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, “Chronic stress as a driver of health disparities: The C2DREAM conceptual model,” will take place on Tuesday, February 10, at 12:00 - 1:00 pm CT. Felicity Enders, PhD, MPH, from the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Clinic Health System, will be presenting.
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 2025 - 2026 schedule!
Check Out The 2025 - 2026 Schedule
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 C2DREAM 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 with the HEWG
- April 14, 2026 | “When Systems Fail the Body: Structural Determinants of Health and the Architecture of Inequity” | Oanh Kieu Nguyen, MD, MAS | UCSF at San Francisco General Hospital
- 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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