and teaches on topics in epidemiology, sports safety, public health ethics, and the history of public health. She is the author of No Game for Boys to Play: The History of Youth Football and the Origins of a Public Health Crisis (published by the University of North Carolina Press, 2019). Bridging sports history and public health history, No Game for Boys to Play received the 2020 North American Society for Sport History Book Award. Some of her other research projects have focused on the history of bike helmet laws, debates over headgear in girls' lacrosse, and pseudo medicine for sports concussion. 
 
VIRTUAL LINK - Regisration Required: go.lehigh.edu/keynote22hms  
 
Masks will be required for in-person attendance. If you do not have a mask, surgical and n95 masks will be available.

 


Friday, March 25, 2022 - 10:00am
VIRTUAL
Spaces of/for Health Humanities
March 25-27, 2022
A virtual conference jointly hosted by:
The Center for Health Humanities, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 
The Center for Literature and Medicine, Hiram College 
The Health, Medicine, and Society Program, Lehigh University 
 
For more information, abstracts, and complete schedule, click here...
 

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 - 12:00pm
Sinclair 106 or VIRTUAL
Heath, Medicine, and Society - Faculty Brown Bag
 
Would you want to know? Disclosing Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia to Healthy Older Adults 
 
Jessica Mozersky
Assistant Professor in the Bioethics Research Center at Washington University, St Louis
Faculty Scholar in the Institute of Public Health 
 
Funded by the National Institute on Aging, WeSHARE is a research study examining the impact of returning research results that indicate risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) dementia to healthy older adults taking part in a longitudinal cohort of aging. The study is examining the psychosocial and cognitive impact of learning one’s risk of developing AD dementia, the impact on family members or study partners, and the reasons people decline to learn this information. An innovation of the study is that we are returning 5 year absolute risk of developing AD dementia based on multiple research results: PET amyloid, MRI, and APOE genetic status. By providing personalized risk estimates based on their own research results, our goal is to provide meaningful and understandable information to interested participants, while respecting people’s right not to know. 
 
 
 
 
 

Wednesday, January 26, 2022 - 11:59pm

Apply for the APHA Campus Liaison Position! (American Public Health Association)
Deadline to Apply is January 26, 2022

Are you passionate about public health?
Are you interested in networking with other students and professionals in the public health field?
Are you looking to become involved at Lehigh?
 
Apply for the APHA Campus Liaison Position!
 
Campus liaisons represent Lehigh to the APHA’s Student Assembly. Becoming a campus liaison allows you to get involved in public health, develop leadership skills, and foster relationships with other public health students interested in promoting health equity. Campus liaisons help communicate APHA’s messages to 
students and faculty around campus through public health events and initiatives. 
 

Thursday, November 18, 2021 - 12:00pm
VIRTUAL
Integrabiotics Research Group | Humanities Lab | Health, Medicine, and Society Program
 
US Antibiotic Awareness Week 
(November 18-24, 2021)
The Future of Antibiotics and Resistance
 
Dr. Brad Spellberg 
Chief Medical Officer at the Los Angeles County
University of Southern California (LAC+USC) Medical Center
Professor of clinical medicine and associate dean for clinical 
affairs at the Keck School of Medicine at USC
 
Registration Required: go.lehigh.edu/hmsspellberg 
 
Office of Interdisciplinary Programs | incasip@lehigh.edu
 
 
 

Tuesday, November 16, 2021 - 5:00pm
Neville 303
Integrabiotics Research Group | Humanities Lab | Health, Medicine, and Society Program 
US Antibiotic Awareness Week 
(November 18-24, 2021)
 
Free Screening of the Documentary
RESISTANCE (2015)
“NOT ALL GERMS ARE CREATED EQUAL”
 
80 years ago antibiotics revolutionized medicine. Only now are we realizing the potentially catastrophic consequences of these miracle drugs. The question is: have we reached a point where we must save antibiotics to save ourselves?
Discussion and Q&A
Following Screening
 
RSVP to Jen Rieder, jrc519@lehigh.edu
 

 


Wednesday, November 3, 2021 - 12:00pm
STEPS 280 or VIRTUAL
 
End-of-Life Strategies for Avoiding Life with Dementia: Do They Work? 
Dena Davis
Presidential Endowed Chair in Health and Professor of Bioethics, Religion Studies Department
 
Professor Dena Davis will be giving a talk on her most recent research on attitudes regarding autonomy and self-directed euthanasia.
 
There are currently a number of advance directives aimed specifically at people who would want to shorten the course of their lives should they get dementia. Professor Davis argues that these directives are not helpful because they focus on the very last stage of dementia, when one is no longer able to eat or ambulate. With Lauren Dennelly of Bryn Mawr, Davis presents the raw data from a recent survey in which 1,000 Americans were asked when they would prefer their lives to end if they were diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.
 
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 | 12:00 p.m.
In person: STEPS 280 or Virtual ZOOM: go.lehigh.edu/hmsbrownbag
 
Due to COVID, please R.S.V.P. to Mandy Fraley, amf518@lehigh.edu by November 2 and indicate which venue choice you will be using for this event.
 

Friday, October 8, 2021 - 1:00pm
In person: Maginnes 101 or virtual
Heath, Medicine, and Society - Faculty Brown Bag

 

Federal partnerships, state policies, and latinx students: the impacts of federal and state immigration enforcement policies on latinx schooling 

 

Mary Mitsdarffer 

Postdoctoral Research Associate Health Justice Collaborative and Institute for Critical Race and Ethnic Studies 

 

Over the last 20 years, federal and state immigration enforcement policies have grown in number and severity. Interior immigration enforcement policies aim to identify and remove unauthorized immigrants residing in the United States, many of whom are from Latin American countries and are parents of U.S. citizens. Increased enforcement efforts are linked to social and structural harm toward Latinx families- i.e. economic instability, poor mental health, and adverse schooling outcomes. Latinx children are the largest ethnic minority group in the American public school system and continue to maintain the highest high school dropout rates. This research estimates the temporal relationship between the activation of state and federal interior immigration enforcement policies and changes in Latinx school enrollment between 2000-2016 using difference-in-difference methodology.  Data were drawn from the National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data and 287(g), Secure Communities Program, and State Omnibus Immigration Law policy activation dates. A total of 3,089 counties were observed over the 16 year timespan (N= 45,895). Findings indicate that when local law enforcement agencies enter into partnerships with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)- i.e. 287(g) partnerships and the Secure Communities Program- Latinx student enrollment decreases significantly by roughly 3.53%. However, the same consequences are not observed when states originate policies outside of federal ICE partnerships. These findings illustrate the harmful effects of immigration enforcement policies, principally due to the presence of ICE, for Latinx scholastic achievement and hold negative implications for lifelong health and well-being as this child minority-majority ages into adulthood. 

 

 

Friday, October 8, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. | In Person: Maginnes 101 or Virtual ZOOM: go.lehigh.edu/hmsbrownbag1 

 

Due to COVID, please R.S.V.P. to Jen Reider, jrc519@lehigh.edu by October 7 and indicate which venue choice you will be using for this event.

 

 


Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 4:30pm
Williams Hall, Maida Family Terrace/Rain Location: Williams Hall, Roemmele Global Commons
CAS Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors Dialogue and Networking Event
 
Gear Up for Success with Us!
5 x 10 Professional Growth and Success
Free Swag | Refreshments | Bring a Friend
 
Our Programs 
Africana Studies | Asian Studies | Cognitive Science | Environmental Studies | Film & Documentary Studies | Global Studies | Health, Medicine, & Society | Jewish Studies | Latin American & Latino Studies | Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies 
 
First-Year, Sophomore Experience, and Transfer Students 
Learn about interdisciplinary majors & minors in the College of Arts and Sciences through dialogue and networking with faculty from each of our programs

Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 4:00pm
VIRTUAL

Health, Medicine, and Society
2021 National Public Health Week

 
Careers in Health Panel Discussion 
Featuring multiple health professionals from different health fields. 
This panel will provide advice and perspectives on pursuing a career in health. Students will have an opportunity to network with panelists after the panel.
 
Panelists
Victoria Boudiette, PharmD, MPH Candidate
Pursing a Master of Public Health
TDI
 
Dr. Saskia Popescu, PhD, MPH, MA, CIC
Infectious Disease Epidemiologist
George Mason University
 
Crystal Swartz, Med, RN, CSN
School Nurse
The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
 
Sasha Yanes, BA, MPH Candidate
Chief of Staff
Care+Wear
 
Join us at:

Monday, April 5, 2021 - 8:00pm
VIRTUAL
National Public Health Week

Peter S. Hagerman '61 Lecture in Ethics - The Huge Ethical Challenges of Vaccines to Prevent Covid-19

Dr. Arthur Caplan
Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor of Bioethics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the founding director of the Division of Medical Ethics

Lecture Description
The USA bet heavily on vaccination to resolve the Covid-19 pandemic.  And in many ways this strategy is proving successful as vaccine development and rollouts are being achieved at very rapid rates.  Still well over 525,000 Americans died from Covid and many more were sickened, hospitalized or sustained long-term organic damage.  Was the rollout of vaccines fast enough?  Should other strategies have been pursued in addition to vaccination. What was the basis for the emergency authorization of vaccines in the USA? How has emergency authorization impacted future vaccine research?  Why was the initial vaccine rollout so confusing and what did it tell us about rationing in America?  When ought the USA and other nations feel obligated to share vaccines with other nations? And can vaccines ever be mandated for those who refuse them?

Virtual Webinar: Pre-Registration Required go.lehigh.edu/ethicshagerman
 
Q&A chat following

 


Wednesday, March 17, 2021 - 5:00pm
VIRTUAL

 

Health Justice Collaborative (Institute on Critical Race and Ethnic Studies), Health, Medicine, and Society Program, and the College of Health, Lehigh University
ZOOM: Advanced Registration Required: Click here...
 
