Perspectives in Global Health Equity:  Distinguished Faculty Seminar Series

This online event series organized by Rutgers Global Health Institute features guest faculty presenters from diverse global health fields. Information about upcoming seminars and prior event recordings are available below.

Upcoming Events

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There are no seminars scheduled at this time.

Past Events

October 2, 2025

Does Latin America and the Caribbean have a healthy diet?

Presented by Ramya Ambikapathi, PhD

Public Health Emergencies: Global Preparedness, Local Response, Collective Leadership

Presented by Dr. Douglas Noble, BSC, BMBCH, MRCS, MPH, MD(RES), FRSPH, FFPH

May 15, 2025

The Precision Prevention of Prostate Center (Pre2 CAP) Laboratory 

Presented by Dr. Clement Narh

April 2, 2025

Expanding Access to Health Care in Low-Resource Settings: The Power and Pitfalls of AI

Presented by Dr. Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, PhD

January 6, 2023

Improving Population Health through a Focus on Pregnancy and Early Childhood

Presented by Nandita Perumal from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington and the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

From Epidemiology to Implementation for Cancer Control in Sub-Saharan Africa: When One Size Does Not Fit All

Presented by Tara Friebel-Klingner from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University

Barrio Science and Gender Transformative Health: Bridging the Evidence Base and Community Knowledge Toward Effective and Sustainable Interventions with Minoritized Men

Presented by Luis Arturo Valdez from the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

Malaria Burden and Control in Bangladesh and Prospects for Elimination: An Epidemiological and Economic Assessment

Presented by Ubydul Haque from the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Health Disparities and Mental Health Outcomes Among Underserved Populations Living in Air-Polluted Neighborhoods

Presented by Shir Lerman Ginzburg from the Department of Public Health Sciences at UConn Health

Which U.S. Children Are Being Diagnosed and Treated for Disabilities? Population-based Estimates of Health Disparities

Presented by Paul Morgan from the Center for Educational Disparities Research at Pennsylvania State University

Landscape of Enteric Pathogen Transmission and Child Health in Underdeveloped Settings: Applying One Health Principles for the Prioritization and Evaluation of Global Health Programs

Presented by Kelly Baker from the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health and Department of Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health

Mainstreaming Equity: Applications in and Lessons from Low- and Middle-Income Country Contexts

Presented by Devaki Nambiar from The George Institute for Global Health, India

Global Sexual and Reproductive Health: Spotlight on Abortion

Presented by Gilda Sedgh, principal research scientist

“Women Manufacture Children, and If You Can’t, You Are Just a Man”: Global Perspectives on Gender and Reproductive Health

Presented by Michelle Hindin from the Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Premier Comprehensive Cancer Center in the Cloud (C4): Powered by Artificial Intelligence

Presented by Wilfred Ngwa from Johns Hopkins Medicine and Global Health Catalyst

Solving the Puzzle of Cervical Cancer Control in Africa: Country by Country

Presented by D. Cristina Stefan from the Institute of Global Health Equity Research at the University of Global Health Equity

Child Health Ecosyndemics in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Presented by Gwenyth Lee from the University of Michigan, Department of Epidemiology

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Exploiting Adaptive Immunity to Detect and Disarm Emerging RNA Viruses

Presented by Bobby Brooke Herrera from E25Bio, Inc. and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health