Health Research Seminar Series
PHDR invites you to join us at our monthly Health Research Seminar Series (HESS), co-sponsored by our C2DREAM Center! The seminars provide a platform for academics and community members engaged in health disparities research and/or programming to present their work. The dates vary from month to month but are usually the 2nd Tuesday (Sep - Jun).
Our upcoming seminar, “Understanding Sovereignty and Collaboration with Tribal IRS” will take place on Tuesday, October 13, at 12:00 - 1:00 pm CT. Nadine King, Antony Stately, and Jamie Stenberg are presenting.
This seminar is co-sponsored by UMN Program in Health Disparities Research, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System, and Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute.
Registration required. All are welcome!
Location: Zoom **Seminars are held virtually.
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CT
Continuing Education Credits Available+
Check Out The Schedule
HESS 2026 - 2027 Schedule
- September 8, 2026 | “C2DREAM Overview” | Felicity Enders, PhD; and Christi Patten, PhD, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System
- October 13, 2026 | "Understanding Sovereignty and Collaboration with Tribal IRBs" | Nadine King, Antony Stately, PhD, Jamie Stenberg
- November 10, 2026 | “Culturally-relevant Nutrition Interventions in Health Research" | Ambria Crusan, PhD, MS, RD/LD, St. Catherine University
- December 8, 2026 | “The Architecture of Functional Trust: Engineering Alignment in High-Stakes Environments” | Huda Ahmed
- January 12, 2027 | "Resources and Routines: Social Determinants and Daily Diabetes Self Management in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes” | Amy Noser, FMCH
- February 9, 2027 | "C2DREAM Pilot Scholars" | Carolina Fernandez-Branson and Michelle Palmborg, Hana-May Eadeh, ID Core
- March 9, 2027 | “The Impacts of Immigration Enforcement Raids on Obstetric Health, Prenatal Healthcare Utilization and Birth Outcomes” | Tatiana Padila, HEWG
- April 13, 2027 | Topic TBD | DVSS (Dr. Oanh Nguyen, UCSF)
- May 11, 2027 | Topic TBD |
Michael Kotlyar, PharmD
** Please note that all titles are considered working titles and are subject to change up to at least one month before the event takes place. This event is free and open to the public!
HESS 2025 - 2026 Schedule
- September 9, 2025 | “C2DREAM Overview” | Michele Allen, MD, MS, University of Minnesota, and Christi Patten, PhD, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System
- October 14, 2025 | "Community Roots, Digital Routes: A Collaborative Path to Quitting Smoking" | Annie Rusk, MD, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System
- November 11, 2025 | “Using Entertainment Education to Increase Patient Engagement, Health Literacy and Health Equity" | Kathie Culhane-Pera, MD, MA, and Beatriz Torres, PhD, MA, MPH, CPH, SoLaHmo Partnership for Health and Wellness
- December 9, 2025 | “Overview of the Techquity by FAITH Trial” | LaPrincess Brewer, MD, MPH, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System
- January 13, 2026 | "Formative Research to Pilot Clinical Trial: Leveraging a K-award to Launch a Career in Research” | Steven John, PhD, MPH
- February 10, 2026 | “Chronic Stress as a Driver of Health Disparities: The Health Excellence Action Network Conceptual Model” | Felicity Enders, PhD, MPH, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System
- March 10, 2026 |“The Reproductive Health Consequences of Criminal Legal System Involvement” | J'Mag Karbeah, PhD, MPH, co-sponsored by the Health Equity Work Group at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health
- April 14, 2026 | "Honoring Data Sovereignty In Research with American Indian Tribes and Communities" | Dana Mowls Carroll, PhD, MPH, and Wyatt Pickner, Program Director at AICAF
- May 12, 2026 | More details to come! | C2DREAM Investigator Development Core
- May 28 - 30, 2026 | "5th Annual C2DREAM Conference" | Learn more about the conference
** Please note that all titles are considered working titles and are subject to change up to at least one month before the event takes place. This event is free and open to the public!
RSVP Required
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