Racism, Privilege and Cutting the COVID-19 Vaccine Line Webinar
 
Moderator
Sirry Alang, Associate Professor of Sociology and Health, Medicine, and Society, and Chair of the Health Justice Collaborative at the Institute on Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
 
Panelists
Dr. Magdala Chery, Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician, Commonwealth Fund Fellow
 
Alicia Coulter, MPH, MSW, Executive Director and Owner of Advantage Health Now, LLC
 
David Saunders, M.Ed., Director of the Office of Equity, Pennsylvania Department of Health
 
 

 


Wednesday, March 3, 2021 - 5:00pm
VIRTUAL
Health Justice Collaborative (Institute on Critical Race and Ethnic Studies), Health, Medicine, and Society Program, and the College of Health, Lehigh University
 
Medical Mistrust and Racial Inequities in the Distribution and Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccines
Panel Discussion
 
Panelists
Dr. Oni Blackstock
Physician, Intersectional Equity Advocate, and Founder and Executive Director of Health Justice
 
Dr. Lillie Williamson
Assistant Professor of Communication Science
University of Wisconsin, Madison
 
Jalila Parker
Executive Director of the Governor’s Advisory Commission on African American Affairs
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 
Moderator
Dr. Sirry Alang
Associate Professor of Sociology and Health, Medicine, and Society, and Chair of the Health Justice Collaborative at the Institute on Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Lehigh University
 
This event is free and open to the public.
 
Click here to register in advance and receive information about joining the webinar.

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 - 4:30pm
VIRTUAL
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures 2021 International Lecture:
"From Sick Man of Asia to Sick Uncle Sam: The Case of Traditional Chinese Medicine and COVID-19
Marta E. Hanson 韓嵩 PhD
The Johns Hopkins University, Department of the History of Medicine
 
 
Co-sponsored by: Programs of Asian Studies and Health, Medicine and Society
 
For most of the twentieth century, the racist trope “Sick man of Asia” haunted Chinese rulers and people alike; now, the roles have reversed with all the healthcare problems in the US that the Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare. “Sick Uncle Sam” is the new focus of the world’s concern over a what appears to be a declining superpower. How did this happen?
 
This talk will provide some ways to consider answering this complex question from a historical perspective. Additionally, this talk will focus on the current debates over the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for integrated treatments of Covid-19 patients in mainland China and compare them with those debates over 17 years ago about using TCM for treating SARS. This comparison allows one to examine thematic continuities in medical skepticism and highlight what has changed in terms of clinical practice, Chinese government support,  and media coverage of the phenomenon.  

 


Monday, February 22, 2021 - 1:00pm
Virtual
College of Health Colloquium Series: A Global Perspective: Advancing Health Outcomes Around the World
 
Speaker
Dr. Nata Menable
Executive Director of the World Health Organization Office at the United Nations
 
Featuring special guest responder:
Dr. Eleanor Nwadinobi
President of the Medical Women’s International Association and Founding Co-Chair of Every Woman Treaty Steering Committee
 
The College of Health Colloquium Series features panels and lectures from local, national, and international leaders discussing our time’s most pressing population health challenges.
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT HEALTH.LEHIGH.EDU
 
THIS VIRTUAL SERIES IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
 

 


Tuesday, November 17, 2020 - 6:30pm
VIRTUAL
Wind River
A film by Taylor Sheridan
Starring Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen
 
Join Native and non-Native faculty and staff from the College of Health and the Institute for Indigenous Studies as we screen the film, Wind River, and discuss the North American epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
 
 

Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 4:30pm
VIRTUAL

5 x 10 CAS Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors Dialogue/Networking VIRTUAL Event
CAS Interdisciplinary Majors and Minors can help you get on the right road to success!
Registration Required: go.lehigh.edu/casinterdisciplinaryevent
5 x 10 Professional Growth and Success
First-Year and Transfer Students
Learn about interdisciplinary majors & minors within the College of Arts and Sciences through dialogue and networking with faculty in chat rooms for each of our programs.
Our Programs include:
Africana Studies
Asian Studies
Cognitive Science
Environmental Studies
Film and Documentary Studies
Global Studies
Health, Medicine, and Society
Jewish Studies
Latin American and Latino Studies
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies


Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 7:00pm
VIRTUAL


Friday, October 25, 2019 - 3:00pm
Williams Hall


Friday, October 18, 2019 - 7:30pm
Zoellner Arts Center - Black Box

Department of Theatre and Health, Medicine, and Society Program present

Vamping
Solo performance by Kali Quinn
facilitator of compassionate creativity 
intergernational dialogue and
ensemble-based physical theater

 

When wheel-chair bound Eleanor moves into a nursing home, her world beings to shift into other realities and fantasies. A remarkable emotional journey from 2007 to 1917 and back that asks: Who are you if you can't remember who you have been?"

 

Co-sponsors: Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program and the Center for Ethics*

*The Center for Ethics is funded in part by the ENDOWMENT FUND for the TEACHING of ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING.

 

Office of Interdisciplinary Programs - incasip@lehigh.edu

 


Wednesday, October 9, 2019 - 8:30am
ArtsQuest, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA 18015

Tuesday, September 24, 2019 - 8:00pm
Packard Lab, Room 101
A CONVERSATION WITH
TYLER SHULTZ
THERANOS WHISTLEBLOWER AND ENTREPRENEUR
 
WHY TYLER SHULTZ IS CAPTIVATING AUDIENCES
Would YOU have the courage to blow the whistle on corporate wrongdoing, knowing that it would cost your job and maybe your family relationships?  Tyler Shultz had to make that decision when, as an employee of Theranos, he realized that the $10 billion biotech start-up Elizabeth Holmes had founded was built on fraud.  Theranos had scammed hundreds of employees, thousands of investors, and millions of patients. Despite strong opposition from his grandfather, a member of the Theranos Board of Directors, Shultz blew the whistle, exposing the fraud and helping to bring about the dissolution of Theranos and Holmes’s indictment on criminal charges.  In a conversation with Lehigh students, Shultz, whom Forbes named to their “30 under 30” Health Care 2017 list, will discuss his time at Theranos and his efforts to expose the truth, the importance of corporate governance, modern-day business ethics, Silicon Valley culture, and the lessons the corporate world can learn from Theranos’ historic fraud. 
 
5 x 10 Professional Growth and Success
 
Free and Open to the Public
 
 
 

Thursday, September 19, 2019 - 7:30pm
Sinclair Auditorium
Lehigh University Center for Ethics

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

(FREE documentary film screening)

 

The story of Theranos, a multi-billion dollar tech company, its founder Elizabeth Holmes, the youngest self-made female billionaire, and the massive fraud that collapsed the company by Whistleblower, Tyler Shultz. 

(Q & A following)

 

SEE THE FILM then HEAR TYLER SHULTZ IN PERSON 

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

8:00 p.m.

Packard Lab, Room 101

 

5 x 10 Professional Growth and Success

 

 

The Center for Ethics is funded in part by the ENDOWMENT FUND for the TEACHING of ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING. 

 

Office of Interdisciplinary Programs: incasip@lehigh.edu


Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 4:15pm
STEPS 101
Health, Medicine, and Society, Computer Science and Engineering, and the Institute for Data, Intelligent Systems and Computation
From Data to Decisions: causality in a complex and uncertain world
Samantha Kleinberg
Stevens Institute of Technology
 
The collection of massive observational datasets has led to unprecedented opportunities for causal inference, such as using electronic health records to identify risk factors for disease. However, our ability to understand these complex data sets has not grown the same pace as our ability to collect them. While causal inference has traditionally focused on pairwise relationships between variables, biological systems are highly complex and knowing when events may happen is often as important as knowing whether they will. In the first half of this talk I discuss new methods that allow causal relationships to be reliably inferred from complex observational data, motivated by analysis of intensive care unit and other medical data. Causes are useful because they allow us to take action, but there is a gap between the output of machine learning and what helps people make decisions. In the second part of this talk I discuss our recent findings in cognitive science and how we can go from data to knowledge to decisions.  
 
Samantha Kleinberg is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Stevens Institute of Technology. She received her PhD in Computer Science from New York University and was a Computing Innovation Fellow at Columbia University in the Department of Biomedical informatics. She is the recipient of NSF CAREER and JSMF Complex Systems Scholar Awards and is a 2016 Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences. She is the author of Causality, Probability, and Time (Cambridge University Press, 2012) and Why: A Guide to Finding and Using Causes (O’Reilly Media, 2015). 

Friday, April 5, 2019 - 1:00pm
Neville Hall, Room 003

As part of Health, Medicine and Society's celebration of National Public Health Week.

Health Equity Lecture American Public Health Association (APHA) Live Screening

Achieving Universal Coverage
President-Elect’s Session: All in All: Achieving Universal Coverage
 
Come out and watch a recorded talk from the American Public Health Association’s
most recent expo for APHA’s Public Health Week! This is a unique opportunity to hear from established professionals discussing their work and opinions regarding universal healthcare coverage in the United States. Come and learn how California has been able to reduce the rate of uninsured people in their state, as well as how a proposal for more coverage for Americans would work, and how this could be put into action, and much more. If you are a student or faculty member that is interested in public health you will love this event! Refreshments and dessert will be provided.
 
Speakers 
Jeanne Lambrew, PhD | Oliver Fein, MD | Peter V. Lee, JD | Linda Blumberg, PhD | Pamela Aaltonen 
 
Speakers and moderator have disclosed no financial or commercial conflict of interest relative to this educational session.

 


Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 4:00pm
Linderman Library, Room 200

As part of Health, Medicine, and Society's celebration of National Public Health Week a Career in Health Panel Discussion will Featuring multiple health professionals from different health fields. This panel will provide advice and perspectives on pursuing a career in health. Students will have an opportunity to network with panelists during refreshments after the panel.
 

