Previous "On Public Health" Series
Fall 2011
September 28Epidemiologic Investigations of the Role of Environmental Chemicals in Neurodevelopmental Disorders like Autism
Amy Kalkbrenner, PhD MPH, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, UW-Milwaukee Zilber School of Public Health
October 5
Incorporating Health Informatics to Community-based Participatory Research to Eliminate Health Disparities
Fang (Alice) Yan, PhD, Assistant Professor of Health Disparities, UW-Milwaukee Zilber School of Public Health
October 19
Research to improve poverty, food insecurity, and HIV vulnerability in rural Malawi
Lance Weinhardt, PhD, Professor of Community & Behavioral Health Promotion, UW-Milwaukee Zilber School of Public Health
November 16
Private and Public Accounts of Health and Illness: Narratives of Urban HIV-infected African American Men
Aaron Buseh, PhD, MPH, MSN, Associate Professor of Nursing, UW-Milwaukee College of Nursing
December 7
Working Smarter: Reproductive Health and Safety in the Workplace
Barb Grajewski PhD, Senior Epidemiologist, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Captain in the US Public Health Service
Spring 2011
February 9Transmedia Activism and the Environmental Health Movement
Barbara Lev, Associate Professor, UWM School of Journalism and Mass Communication
February 15
NIH Clinical Trials and Health Care Provisions to Underserved Populations
Dori Knoff
March 2
Healthy Youth: Strong and Connected-Preventing Youth Violence
Barbra Beck, Carroll University
Marlene Melzer-Lange, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Dawn Zahrt, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin
March 15
Genomic and Public Health
Sanjib Bhattacharyya, MA, Research Specialist, City of Milwaukee Health Department
April 6
Public Health Impact Initiative
Stephen Percy, UWM School of Public Health
Geof Swain, Eric Gass, City of Milwaukee Health Department
April 19
Environmental Consequences of Antimicrobial Soap Chemicals
Todd Miller, School of Public Health
Fall 2010
September 21
Black Infant Mortality, Premature Birth and Prenatal Care: Correlations and Contradictions
Thomas Schlenker, MD, MPH, Director, Public Health Madison & Dane County
October 6
The Project Health Pilot Study: working with Public School Teachers and Students to Engage in the Practice of Public Health
Paul Florsheim, PhD, UWM School of Public Health, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
Community-Based GYM Projects to Guide Youth Movement: Findings and Lessons Learned
Judy Springer, PhD, Milwaukee Area Technical College
November 3
The Invisible Victim: Bringing LGBT Intimate Partner Violence Out of the Closet
Melissa Lemke, MA Research Specialist, Center for Urban Population Health
November 16
Influenza Vaccinations for Health Care Workers
Paul Hunter, MD, Associate Medical Director, City of Milwaukee Health Department
December 8
Electronic Health Records, Knowledge Management, and Health Disparities
Peter Tonellato, PhD, Professor, School of Public Health
Spring 2010
February 9
Identifying Development Toxicants to the Immune System so Pregnant Women can Produce Healthy Babies without Spending 40 Weeks in a Bubble
Michael Laiosa, Assistant Professor, UWM, School of Public Health
February 24
Medicaid Policy Changes and Fluoride Treatments for Low-Income Youth
Christopher Okunseri, Associate Professor, Marquette University School of Dentistry
March 9
Health Issues Related to Welfare Reform as Experienced by Impoverished Women with Children
Eugenie Hildebrandt, Associate Professor, UWM College of Nursing
April 6
A Look Back on the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic Response; the Milwaukee Health Department Perspective
Paul Biedrzycki, Director of Disease Control and Environmental Health, City of Milwaukee Health Department
Health Literacy: A Hidden Public Health Crisis
Susan Kanack, Parish & Community Outreach Nursing Coordinator, ProHealth Care - Waukesha & Oconomowoc Memorial Hospitals
May 4
College Students and HIV: Risk perceptions and what impacts them
Jennifer Peterson, Assistant Professor, UWM Department of Communications
Fall 2009
September 22Balancing the Risks & Benefits of Great Lakes Fish Consumption: The Tribal Fisheries Perspective
John Dellinger, Professor, UWM College of Health Sciences
October 6
H1N1 Influenza Pandemic: Local Public Health Response Past, Present and Future within the City of Milwaukee
Paul Biedrzycki, Director of Disease Control and Environmental Health, City of Milwaukee Health Department
October 20
Wisconsin Public Health Association
Eric Ostermann, Executive Director, Wisconsin Public Health Association
November 4
Physical Activity Among Urban African-American Women
Amy Harley, Assistant Professor, School of Public Health
November 17
Hide & Seek: the Support Experiences of Women Living with HIV
Jennifer Peterson, Assistant Professor, UWM Department of Communication
Spring 2009
February 4
National Children's Study
Jeanne Hewitt, Associate Professor, UWM Institute of Environmental Health
Data Standards for Case Report Forms
Timothy Patrick, Associate Professor, UWM College of Health Sciences
March 4
Tobacco Exposure and Cessation
Barbara Moser, Director of Health Education and Quality Improvement, UWM Norris Health Center
March 17
Health Inequities and the Upstream Determinants of Health
Geof Swain, Chief Medical Officer, City of Milwaukee Health Department
April 1
Environmental Health
David Petering, University Distinguished Professor, UWM Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
April 21
Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System
Thomas Reed, First Assistant Public Defender, State of Wisconsin, Office of The State Public Defender
May 6
Physical Activity Among Urban African American Women
Amy Harley, Assistant Professor, UWM College of Health Sciences
May 19
Body Weight Monitoring and Eating and Activity Behavior
Lori Neighbors, Assistant Professor, UWM College of Health Sciences
Fall 2008
September 23
Water Quality and Your Health
Laura Anderko, Associate Professor, UWM College of Nursing
October 21
A Public Health Perspective on Adolescent Mental Health
Paul Florsheim, Associate Professor, UWM School of Social Welfare, Center for Addiction and Behavoral Health Research
November 5
STIs and HIV in Milwaukee: The Statistics and the Strategies
Ericka Sinclair, Communicable and Infectious Disease Program Supervisor, Milwaukee Health Department
November 18
Building Partnerships for Healthful Neighborhoods: The Johnsons Park Health Alliance
Nancy Frank, Associate Professor, UWM Department of Urban Planning
December 3
Disparities in Birth Outcomes in the City of Milwaukee
Emmanuel Ngui, Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Pediatrics and Population Health
December 16
"Cryptosporidium and Our Water"
Robert Burlage, Associate Professor, UWM College of Health Sciences