For our second talk in the Inaugural Health Equity Seminar Series, Dr. Anao Zhang presented his research titled, "Creating an Equitable Healthcare System for Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) Living With Cancer: Overcoming Unique Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual Challenges."
April 7, 2022
Dr. Zhang is a health and mental health intervention researcher with a primary research interest in psycho-oncology and adolescent and young adult cancer survivorship.
For our Inaugural Health Equity Seminar Series, Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe presented her research titled, "A Pandemic of Grief: Experiences of Black Survivors of Homicide Victims."
December 2, 2021
Dr. Sharpe is a community-based researcher who is passionately committed to the development of innovative approaches and sustainable opportunities allowing Black communities to thrive in the face of homicide violence.
Dr. Daphne C. Watkins discusses Centering Race in Health Equity Research and Leadership during this webinar hosted by the UNC-UM Peer Support Core of the Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research
April 7, 2021
Dr. Watkins speaks about resources, strategies, and best practices for overcoming obstacles and building alliances to achieve health equity, including implications for health equity researchers and health equity leaders.
Dr. Daphne C. Watkins discusses the responsibilities institutions have to the communities they serve during this LEAD: Racial Equity and Community Engagement webinar
March 12, 2021
Featured speakers, Dr. Watkins and Dr. John M. Wallace Jr. (University of Pittsburgh), share their experiences with respectfully and responsibly entering communities.
Dr. Jamie Mitchell presents, “Engaging Black Older Adults as Participants and Partners in Research to Advance Health Equity” at the 2021 Leon and Josephine Winkelman Memorial Virtual Lecture
February 23, 2021
Dr. Jamie Mitchell speaks about the inequitable history and current conditions leading to mistrust and underrepresentation in research by older Black males. She also introduces work being done by the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR) and shares enlightening lessons learned from their work.
Dr. Watkins presents the YBMen Project on a panel for the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE)
July 23, 2020
Dr. James Smith begins this panel for the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) with his presentation on the social and emotional well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander higher education students.
Dr. Watkins presents on the YBMen Project (begins at the 43:40 minute mark).
The Curtis Center hosts its first webinar featuring Visiting Fulbright Senior Scholar, Dr. James Smith
May 29, 2020
Dr. James Smith presents on intersections between health and well-being, gender, culture and age from the perspective of young Aboriginal males in Australia's Northern Territory.