Panelist include:

Dr. Marilyn Gorney-Daley, DO, MPH ‘88
Medical Director of Maternal and Child Health Service
New Jersey Department of Health
B.A. Biology, Lehigh University ‘88
 

Theresa Elko, MPAS, PA-C ‘12
Clinical Research Physician Assistant, Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
B.S. Behavioral Neuroscience, Lehigh University ‘12
M.S. Physician Assistant Studies, Hofstra University ‘14
 

Lauren Dennelly,  MSW, LCSW
Behavioral Health Specialist
Lehigh Valley Health Network
B.A. Psychology, Muhlenberg College ‘06
MSW Marywood University ‘08Bryn Mawr College, Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, Ph.D. candidate (anticipated graduation ‘21)

 

Emily Moriarty, M.Ed. '16G
Psychotherapist, Allentown Women’s Center
B.A. Political Science, Auburn University ‘10
M.Ed. Counseling and Human Services, Lehigh University ‘16 
 

Peter Navario, Ph.D., MPH ‘96
Executive Director, HealthRight International                                         
Director of Global Health Strategy & Clinical Associate Professor
College of Global Public Health, New York University
B.A. Lehigh University ‘96
MPH  Yale University ‘03
Ph.D. University of Cape Town ‘10


Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - 4:15pm
Linderman Library, Room 200

As part of Health, Medicine, and Society's celebration of National Public Health Week, Whitney Witt, Inaugural Dean and Professor of the College of Health, will be sharing her working vision for the College.


Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 4:00pm
STEPS 101
Health, Medicine and Society
 
Social Media and Health
Social Media and its Impact on Health and Well-being
 
Presenters
Carmen Nevarez 
Dionisios “Dio” Favatas 
Jon-Patrick Allem 
Shirley Cramer
 
 
Come out and watch a recorded talk from the American Public Health Association’s most recent expo! This is a unique opportunity to hear from four public health professionals discussing current knowledge on how social media impacts health. Learn about social bots, the effect of social media on youth, and how public health professionals are using media to target audiences. If you are a student or faculty member that is interested in public health you will love this event!  Refreshments /dessert will be provided.   
 
 
Presenters Disclosures: The following speakers and moderator have disclosed no financial or commercial conflict of interest relative to this educational session: Carmen Nevarez, Dionisios “Dio” Favatas, Jon-Patrick Allem, and  Shirley Cramer.
 
 
 

 


Tuesday, February 26, 2019 - 7:00pm
Sinclair Auditorium
Set in the Hasidic enclave of Borough Park, Brooklyn, 93QUEEN follows a group of tenacious Hasidic women who are resisting the patriarchy in their community by creating the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in New York City. With unprecedented — and insider — access, 93QUEEN offers up a unique portrayal of bold women who take matters into their own hands to change their own community from within.
 
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.
Sinclair Laboratory Auditorium, 7 Asa Drive 
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015
This is a free and non-ticketed event open to the public.
 
Sponsors
Lehigh University's Berman Center for Jewish Studies, Lehigh Hillel and Office of Jewish Life, Religion Studies Department, Film and Documentary Studies, Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Health, Medicine and Society Program, Muhlenberg College’s Jewish Studies Program and Muhlenberg College’s Hillel. 
 
 
 
 

Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 6:15pm
Global Union, Coxe Hall, Room 215


Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 7:30pm
Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas, ArtsQuest Center
Frankenstein with Boris Karloff
 
1931 | NR | 1 hr 10 min
 
Directed by James Whale
Starring Colin Clive, Boris Karloff
 
An unforgettable masterpiece, the original Frankenstein stars Boris Karloff as the screen's most tragic and iconic monster in what many consider to be the greatest horror film ever made. Tampering with life and death, Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) pieces together salvaged body parts to bring a human monster to life. The mad scientist's dreams are shattered by his creation's violent rage as the monsters awakens to a world in which he is unwelcome.
 
Featuring groundbreaking makeup by Jack Pierce, director James Whale's adaptation of Mary Shelley's masterpiece novel blends themes of horror, isolation and compassion, and remains one of the most shocking movies of all time.
 
Presented in partnership with the Health, Medicine, and Society Program at Lehigh University.
 
This is a free screening. You can reserve your tickets by calling the box office at 610-332-3378 or in person at the ArtsQuest Center. Tickets cannot be reserved online.
 
SCHEDULE
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 @ 7:30 PM 
VENUE INFORMATION
Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas
ArtsQuest Center
101 Founders Way
Bethlehem, PA 18015
610-297-7100

Thursday, September 20, 2018 - 4:15pm
Coppee Hall, Room 101
Health, Medicine and Society, Department of Journalism and Communication, Environmental Initiative and Global Studies
 
Grading Health Care News to Help People Improve their Critical Thinking
(Question and Answer Session Following)
 
Gary Schwitzer
Founder and Publisher of HealthNewsReview.org
Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
 
Gary Schwitzer has specialized in health care journalism in his 44-year career in radio, television, interactive multimedia and the Internet.
 
He is the publisher of HealthNewsReview.org, leading a team of 50 people who evaluate and grade daily health news reporting by major U.S. news organizations and health care news releases from professional organizations and universities.
 
Previous to establishing HealthNewsReview.org, he taught health journalism and media ethics in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Michigan; was editor-in-chief of the MayoClinic.com consumer health website; and headed the medical news unit at CNN. He has written about the state of health journalism for many medical journals, magazines and websites.
 
Meets 5 x 10 professional growth and success requirement!
 
Office of Interdisciplinary Programs | 610-758-3996 | incasip@lehigh.edu

Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 3:30pm
Williams Hall, Roemmele Global Commons
Globalization and Health in Ghana Poster Exhibit - Join Us!
 
Meets 5 x 10 professional growth and success requirement!
 
Interested in globalization and health? Thinking of studying abroad in Ghana? Come and hear about this credit bearing trip to Ghana and the student projects and experiences.
 
Light refreshments will be served.
 
Co-sponsors Africana Studies (NEH), Global Studies and Health, Medicine and Society
 
Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
 

Tuesday, September 11, 2018 - 4:15pm
Williams Hall, Roemmele Global Commons
Africana Studies (NEH) | American Studies | Center for Ethics | Health, Medicine & Society | Humanities Center | Presidential Endowed Chair in Health | Religion Studies | Sociology & Anthropology | Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies
The Social Life of DNA: Race, Genetics, and Genealogy
 
Professor Alondra Nelson, Columbia University
 
Nelson unravels the double helix of genetics and racial justice. Ancestry tracing by black Americans is very popular, using sites like africanancestry.com and 23andme. Has it helped civil rights? Social justice? Legal claims? Yes and no.
 
The Center for Ethics is funded in part by the ENDOWMENT FUND for the TEACHING of ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING
 
Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
 
 

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 - 4:00pm
Williams Hall, Roemmele Global Commons
Interdisciplinary Academic Programs Dialogue and Networking
Meets 5 x 10 professional growth and success requirement! Bring a Friend...or two!
 
Africana Studies • Global Studies • Asian Studies • Cognitive Science  
Environmental Studies • Jewish Studies • Global Citizenship  
Science, Technology & Society • Health, Medicine & Society  
American Studies • Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies • Classical Studies
Sustainable Development • Latin American and Latino Studies 
Environmental Policy • Community Fellows
 
FIRST-YEAR & TRANSFER STUDENTS 
Learn about interdisciplinary studies within the College of Arts & Sciences
CURRENT STUDENTS 
Re-connect with classmates and faculty
FACULTY
Meet perspective and re-connect with current students
 
REFRESHMENTS and GIVEAWAYS!
 
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM | Williams Hall, Roemmele Global Commons
Office of Interdisciplinary Programs: 610-758-3996 | incasip@lehigh.edu

Thursday, April 5, 2018 - 4:00pm
Williams Hall, Roemmele Global Commons

2018 National Public Health Week

Careers in Health Panel Discussion 
Featuring multiple health professionals from different health fields, many of whom are Lehigh alumni. This panel will provide advice and perspectives on pursuing a career in health.
 
Beth Careyva, M.D. '05 
Department of Family Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Associate Director, Lehigh Valley Practice and Community Research Network
Assistant Professor, South Florida Morsani School of Medicine
B.S. Lehigh University '05 (Biochemistry)                                              
M.D. Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University '09
 
Carrie Kelley, B.A.
Community Health Specialist, Bethlehem Health Bureau
B.A. Parsons College '69 (Spanish and French, Minor in Sociology)
 
Kristen Mejia, B.S. '17
MPH Candidate, Maryland School of Public Health
B.S. Lehigh University '17 (IDEAS)
 
Emily Moriarty, M.Ed. '16G
Psychotherapist, Allentown Women’s Center
B.A. Auburn University '10 (Political Science)                                                           
M.Ed. Lehigh University '16 (Counseling and Human Services)
 
Eileen Teyim, D.N.P., F.N.P.-B.C. 
Nurse Practitioner, Blue Mountain Psychiatry, Easton Hospital
BSN Desales University '09 (Nursing)                                                                       
MSN Desales University '15 (Nursing)                                                                                         
DNP Idaho State University '17 (Doctor of Nursing Practice)
 

Wednesday, April 4, 2018 - 4:00pm
Williams Hall, Roemmele Global Commons

2018 National Public Health Week

“Bucking the Trend: Bethlehem’s Successful Fight Against Epidemic Influenza 1918-1919”
 
James Higgins ’09 Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor
 History Department
University of Houston, Victoria
 
James Higgins research on the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 led him to a detailed study of Bethlehem's experience as well as those that specifically targeted Lehigh University. His lecture will examine why Bethlehem, a mill city with poor, dense housing and high rates of mortality from infectious disease, was able to keep deaths from influenza lower than any similarly situated mill community in the nation. The experience of Lehigh University, especially the deaths of a dozen students on campus, will be highlighted.
 

