Upcoming Events

Regional Lunch & Learn -DSHS Region 8 & UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
7430 Louis Pasteur, San Antonio, TX 78229 OR Virtual

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Giselle Day, MPH: Understanding Sociodemoographic Inequities in the HIV Care Continuum Among Wome
Microsoft Teams

Dissertation defense by Melissa Cruz,MPH: Effectiveness of a Meal Delivery Program on Social Connectedness in Veteran Older Adults
TEAMS

Dissertation Defense by Lisa Mitchell-Bennett, MA, MPH: Exploring Social Determinant of Health Factors in the Borderlands
780 Ringold Rd. Brownsville, TX 78520 Blue Jay Room

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Weilu Zhao: Discovering HIV Symptom Patterns Using Electronic Health Records Through Topic Model
Webex

Dissertation Defense by Kelly Oyer-Peterson, JD, MPH: Health and Health Behaviors by Occupation Among Employed Houston Residents
Teams

Five years after COVID-19: Is Texas better prepared for the next public health crisis?
1836 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78701 and Online

Dissertation Defense by Mike Henson-Garcia: A Parent-Centered Inquiry Into the Promotion of Secure Firearm Storage in the Home
Microsoft Teams Meeting

Thesis Presentation by Wanru Guo, MSc: Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches in Modeling Treatment Discontinuation in MOUD
WebEx

EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION IN ADULTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (
Online

Dissertation Defense by Can Li, MS: Statistical and Machine Learning Methods for Modeling Variation in Health Outcomes
RAS W-102A

Dissertation Defense by Andrew Say, MBA: Mental Health and Well-Being of Minority Entrepreneurs
Microsoft Teams

National Public Health Week Kickoff with Ella Coffee
1200 Pressler St.

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Lulu Song, MS: Enhancing Early Cancer Detection Through Biomarkers and Machine Learning Models
Webex

Thesis Presentation by Gracie Hufft, BS: Investigating the Genetic Drivers of Obesity: A Biostatistical Analysis of Rai1,
School of Public Health Room W604, 1200 Pressler Street, Houston, Texas 77030 and WebEx

National Public Health Week: Conversation with Dean Boerwinkle
1200 Pressler

In-Person Lunch & Learn Around the World: Stems & Shoots
SPH Nourish Kitchen (RAS W104)

Thesis Presentation by Michelle Tran: Neighborhood Environment and its Association with Stress and Inflammation
RAS W608

Grad Fair- Commencement Regalia
1200 Pressler St.

National Public Health Week: Pitch Perfect: Practice Day Edition
https://go.uth.edu/pitchperfectwebinar

Dissertation Defense by Hei Kit Chan, MS: Impact of HIV on COVID-19 Disease Dynamics via CTMC Models and Cox PH Models
RAS E-335

Dissertation Defense by Emma Bergqvist, MPH: Pediatric long COVID- Associations of SDOH at the Household Level
Teams

Dissertation Defense by Tiffany Suragh, MPH: Impact of Cancer on Reproductive Outcomes of Black Adolescent and Young Adult Women
TBD

National Public Health Week: Blood Drive with Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
1200 Pressler St.

Thesis Presentation by Mei Robson, BS: Body image misperception and chronic disease
Microsoft Teams

Thesis Presentation by Kennedy Zinn, BS: Exploratory Analysis of GAD-7 Responses in Texas Coronavirus Antibody Response Survey
Microsoft Teams

Dissertation Defense by Jennifer Aiyer, MS, MPH, RDN: Food Prescription Programming: an Evaluation of Health Outcomes, Patient Per
Reuel A. Stallones Building (RAS) W102B and via Teams

UTHealth Houston Population Health Symposium
1825 Pressler St, Houston, TX 77030

Thesis Presentation by Mia Aguirre, BA: Performance of The 1st Generation Plate Test to Detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Drug
Zoom

Dissertation Defense by Sori Lundin: Deep Learning in Dynamic Prediction of Multivariate Longitudinal and Survival Data
Virtual

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Zixi Wang: Bayesian Semiparametric Spatial and Spatio-temporal Methods for Disease Mapping
Teams

Thesis Presentation by Lea Feuerbacher: Exploring the Physical and Social Dimensions of Green Space Use in Austin, Texas.
1836 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 519, Austin, TX

Dissertation Defense by Aisha Khan, MHA: A Spatial Assessment of TRI Site Exposure and Uterine Cancer Disparities in Texas
TBD

Dissertation Defense by Aisha Khan, MHA: A Spatial Assessment of TRI Site Exposure and Uterine Cancer Disparities in Texas
TBD

Good Fats - Role in Cardiometabolic Health and Tips for Patient Care
Virtual - Microsoft Teams

DSHS Region 6/5S Spring 2025 Workshop
RAS W-102B/Teams

Carmel Dyer, MD, Lecture Series hosted by UTHealth Houston Institute on Aging
MSB B.645

Institute on Aging Lecture Series
MSB 3.001

Health Innovations in the Rice-TMC Ecosystem
TMC3 Collaborative Building, 7255 Helix Park Avenue, Houston, Texas

Dissertation Proposal Defense by Yura Lee, MS: Multi-Omics Insights into Molecular Pathways from Lung to Heart Health
RAS E-533

33rd Annual Steele Lecture with Robert Steffen, MD
SPH Auditorium and TEAMS Link

UCSF Webinar Series: Operationalizing healthcare reimbursement in your state: Community-clinical partnerships and implementation
Virtual Webinar

Carmel Dyer, MD, Lecture Series hosted by UTHealth Houston Institute on Aging
MSB B.605