Tuesday, April 3, 2018 - 12:00pm
Williams Hall, Roemmele Global Commons

2018 National Public Health Week

Fluvia: A Trivia Game for Students about the Flu 
 
Moderators: Karli Manko ’20 and Katie Murabito ’20 
 
  • Pizza and Beverages will be served
  • Winning group will receive a special outing TBD
  • Individual to answer the most questions correctly receives $25 Saxby’s Gift Card
 
All participants must RSVP by April 2 at go.lehigh.edu/fluvia

 


Monday, April 2, 2018 - 4:00pm
Williams Hall, Roemmele Global Commons

2018 National Public Health Week

“Religious Exemptions to Required Vaccination:Time to Rethink?” 
 
Dena Davis 
Professor, Religion Studies Department
Presidential Endowed Chair in Health
Lehigh University
 
Professor Davis’ research interests are primarily in bioethics, but also in church & state, and religion & law. Within bioethics, she works primarily on issues in genetic research, Alzheimer’s Disease, reproductive technology and genetics, and decision making at the end of life. Current projects include a book on genetic taboos; an edited book on the ethical, legal, social, and medical implications of human egg freezing; work on male and female genital alteration (aka circumcision) and the furor in New York over the practice known as metzitzah b’peh .Davis serves on the Early Phase Central IRB of the National Cancer Institute, and on the NIH Human Embryonic Stem Cell Eligibility Working Group. She is a trustee of Marlboro College and has served on the boards of the American Academy of Religion and the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities. She been a Fulbright scholar in India, Israel, Italy, Indonesia, and Sweden.
 
Light refreshments will be served.

 


Tuesday, February 13, 2018 - 7:00pm
UC 308

Tuesday, December 5, 2017 - 5:00pm
STEPS 190
Global Health Club
First Club Meeting is Monday, December 4 th at
5:00 pm in STEPS 190
This week we will be discussing similarities and differences between
the U.S. healthcare system and those of other countries around the
world. We will also be discussing upcoming volunteer opportunities, as
well as some internship opportunities for over the summer.
New members are always welcome!
We hope to see you there!
 

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 - 4:00pm
Maginnes Hall, Room 102

Department of English and Health, Medicine and Society

You Like Horror Stories and You Want to be a Doctor: Zombies, Horror and General Narratives as Remedies for the Malaise of Modern Medical Education

This lecture will begin with a discussion of the utility of the zombie trope in medical education, move from there to the importance of stories in medical education and practice, and end with a discussion of the special role that horror stories can helpfully and perhaps paradoxically play in the development of caring physicians. Unless the real zombies show up, that is. If that happens, we’ll spend our time together figuring out where the best bunkers on campus are located. 
 
Dr. Steven Scholzman is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.  He has done academic, creative, and public engagement work on zombies. He is the author of the popular novel The Zombie Autopsies, which has been optioned for film adaptation by George Romero. He teaches a freshman seminar at Harvard University that focuses on horror and thrillers in literature and film. 
 

 


Monday, November 6, 2017 - 12:00pm
Maginnes 102 and Williams Hall, Roemmele Global Commons
Film Screening 
Clínica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
Followed by Q & A
Dr. Steve Larson, Director, Philadelphia Migrant Clinic
Max Pozdorovkin, Film Director 
 
In this stirring documentary, director Maxim Pozdorovkin (Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer, 2013; The Notorious Mr. Bout, 2014) tells the story of Puentes de Salud, a volunteer-run clinic that provides free medical care to undocumented immigrants in South Philadelphia. Clínica de Migrantes follows the workers and patients of Puentes through months of routine care and growth. Along the way, the film puts a face to the millions of people who exist on the margins of society: people displaced from their homelands, separated from their families, unfamiliar with the customs, unable to obtain health insurance and terrified to come forward to seek medical help. Along with revealing these patients’ stories, Clínica de Migrantes shines a light on the heroic doctors and nurses who work pro bono to ensure these people receive care, offering a deeply moving look at the limitless potential of humanity. 
 
Two Screening Times
Monday, November 6, 2017
12:00 PM | Maginnes Hall, Room 102
4:10 PM | Williams Hall, Roemmele Global Commons
 
 
 

Monday, October 23, 2017 - 7:15pm
Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas
Researchers have recently discovered a dangerous biological syndrome caused by abuse and neglect during childhood. As the new documentary Resilience reveals, toxic stress can trigger hormones that wreak havoc on the brains and bodies of children, putting them at a greater risk for disease, homelessness, prison time, and early death. While the broader impacts of poverty worsen the risk, no segment of society is immune. Resilience, however, also chronicles the dawn of a movement that is determined to fight back. Trailblazers in pediatrics, education, and social welfare are using cutting-edge science and field-tested therapies to protect children from the insidious effects of toxic stress-and the dark legacy of a childhood that no child would choose. 
 
Directed by James Redford, l hour 
 
Film will have a talkback afterward with: 
Roberta Meek, Director, Africana Studies, Muhlenberg College 
Hasshan Batts, Lehigh Valley Social Impact Center 
Sirry Along, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Lehigh University 
Yuriko de la Cruz, MPH, Lehigh Valley Health Network 
 
 
Film is free and open to the public.
Screeing is 7:15 PM
 
Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas
ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks
101 Founder's Way, Bethlehem
 
 
Sponsored by Mellon Digital Humanities Initiative and co-sponsored by Health, Medicine and Society

Monday, October 9, 2017 - 7:15pm
Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas
The film was two years in the making, with more than forty voices advocating for reform, including: activists, health policy experts, economists, physicians, nurses, patients, business and labor leaders. This documentary takes an in-depth look into how our dysfunctional health care system is damaging our economy, suffocating our businesses, discouraging physicians and negatively impacting on the nation's health, while remaining un-affordable for a third of our citizens. 
 
Directed by Richard Master, 58 min 
 
Film will have a talkback afterward with: 
Jude-Laure Denis, Executive Director, POWER Northeast 
Kristin Clague Reihman, MD, Associate Faculty, LVHN Family Medicine Residency Program
Laura Katz Olson, Professor of Political Science, Lehigh University 
 
Film is free and open to the public.
Screeing is 7:15 PM
 
Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas
ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks
101 Founder's Way, Bethlehem
 
Sponsored by Mellon Digital Humanities Initiative and co-sponsored by Health, Medicine and Society

 


Tuesday, October 3, 2017 - 4:15pm
UC 308
Grants for Experiential Learning in Health (GELH)
Join us! Be inspired and learn more at the 2017 Grant Recipient Presentations 
 
This is a great opportunity for students interested in the 2018 round of grant submissions to get ideas, inspiration and knowledge about the different types of projects that have been supported.
 
 
What...
GELH Student Presentations
 
When...
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
 
Where...
University Center, Room 308
 
Time...
4:15 p.m.
 
2018 Grant Applications
Applications will be accepted October 3, 2017 through Sunday, January 28, 2018 at 11:59 p.m.
 

 


Monday, September 25, 2017 - 7:15pm
Frank Banko Alehouse Cinemas
Care delves deep into the world of home elder care through the eyes of both paid caregivers and their elderly clients. Through personal stories, Care reveals the deep humanity and poignancy of care work, as well as the challenges faced by elders, their families and their care workers. It also reveals the beginning of a movement to improve how we care-both for the growing number of older adults and for those who make their lives livable. At a moment of great division in our country, Care highlights an issue that affects us all - urban and rural, immigrant and native born, red state and blue. Providing quality care for an aging population will require reimagining how we value and compensate care workers and how we support families who need their services. 
 
Directed by Deirdre Fishel, l hour 
 
Film will have a talkback afterward with: 
Tonya Morrow, Member Leadership and Action Coordinator, SEIU Health Care PA 
Judith Lasker, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Lehigh University
 
Film is free and open to the public.
Screeing is 7:15 PM
 
Frank Banko Alehouse CInemas
ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks
101 Founder's Way, Bethlehem
 
Sponsored by Mellon Digital Humanities Initiative and co-sponsored by Health, Medicine and Society

Friday, September 8, 2017 - 12:00pm
Maginnes Hall, Room 101

Interested in an HMS Major? 

Join us at our information session to learn what courses are required and get assistance through the declaration process.
 
Sponsored by the Health, Medicine and Society Program.

Thursday, September 7, 2017 - 4:15pm
Williams Hall, Roemmele Global Commons
Globalization and Health in Ghana 
Inaugural Poster Exhibit - Join Us!  
Interested in Globalization and Health?   
Thinking of studying abroad in Ghana?  
Come watch a short video of Lehigh's first credit bearing trip to Ghana, and hear about student projects and experiences.   
 
Light refreshments will be served.  
 
Sponsors: Africana Studies, Global Studies and Health, Medicine & Society

Tuesday, May 2, 2017 - 4:15pm
Williams Hall Roemmele Global Cmmons

Health, Medicine and Society
Tuesday, May 2 @ 4:10 pm
Williams Hall, Roemmele Global Commons

Ice Cream Social
Announcement ofHMS Student Achievement Award Winners! 

 

 


Friday, April 28, 2017 - 2:15pm
Maginnes Hall, Room 290

Thursday, April 27, 2017 - 7:30pm
Packard Lab, Room 101

Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - 6:00pm
Maginnes 101

Tuesday, April 18, 2017 - 4:00pm
Williams Hall, Room 070

Tuesday, April 18, 2017 - 4:00pm
Packard Lab, Room 101
To Speak About His Quest to Solve Global Health Challenges using Biotechnology
♦ The most cited engineer in history
♦ One of the 10 most cited individuals in history
♦ Largest biomedical engineering lab in the world
♦ Youngest person in history (at age 43) to be elected to all three American science academies: 
            ♦ The National Academy of Sciences
            ♦ The National Academy of Engineering
            ♦ The National Academy of Medicine
♦ Charter member of National Academy of Inventors
♦ One of four living individuals to have received both the U.S. National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation
♦ Winner of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering, the most influential prize in the world for engineering
♦ Recently dubbed "The Edison of Medicine" by Harvard Business Review
 

Thursday, April 6, 2017 - 4:00pm
Williams Hall Roemmele Global Cmmons
Careers in Health Panel Discussion 
Featuring multiple health professionals from different health fields, many of whom are Lehigh alumni. This panel will provide advice and perspectives on pursuing a career in health.
 
Hasshan Batts, LCSW, CADC 
North Carolina A & T State University MSW ‘05 (Social Work)
Ph.D. Candidate, Nova Southeastern University (Health Science)
Neighborhood Health Centers of the Lehigh Valley
 
Hope Kincaid, MPH, CPH
Lehigh University BA ‘09 (Sociology and Anthropology) (HMS)/Drexel University MPH ‘11 
Biostatistician, Lehigh Valley Health Network
 
Kimberly Kushner, MPH
Lehigh University BS ‘10 (Applied Life Sciences)/Yale University MPH ‘12 
Engagement Manager, Acquis Consulting Group
 
Beth Souders, MS 
Lehigh University BS‘06 (Molecular Biology)/Arcadia University MS ‘08 (Genetic Counseling)
Certified Genetic Counselor, Ambry Genetics
 
Mary Stock-Keister, MD 
University of Rochester BA ‘97 (Biology)/Penn State College of Medicine MD‘01
Family Physician, Lehigh Valley Health Network
 
Nishika Vidanage, MPH 
Lehigh University BA ‘07 (Sociology and Cultural Anthropology),  MA ‘09 (Sociology)
University of Pennsylvania MPH ‘12
Public Health Advisor, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 

 


Wednesday, April 5, 2017 - 4:00pm
Williams Hall Roemmele Global Cmmons
“A Community Based Participatory Research Approach to Reduce HIV Risk among Heroin and Crack Users on the U.S.-Mexico Border” 
Julia Lechuga 
Assistant Professor of Education and Health, Medicine and Society
 
The presentation will highlight factors at multiple levels (structural, inter-personal, and individual) that place substance users, living on the U.S.-Mexico border, at heightened risk of contracting HIV and the Community Based Participatory Research Approach undertaken to curtail such risk. 

 


Tuesday, April 4, 2017 - 4:00pm
Williams Hall, Roemmele Global Commons
“Ebola, Zika, and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases” 
David M. Morens, M.D. 
CAPT, United States Public Health Service Senior Advisor to the Director 
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
 
The presentation will discuss why new infectious diseases keep on emerging, the threats they pose to humans, and what we can do about them. 

 


Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 12:00pm
Williams Hall, Room 070
HIV Testing Histories among Young Adults in the U.S. 
Dr. Sirry Alang
Department of Sociology and Anthropology/Health, Medicine and Society
 
Sydney Bornstein ‘18
Biology and Health, Medicine and Society
 
One in five new HIV cases in the U.S. is a person under the age of 25. About half of young adults who are HIV  positive are unaware of their status. Routine testing is a crucial HIV prevention strategy. Using data from the national health interview survey,  we identify socioeconomic  and health factors that are associated with an affirmative testing history among 18-24 year olds. We also show how HIV testing history varies by gender, race, and sexual orientation.  
 
Bring your own lunch.  Beverages and dessert provided.
 
 

 


Monday, March 6, 2017 - 4:30pm
Maginnes Hall, Room 111
Apply to be a H.E.A.R.T.S.Link Volunteer! 
Attend our information session on March 6th at 4:30pm in MG111
 
Health, Education, Advocacy, & Resources at Temple-St. Luke’s is a student-run free clinic dedicated to serving the uninsured and underinsured population of Bethlehem. As a HEARTSLink Volunteer, you will work with patients and their families to address barriers to care and make a real change in healthcare delivery in our community.
 
Alongside a team of medical professionals, you will:
• Work with patients to navigate our complex healthcare system
• Assess social determinants of health
• Link patients with available resources
• Help patients take control of their health
• Gain experience working directly with an underserved population
• Work on preventive care and health education
 
Located at the Broughal Family Center
114 W. Morton Street
Bethlehem, PA 19015
 
For more info call: 484-526-2100 or Email: Rachel.moyer@sluhn.org
 
Applications due to Rachel.moyer@sluhn.org by March 31st

Monday, March 6, 2017 - 4:15pm
Roemmele Global Commons, Williams Hall
Health, Medicine and Society Program 
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
 
A Bun in the Oven: How the Food and Birth Movements Resist Industrialization
Barbara Katz Rothman 
Professor of Sociology, Public Health and Women’s Studies at the City University of New York
 
There are people dedicated to improving the way we eat, and people dedicated to improving the way we give birth.  A Bun in the Oven is the first comparison of these two social movements.  The food movement has seemingly exploded,  but Little has changed in the diet of most Americans.  And while there’s talk of improving the childbirth experience, most births happen in large hospitals, about a third result in C-sections, and the US does not fare well in infant or maternal outcomes. In A Bun in the Oven Barbara Katz Rothman traces the food and the birth movements through three major phases over the course of the 20th century in the United States: from the early 20th century era of scientific 
management; through to the consumerism of Post World War II with its ‘turn to the French’ in making things gracious; to the late 20th century counter-culture midwives and counter-cuisine cooks.  The book explores the tension throughout all of these eras between the industrial demands of mass-management and profit-making, and the social movements -composed largely of women coming together from very different feminist sensibilities - which are working to expose the harmful consequences of industrialization, and make birth and food both meaningful and healthy.
 
Katz Rothman, an internationally recognized sociologist named ‘midwife to the movement’ by the Midwives Alliance of North America, turns her attention to the lessons to be learned from the food movement, and the parallel forces shaping both of these consumer-based social movements.  In both movements, issues of the natural, the authentic, and the importance of ‘meaningful’ and ‘personal’ experiences get balanced against discussions of what is sensible, convenient andsafe.  And both movements operate in a context of commercial and corporate interests, which places profit and efficiency above individual experiences and outcomes.  A Bun in the Oven brings new insight into the relationship between our most intimate, personal experiences, the industries that control them, and the social movements that resist the industrialization of life and seek to birth change. 
 
 
 
 

Thursday, March 2, 2017 - 5:30pm
STEPS 190
Lehigh Global Health Club is committed to global health education. We are dedicated to learning about various health care systems around the world and providing assistance to undeveloped communities around the world, including the Lehigh Valley community
 
Join us as we discuss the pros and cons of Medical Marijuana, as well as various volunteer and service trip opportunities for the semester
 
PIZZA WILL BE PROVIDED
If you cannot make it to the meeting and would like to become a
member of the Global Health Club, please contact inghc@lehigh.edu

Friday, February 3, 2017 - 5:00pm
Taylor Hall, Blue Lounge

STEM Community Alumnus Talk

Julia Klees, MD, MPH
BASF Corporation

February 3, 2017
5 to 7 pm
Taylor Hall, Blue Lounge

 

For more information on Dr. Klees, click here...


Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 6:00pm
Lamberton Hall

World Cancer Day Forum and it is going to be held at Lamberton Hall on Wednesday, February 1st from 6-8pm. From 6-6:30 there will be refreshments and the opportunity for students, staff and community members to learn more about ACS.

There will be three speakers –

1) Our local ACS CAN grassroots manager on advocacy and policy

2) Dr. Rohatgi from Easton Hospital, an oncologist and breast surgeon, on his role as an oncologist and cancer prevention, and

3) Dr. Perl from UPenn on his research on acute myelogenous leukemia


Wednesday, December 7, 2016 - 12:00pm
Williams Hall, Room 070
“Malaria: Forgotten from the History Books: The Unrecognized, yet Amazing Influence of Malaria on World History”
Priyokti Rana (‘18), IDEAS Program 
 
After traveling to the rural village of Bubiita, Uganda as an Iacocca intern and completing an independent study, Priyokti realized the scope of the effects that the malaria parasite has had on human history and our world. Because of malaria, wars have been won and lost, genetic mutations have occurred, and global institutions have been created. Join us to learn more about malaria’s history and how it continues to impact our modern world.
 
Bring your own lunch. 
Beverages and dessert provided.
 

 


Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 4:15pm
Williams Hall, Room 070
Interested in interning or conducting research in rural Uganda this summer?
Attend the information session to learn more!
November 17 @ 4:10pm in Williams 70
 
Students will learn about opportunities to intern through the Iacocca International Internship Program with Pathways Development Initiative (PDI). PDI is a local, grass-roots organization working to reduce poverty and
promote empowerment in the Bududa region of Uganda. Interns can work on a diversity of projects related to early education, public health, village savings and loans, small business development, and youth sports programs.
Students can also learn about opportunities to conduct public health, gender, or environmental – related research in Bududa, Uganda with funding through grants like GELH or Strohl.
 
Student-led research will be conducted under the supervision of Professor Kelly Austin and/or Professor Mark Noble.
 
All of these opportunities are fully funded and are open to undergraduate students of all majors. Only students that are returning to Lehigh University in Fall 2017 can apply (no graduating seniors).
 
The summer Uganda opportunities are 6-8 weeks in length, with (tentative) travel dates of around June 1-July 26. Lehigh students & faculty stay with a local family and have ample opportunities to learn about the culture and
work with community groups of interest. Bududa is a beautiful, mountainous region in Eastern Uganda. Activities include going on safari, hiking waterfalls, and coffee tours.
 
Please contact Professor Kelly Austin at kellyaustin@lehigh.edu if you have questions!

Dr. Dena Davis
Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 12:00pm
Williams Hall, Room 080
“Religious Exemptions to Mandatory Vaccinations: What's the Right Policy Response?”
Dr. Dena Davis
Presidential Endowed Chair in Health - Humanities/Social Sciences
Professor of Religion Studies and Health, Medicine and Society 
 
Dr. Davis’ research interests are primarily in bio ethics, but also in church & state, and religion & law. Within bioethics, she works primarily on issues in genetic research, Alzheimer’s Disease, reproductive technology and genetics, and decision making at the end of life. Her current projects include a book on genetic taboos; an edited book on the ethical, legal, social, and medical implications of human egg freezing; work on male and female genital alteration 
(aka circumcision) and the furor in New York over the practice known as metzitzah b’peh . 
 
Bring your own lunch. Beverages provided.
 

 


Dr. Robert Turrisi, Penn State University
Friday, November 11, 2016 - 3:15pm
STEPS, Rm. 290
Dr. Turrisi has conducted parent-based interventions to prevent adolescent and emerging adult drinking, drunk driving, binge drinking, and skin cancer. During his tenure, he has received significant grant funding to study adolescent and emerging adult decision-making and parent-teen communication with respect to drinking and drunk driving. Dr. Turrisi also serves as a consultant/grant reviewer for the National Institute of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and National Cancer Institute. His presentation focuses on the role of parents in reducing student alcohol-related risks and how higher education personnel can involve parents in supporting college/university policies. Topics that will be covered include:
i. The Problem of High-Risk Drinking in Adolescents and Emerging Adults
ii. The Role of Parents, Peers & Availability of Alcohol
iii. Advantages/Disadvantages of a Prevention Framework
iv. Components of Parent-Based Interventions for High School and College
v. Overview on Evidence Based Parent Programs to Prevent Student Drinking
a. Do they Work?
b. How Do They Work?
c. Do They Work For Everyone?
vi. Considerations for Large-Scale Dissemination and Evaluation
 
Department of Psychology
Co-sponsor: Health, Medicine and Society

Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 5:00pm
Baker Hall, Zoellner Arts Center
SALAM NEIGHBOR
Film Screening followed by discussion with Zach Ingrasci, Filmmaker 
 
Salam Neighbor is a documentary released in 2016 by the film production companies Living on One Dollar and 1001 MEDIA. The title means "hello" neighbor. The title has a dual meaning as the Arabic word "salam" also means "peace."The film documents the experiences of American filmmakers Zach Ingrasci and Chris Temple when they lived among 85,000 Syrians in Jordan's Za'atari refugee camp, which lies seven miles from the Syrian border. The filmmakers, who were the first allowed by the UN to register and set-up a tent inside a refugee camp, spent a month in Za'atari to cover what the UN Refugee Agency calls the world's most pressing humanitarian crisis.
 
Sponsored by the College of Arts and Science, Join the Dialogue Series
 
Co-sponsors
Center for Global Islamic Studies, Chaplain’s Office, Dean of Students Co-Sponsorship Fund, Doors of Clubs, Engineers without Borders, Global Citizenship Program, Global Studies Program, Health Medicine and Society, Humanities Center, Department of Journalism and Communications, Mellon Digital Humanities Initiative, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, No Lost Generation, Department of Political Science, Psi Upsilon, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Student Auxiliary Services; Student Senate, and Sustainable Development Program

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 - 4:30pm
Williams Hall, Room 070

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Thursday, November 3, 2016 - 4:30pm
Maginnes Hall, Room 111

Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 12:00pm
Women's Center


Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 4:15pm
UC 308
Grants for Experiential Learning in Health (GELH) support learning experiences for Lehigh undergraduates in the area of health or healthcare. 
 
Join us! Be inspired and learn more at the 2016 Grant Recipient Presentations Tuesday, October 25, 2016 | 4:15 p.m. | UC 308
 
Grant Applications Being Accepted NOW
 
Deadline: Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. 

Thursday, October 6, 2016 - 6:15pm
STEPS 280

Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 4:15pm
Humanities Center, 224 W. Packer Avenue
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
# 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
 
For readers of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Anne Lamott, this inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living?
 
First Monthly Meeting
September 29, 2016 @  4:10 p.m. 
Humanities Center 
 
To get a copy of the book, R.S.V.P. by September 15 to Erica Balco, incasip@lehigh.edu
Co-sponsor: Humanities Center
 

 


Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 6:00pm
Mohler Lab, Room 355


Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 4:15pm
Roemmele Global Commons, WIlliams Hall
David Zaale is an NGO founder, community leader, and life-long educator. He has a wealth of experience and wisdom on sustainability, development, and self-sufficiency. His talk will explore basic challenges to poverty in rural Uganda, as well as elements of culture and community. Zaale's NGO, Pathways Development Initiative (PDI), focuses on improving access to quality education for young children, empowering women, and developing a culture and infrastructure for savings and investments to promote health and to fight poverty.
 
Co-Sponsors: LU/UN Partnership and Global Studies
 

Saturday, September 17, 2016 - 7:00pm
Roemmele Global Commons, WIlliams Hall
ARISE: Artists Stand Against Sex Trafficking is an annual event that raises awareness and supports the fight against sex trafficking. 
 
Come enjoy free live music, watch live painting displays, see local artists work and have food & drinks. 
 
ARISE will be at Roemmele Global Commons, Williams Hall on September 17 from 7-10 pm. 
 
Support from the Center for Community Engagement. 
 
 

Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 4:15pm
Roemmele Global Commons, WIlliams Hall
Speakers Series on Ethics - Mistreating Health Inequities in the Genomic Age
 
Dr. Dorothy Roberts
George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology
University of Pennsylvania
 
Medicine has long defined disease and treated patients according to race. Although genomics has confirmed that race is not written in our genes, we are witnessing the re-creation of race in biological terms. Biotechnologies such as race-specific medicines and ancestry tests incorporate false assumptions of racial difference. The genetic understanding of race calls for technological responses to racial inequities, but it masks the impact of racism on our bodies and society. Instead, health justice requires affirming our common humanity by working to end social inequities supported by the political system of race.
 
The Speakers Series on Ethics is made possible by the Endowed Fund for the Teaching of Ethical Decision-Making, which was established in 2009.
 

Carrie Rich, '07
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 4:15pm
Sinclair Auditorium

Carrie Rich ('07) will share her personal values as well as how she created a career to reflect those values. Rich will give an overview of The Global Good Fund, a nonprofit organization built by and for social entrepreneurs based on the belief that growing leaders is the most effective strategy for solving complex social problems and achieving global good.  Rich will explain the role of health at The Global Good Fund.  The lecture will conclude with a conversation about the individual health of the social entrepreneur.  

Rich is the former Senior Director of Vision Translation at Inova Health System. She is currently an adjunct faculty member at George Washington University. Rich is co-author, of “Sustainability for Healthcare Management: A Leadership Imperative."

She is the 2016 EY Entrepreneur of the Year, recipient of the POLITICO Women Who Rule Award, Washington Business Journal 40 under 40, and Entrepreneur.com Top 30 Start-ups to Watch.

Co-sponsors: Health, Medicine & Society, Science, Technology & Society and the Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Innovation.

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Tuesday, September 6, 2016 - 4:15pm
Williams Hall, Roemmele Global Commons

Interdisciplinary Academic Programs Welcome Back Mixer
Meets 5 x 10 Professional Growth and Success Requirement

Academic Programs
Africana Studies • Global Studies • Classical Studies Cognitive Science • Environmental Studies • Asian Studies Global Citizenship • Science, Technology & Society Health, Medicine & Society • American Studies Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies • Jewish Studies Sustainable Development • Latin American Studies

NEW STUDENTS learn how interdisciplinary studies can enhance your academic goals and declare a major or a minor

CURRENT STUDENTS re-connect with classmates and faculty

FACULTY an opportunity to meet students and answer questions

Light Refreshments Served


Wednesday, April 13, 2016 - 4:30pm
Williams Hall, Roemmele Global Commons

Announcing HMS Student Achievement Award Winners!


Chris Newberry, filmmaker
Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 5:00pm
Sinclair Auditorium

Public Health Week

American Heart is a documentary about trauma, refugee resettlement, and healthcare in the U. S. Seven years in the making, this award-winning documentary takes viewers on an intimate journey into the lives of three refugees who now call America home. We get a glimpse of the failing health and remarkable lives of Thor Lem, a former political prisoner from Cambodia; Patrick Junior, a member of an oppressed ethnic minority in Burma; and Alex Gliptis, an Ethiopian refugee suffering from PTSD, diabetes and HIV. The health care challenges they face are made more complicated by the trauma they carry from the past. This window into the lives of refugees became a timely counter narrative when refugee resettlement emerged as a hot-button  issue in politics and the media in late 2015.

Question and Answer period following with Chris Newberry, filmmaker.

Snacks provided.

Co-sponsors:Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Global Studies and Africana Studies.


Wednesday, April 6, 2016 - 5:00pm

Wednesday, April 6th from 5-7 PM, Peer Health will be hosting Simon Says Game Time at the President's House during National Public Health Week.

Stop by for free food, a free tank top (to the first 250 attendees), twister, badminton, four square, hop scotch, and more! You will have the opportunity to take your picture with President Simon from 5-6 PM. Then, you will have the opportunity to play trivia from 6-7 PM on a team against President Simon, Provost Farrell, Vice Provost Smeaton, and Vice President for Finance and Administration Patricia A. Johnson. T

his event is co-sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences: Health, Medicine, and Society, College of Engineering: Health Systems Engineering, College of Business & Economics: Economics, and the College of Education: Education and Human Services.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Rachel Sholder, President of Peer Health Group, ros316@lehigh.edu.


Monday, April 4, 2016 - 4:15pm
Williams Hall, Roemmele Global Commons

Public Health Week

Careers in Health Panel, featuring multiple health professionals from different health fields, many of whom are Lehigh alumni. This panel will provide advice and perspectives on pursing a career in health.

Zahir Carrington, LU, BA ‘10, Sociology and Anthropology/MA ‘12, Sociology
Medical Device Sales Representative, Olympus (NYC territory)

Bonnie Coyle, M.D. , PSU ‘84, Nutrition Science/Jefferson, MS-University of Maryland,
Health MS Public Health Director of Community Health, St. Luke’s and Adjunct Professor, Lehigh University

Alexandra Kamler, NYU, Gallatin School of Individualized Study ‘12 /Columbia, MPH ‘15
Research Associate, New York Academy of Medicine in the Center for Evaluation and Applied Research

Danielle Popow, LU, BA ‘12, Sociology and History
Research Partnerships Officer, Michael J. Fox Foundation

Katie Zabronsky, LU, BA ‘14, Journalism/HMS & Sociology minors/MA ‘15 Politics & Policy
Junior Associate, Rabin Martin, Global Health Strategy Firm, New York City

Andrea Lebron Rodriguez, LU, BA ‘15, Global Studies
Pursuing MPH, Columbia University

Katie Wich, LU, BA ‘98, Anthropology/MA ‘04 International Service
Senior Associate, The Food Trust, Philadelphia


Monday, April 4, 2016 - 12:00pm
Williams Hall, Room 070

Public Health Week

“Unpacking the Association between Stress During Pregnancy and Risk for Postpartum Depression”
Dr. Chris Burke, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology

From physical strain to financial concerns to questioning one’s ability to be a good mother, pregnancy is a stressful time for many women. Research shows that higher levels of stress during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk for postpartum depression, but the reasons for this connection are not well understood. In this talk, Professor Burke presents two community-based longitudinal studies testing potential mechanisms. The first study investigates how negative reactivity to motherhood-related social support contributes to daily distress and postpartum depressive symptoms. The second study examines how two hormones – cortisol and estradiol – influence the carryover of distress from one day to the next during pregnancy and, in turn, postpartum depressive symptoms. Burke will finish by discussing plans for a third project aimed at understanding the stress of pregnancy from the perspective of women in the South Bethlehem community.

Bring your own lunch. Beverages and dessert provided.


Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 5:00pm
Humanities Center

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 4:15pm
Maginnes Hall, Room 113

Saturday, March 5, 2016 - 8:00am
Applebee's, 2109 Motel Drive Bethlehem, PA 18018

Dr. Emil DiIorio, M.D., CEO of Coordinated Health
Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 4:15pm
Mohler Lab, Room 451

Dr. Judith N. Lasker
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 12:00pm
Williams Hall, Room 070

“Selecting a Good Health Volunteer Program: What to Look For”
Dr. Judith N. Lasker Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Dr. Judith N. Lasker, Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, will discuss her research on global health volunteering. Based on extensive interviews, surveys, and participant research in two programs, she has developed a set of recommendations for how potential volunteers can choose the best programs. Her research and recommendations are in a newly published book called “Hoping to Help: the Promises and Pitfalls of Global Health Volunteering”, Cornell University Press.

Bring your own lunch. Beverages provided.


Naomi Cahn, Harold H. Greene Professor of Law, GWU Law School
Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 4:00pm
Linderman Library, Room 200

Humanities Center "Relative" Series
Co-sponsors: Women, Gender & Sexuality and Health, Medicine & Society


Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 12:00pm
Williams Hall, Room 080

Oceans and Human Health
Study in Bermuda - Summer 2016 Term!

Attend One of the Information Sessions Offered!
Thursday, February 4, 2016 12:00 PM or 4:00 PM in Williams Hall 080
Dates of the Program Sunday 5/22/2016 until Saturday 6/11/2016 (3 weeks total) 

The world’s oceans affect human health in many ways: they provide food and water to human populations; they are a point of exposure to pollutants, toxins, and diseases; and they provide pharmaceuticals and animals used in biomedical research. This course explores the interactions between oceans and human health. You will learn more about both human health issues and marine science, by studying the ways in which they intersect. You will gain an understanding of the major risks and benefits of our interactions with the ocean and will be introduced to technologies used to assess risk and to realize potential benefits. The course is based at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, and you will have the opportunity to explore the beautiful beaches and fascinating history of the isolated island nation of Bermuda. 

Course Description: Study of ocean processes affecting human health and the contribution of marine organisms to medicine and research. Lectures, labs and fieldwork emphasize risks and benefits of our interactions with the ocean, and related research technologies.

Cost and Financial Aid Options: The total cost for the 3-week program is $5750*. This includes tuition for 4 Lehigh credits ($2760) and all expenses on the ground in Bermuda, including all meals, accommodations, ocean excursions and snorkeling trips, ground transportation and field trips, lab fees and coursework, etc.. We will stay on the beautiful campus of the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, and a course outline and schedule can be provided upon request. We hope to accommodate all interested students regardless of financial need: various options for significant levels of financial aid are available, especially for students with demonstrated financial need.

For more information contact Prof. Mark Orrs mao312@lehigh.edu or Prof. Kelly Austin kfa212@lehigh.edu


Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 12:00pm
The Humanities Center

Fall 2015

Monday, December 7, 2015 - 12:00pm
Williams Hall, Room 070

Oceans and Human Health

Dates of the Program Sunday 5/22 until Saturday 6/11 (3 weeks total)

The world’s oceans affect human health in many ways: they provide food and water to human populations; they are a point of exposure to pollutants, toxins, and diseases; and they provide pharmaceuticals and animals used in biomedical research. This course explores the interactions between oceans and human health. You will learn more about both human health issues and marine science, by studying the ways in which they intersect. You will gain an understanding of the major risks and benefits of our interactions with the ocean and will be introduced to technologies used to assess risk and to realize potential benefits. The course is based at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, and you will have the opportunity to explore the beautiful beaches and fascinating history of the isolated island nation of Bermuda. 

Course description: Study of ocean processes affecting human health and the contribution of marine organisms to medicine and research. Lectures, labs and fieldwork emphasize risks and benefits of our interactions with the ocean, and related research technologies.

For more information contact Prof. Mark Orrs mao312@lehigh.edu or Prof. Kelly Austin kfa212@lehigh.edu


Monday, November 9, 2015 - 11:30am
Ben Franklin Tech Ventures-4th Fl.

Tuesday, November 3, 2015 - 4:15pm
Linderman Library, Room 200

Intern with Pathways Development Initiative (PDI)!
• Fully funded 8 week internship from early June—early August 2016
• Live with the Zaale family in beautiful Bududa, Uganda nestled in the Mt. Elgon region
• Intern with PDI in a number of possible capacities:
• Work for the PDI Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA), gathering data on savings and investments from local chapters, interviewing VSLA members for success stories and challenges, teaching local community members about the value of saving and investing in income-generating activities.
• Work at PDI Education Center teaching basic lessons to 5-9 year olds in English on reading, writing, math, art, and public health.
• Develop and implement health education on topics such as hygiene and hand washing, malaria prevention, HIV prevention and awareness, dental hygiene, and diarrhea to primary and secondary school children.
• Undergraduate students from any academic background are welcome!


Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 6:00pm
Packard 466

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 4:00pm
STEPS 190

Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - 4:15pm
University Center 308
Grants for Experiential Learning in Health 
 
Please join the GELH Committee and the GELH 2015 Grant Recipients as we celebrate their accomplishments
 
What... GELH Student Presentations
 
When... Tuesday, October 20, 2015
 
Where... University Center, Room 308
 
Time... 4:15 p.m.
 
RSVP... Monday, October 19, 2015
Jeanne Kassis jek207@lehigh.edu
 
This is a great opportunity for students interested in the 2016 round of grant submissions to get ideas, inspiration and knowledge about the different types of projects that have been supported.
 
Grant applications for 2016 will be accepted starting Monday, October 20, 2015 through Sunday, January 24, 2016 at 11:59pm and can be completed online https://gelh.cas2.lehigh.edu/ 

 


Loretta Ross
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 - 7:30pm
Williams Hall, Global Commons

Women, Gender & Sexuality and The Women’s Center
Co-Sponsors: Africana Studies; Associate Dean of Interdisciplinary Programs and International Initiatives; Center for Community Engagement; Dialogue Center; Health, Medicine & Society; Humanities Center; MLK Committee; Office of Academic Diversity; Office of Gender Violence, Education and Support; Office of Multicultural Affairs; and The Pride Center

"Understanding Reproductive Justice in the 21st Century"
Loretta Ross
Co-founder and the National Coordinator of the SisterSong
Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective

Pre-event reception 6:30 p.m.

OFYE - 5 x 10 program for professional growth and success

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015 - 4:00pm
Williams Hall, Global Commons
Welcome Back Mixer: Interdisciplinary Academic Programs
Africana Studies
American Studies
Asian Studies
Global Studies
Classical Studies
Cognitive Science
Environmental Studies
Global Citizenship
Global Studies
Health, Medicine & Society
Jewish Studies
Latin American Studies
Science, Technology & Society
Sustainable Development
Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies
 
NEW STUDENTS: learn how interdisciplinary studies can enhance your academic goals, declare a major or a minor
 
CURRENT STUDENTS:re-connect with classmates and faculty
 
FACULTY: an opportunity to meet students and answer questions 
 
Light refreshments served
 

Summer 2015

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 12:30pm

The six participating centers in the CHCI Mellon-funded Medical Humanities project will be hosting a summer institute on medical humanities at Dartmouth, July 12-14, 2015.

This institute is designed to provide an opportunity for all CHCI members interested in the medical humanitiesto meet and share ideas about research and curricular innovations in the medical humanities.  

The institute is designed to foster conversation, with a primary goal of extending the network of practitionersin the medical humanities beyond the six centers directly engaged in the Mellon project.

A registration fee of $100 covers housing and meals during the two and a half days of the meeting.  

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis until the available spaces are filled.

For further details about the content of the institute, confirmed speakers, and how to register, please
visit the CHCI Medical Humanities wordpress site.  
Here is the link: https://chcimedicalhumanities.wordpress.com/

(For future reference, the link is also posted on the CHCI website under Member News.) 

Questions can be directed to John McGowan at jpm@email.unc.edu


Spring 2015

Thursday, April 9, 2015 - 4:15pm
Maginnes Hall, Room 113
Dr. Ellen Foley
Clark University
 
Regulating Sex Work: Subjectivity and Stigma in Senegal
Co-sponsors: Africana Studies Program, Global Studies Program and Sociology and Anthropology Department
 
 

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 - 4:15pm
STEPS 101
Sonia Sachs, M.D.
Earth Institute, Columbia University 
Director of Health for the Millennium Villages Project
 
A campaign to support healthy rural communities by building a wide network of community health workers in sub-Saharan Africa.
 
Co-sponsors: Environmental Initiative and Sustainable Development Programs
 
 
 

Tuesday, April 7, 2015 - 4:15pm
STEPS 101

Panel Discussion
Featuring multiple health professionals from different health fields, many of whom are Lehigh alumni. This panel will provide advice and perspectives on pursing a career in health.

Zahir Carrington, LU BA‘10, Sociology and Anthropology / MA '12 Sociology
Medical Device Sales Representative, Olympus (NYC territory)
 
Bonnie Coyle, M.D. , PSU ‘84, Nutrition Science
MS Public Health Director of Community Health, St. Luke’s and Adjunct Professor, Lehigh University
 
Nick Kastango, LU‘10, Industrial Engineering
Data Scientist, Department of Strategy and Innovation, Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, NYC
 
Hope Kincaid, LU ‘09, Sociology and Anthropology / Health, Medicine and Society
Biostatistician Lehigh Valley Health Network
 
Liz Miller, LU ‘12, Molecular Biology
Third-year medical student, Temple University
 
Mary Ellen Raposa, Yale ‘77, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
Pre-Health Advisor, Career Service, Lehigh University
 
Rajika Reed, PSU ‘96, Biological Life Sciences
Doctoral Candidate, Teaching, Learning and Technology, College of Education, Lehigh University
Department of Community Health, St. Luke’s 
 
Rebecca Sharim Storace, LU ‘05, Behavioral Neuroscience / Psychology
Rheumatology Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
 
 

Monday, April 6, 2015 - 4:15pm
STEPS 290

Panel Discussion

Cathy A. Coyne, PhD, MPH
Senior Community Health Scientist
Department of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Ronald C. Dendas, MS
Program Officer, The Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care Trust

 

Dr. James Cipolla, St. Luke's trauma surgeon
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 5:00pm
STEPS 102

The Bioethics Society is hosting Dr. James Cipolla, trauma surgeon at St. Luke's Hospital and Lehigh alum.  He will be speaking on the topic of organ donation in the trauma setting.   


Sunday, March 29, 2015 - 12:45pm

A student is organizing a student trip to the annual Global Health and Innovation conference, held on the weekend of March 28-29 at Yale University:https://uniteforsight.org/conference/

In the past, HMS students have attended this conference and gotten a lot out of it. This year, HMS will cover the registration costs for the first 10 HMS minors who express a serious commitment to going. A set of hotel rooms is being reserved, as well as vans for transportation from Lehigh. The reaming estimated costs for the trip including lodging and transport are expected to be between $125-$150 for Fri-Sun. Some students may be able to find additional funding for these expenses through the Student Opportunity Fund, your major department, or other sources. 


Fall 2014

Dr. Akosua Adomako Ampofo Director, Institute of African Studies University of Ghana
Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - 2:00pm
Sinclair Auditorium


Sirry Alang, Doctoral Candidate, Division of Health Policy & Management, University of Minnesota
Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 4:00pm
Maginnes Hall, Room 480

This ethnography demonstrates how culture affects the social distribution of mental health problems in Upper Lake Heights- a predominantly Black urban neighborhood in  the Midwestern United States. Although in some ways consistent with DSM-V categories, depression is mostly expressed in ways that are neither in the DSM nor operationalized in community surveys. 
 
Findings have implications for assessing the social epidemiology of depression, and are useful in informing the provision of culturally appropriate mental  health care.

Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 7:00pm
Whitaker Lab, Room 303


Kathryn Bouskill, Candidate for a PhD in Anthropology and an MPH at Emory University
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 - 4:00pm
Maginnes Hall, Room 113
 
Despite its ubiquity in the United States, the breast cancer awareness campaign has only within the last five years gained a presence in the Austrian cultural landscape. Yet, in Austria, grave illnesses such as cancer are traditionally kept private and out of the public eye. Drawing on ethnographic and epidemiological methods, this research first examined the public health impact for Austrian women considered 'at risk' for breast cancer and evaluated their knowledge of mammographic screening and risk. I then explore the illness experience and needs of women being treated for breast cancer to understand how their social lives interface with the changing sociocultural representations of breast cancer. 
 
Lastly, I examine the impact of breast cancer among long-term survivors to determine their mental, psychosocial and physical needs vis-à-vis the aims of the campaign. This aspect of the research demonstrates how the campaign overlooks the widespread belief that emotional distress over the life course can cause breast cancer. 
 
Support for women occupying all three positions is limited, suggesting that the corporatization, feminization, and exclusivism of women's breast health is creating an illusion of advocacy while neglecting pertinent health issues.

Heather Edelblute MPH, PhD Candidate University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 11:45am
Maginnes Hall, Room 110

Most studies that examine migration from Mexico to the United States focus exclusively on the international migrant.   In the area of mental health, considerable research has examined the implications of the migration process on the well-being of Mexican migrants in the US.  This research offers insights into the stress associated with the migration process as well as
the role of social ties in buffering the stress of everyday life.  Much less, however, is known about the specific domains of social life that influence the mental health of those who remain in Mexico. This study examines how the composition of women's networks and interaction with network peers are connected to psychological well-being for women in a migrant-sending community in Guanajuato, Mexico. Using the Social Networks and Health Information Survey (n=343), this study
reveals how the gender, migration and kinship structure of networks operate to produce distinct levels of well-being for women.  Findings from this study can inform the development of culturally appropriate health interventions for non-migrant women, a group often overlooked in the global health and migration arena.

Jeff Stone, Ph.D. - University of Arizona
Friday, November 7, 2014 - 12:00pm
Linderman 200


Dr. Phil Goff and Dr. Carl Hart
Wednesday, November 5, 2014 - 12:00pm
UC 303 and Linderman 200


Senator Nyonblee Lawrence of Liberia
Tuesday, November 4, 2014 - 5:00pm
Maginnes Hall, Room 111


Janet Mock and Ryan Sallans
Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 7:00pm
Packard 101

Janet Mock and Ryan Sallans will present TRANSlating Identities, which is moderated by Dr. Monica Miller, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM. 
Their discussion includes an exploration of identity, visibility, and self-actualization considering gender, race, and sexuality.
This event meets the 5 x 10 Identity Development requirement.


John Fredricks CEO
Thursday, October 23, 2014 - 12:45pm
Maginnis 101

Nesette Falu
Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 4:15pm
Maginnes Hall, Room 113

Nessette Falu is a Ph.D. Candidate in Socio-Cultural Anthropology at Rice University. In August 2013, she concluded a yearlong fieldwork in Salvador-Bahia, Brazil. Her research investigates how self-identified black lesbians (lesbicas negras) draw upon everyday lived experiences to self-advocate and demand respectful recognition toward their sexuality by their gynecologists. This study interconnects various angles that pivot the reproduction of “preconceito” (prejudice) such as the socio-political limitations of Brazilian healthcare reform to combat lesbian discrimination, the entrenched prejudicial attitudes manifesting during gynecological exams, and the thriving and transcending ideas of “bem-estar” (well-being) and sexual health, broadly. Her ethnographic study explores and exposes invisible acts of freedom by lesbicas negras. Falu was the 2013-2014 Sarah Pettit Dissertation Fellow in LGBT Studies at Yale University. While at Yale writing her dissertation, she was a mentor to several undergraduate students and delivered the Sarah Pettit public lecture in April 2014. Furthermore, she was an active member from 2008-2012 at the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Rice while completing a graduate certificate program. She also worked closely with the Program for the Study of Ethnicity, Race, and Culture that bridges intellectual community and promotes race scholarship and pedagogy. She holds a Masters of Divinity from New York Theological Seminary. She has been a practicing Physician Assistant since 2001 in Neurosurgery, Internal Medicine, and HIV Care. Soon, she will return as Physician Assistant in Oncology at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY.  She is now an advisor to the LGBT Working Group at Lutheran Family Health Center, Brooklyn, NY. She is the recipient of a generous fieldwork grant from the Ruth Landes Memorial Foundation, which included seed funds for media production. She concluded the production phase and plans to complete a short documentary about the lives of some lesbicas negras in Salvador in 2015. Her hometown is New York City, Harlem in specific.

Co-sponsored by: Latin American Studies, Health Medicine and Society, Sociology/Anthropology, and Global Studies

Read more about the event here.


Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 4:30pm
Coxe Hall Lounge

The Office of International Affairs
Presentation by Haley Grace, LU '15
Sponsors: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Health, Medicine and Society, Africana Studies, Global Citizenship


Professor Dennis Cooley
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 - 4:00pm
Linderman Library, Scheler Family Humanities Forum (Room 200)

 

Professor Dennis Cooley, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics, and Associate Director of the Northern Plains Ethics Institute at North Dakota State University

Dennis Cooley received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Rochester, with an emphasis on theoretical ethics. His research includes varuius issues in bioethics, agriculture, and business. He is the author Technology, Transgenics, and a Pratical Moral Code. He has co-edited Passing/Out: Identity Veiled and Revealed and Re-imaging Death and Dying. His latest book, co-written with Lehigh Religion Studies Professor, Lloyd Steffen, is The Ethics of Death: Religious and Philosophical Perspectives in Dialogue, published by Fortress Press.

This event meets the 5x10 requirement for Identity Development.


Tuesday, September 9, 2014 - 4:15pm
STEPS

Spring 2014

Professor John R. McNeill, Georgetown University, History Department and School of Foreign Service
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 4:15pm
Sinclair Auditorium
Co-sponsors: Latin American Studies, Environmental Studies, Health, Medicine and Society and Sustainable Development
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Fall 2013

Monday, October 14, 2013 - 7:00pm
TBA

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Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 7:00pm
Whitaker Lab, Room 303

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Friday, September 6, 2013 - 3:15pm
Rauch Business Center, Room 171
Sponsored by the Economics Department
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