Health Disparities Research Works in Progress Seminars | Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity

Health Disparities Research Works in Attendee signing in before the seminar session begins. Photo taken by Tia Mitchell.

Created by the Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity (REACH Equity), the Health Disparities Research Works in Progress (RWIP) is a seminar series that occurs on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month from September 28, 2023 – June 20, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

These interactive seminars and workshops feature talks from junior and senior faculty investigators about current research and projects in development. The seminars include opportunities for questions and feedback from attendees. Please refer to the table below for information about presenters and topics.

The schedule will be updated as speakers are confirmed for the 2023-2024 Academic Year. Thank you!

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Seminars are being offered on Zoom only until further notice. The Zoom link is provided to listserv subscribers through email updates. Please contact Tia Mitchell (tia.mitchell@duke.edu) with questions.

Date	Presenter	Topic	Location
Sept. 28, 2023	Raegan Durant, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion University of Alabama at Birmingham	Career Journeys for Health Equity Research Faculty: The Road(s) Not Taken	Zoom
Oct. 12, 2023	Charmaine Royal, PhD Robert O. Keohane Professor of African & African American Studies, Biology, Global Health, and Family Medicine & Community Health Duke University	Race, Genetic Variation, and Health	Zoom
Oct. 26, 2023	Isaretta Riley, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Medicine Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Duke University School of Medicine	CALM: Coping with Asthma Through Life Management	Zoom
Nov. 9, 2023	Austin Wesevich, MD, MPH Hematology/Oncology Fellow at the University of Chicago	Cost, Communication, and Clinician Bias as Barriers to Patient-Centered Care	Zoom
Nov. 23, 2023	Canceled	Canceled	Zoom
Dec. 14, 2023	Melissa C. Kay PhD, MPH, MS, RD, CLC Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics Duke University School of Medicine	Reducing Disparities in Early Life Obesity Risk by Supporting the Mother-Infant Dyad	Zoom
Dec. 28, 2023	Canceled	Canceled	Zoom
Jan. 11, 2024	Allison Taylor, MD, MS Hematology Oncology Fellow Duke University Department of Medicine	Exploring Outcomes to Reduce Disparities in Hematologic Malignancies	Zoom
Jan. 25, 2024	Jay Lusk, MD, MBA Duke University Department of Medicine	Population Data Science to Promote Health Equity in Dementia Care	Zoom
Feb. 8, 2024	Nadine J. Barrett, PhD, MA, MS Senior Associate Dean, Research Equity and Community Engagement Professor of Public Health Sciences Wake Forest School of Medicine	PROJECT ENTRUST: An Innovative Community Engagement Program to Assess and Enhance Trustworthiness in Duke's Health Care and Research	Zoom
Feb. 22, 2024	Nosayaba (Nosa) Osazuwa-Peters, BDS, PhD, MPH, CHES Associate Professor Duke University School of Medicine Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences Member, Duke Cancer Institute Deputy Editor, JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery	Understanding and Mitigating Disparities in Head and Neck Cancer: A National Imperative	Zoom
Mar. 14, 2024	Clarissa Diamantidis, MD Professor of Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine	The Journey Towards Kidney Health Equity (Canceled)	Zoom
Mar. 28, 2024	Leonor Corsino, MD, MHS Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Duke School of Medicine Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition	Mapping Out Your Route to Make a Difference (RESCHEDULED MAY 9)	Zoom
Apr. 11, 2024	Dinushika Mohottige, MD Assistant Professor (Nephrology, Internal Medicine) Institute of Health Equity Research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	The Path Toward Kidney Health Equity: Defining and Quantifying the Role of Structural Racism	Zoom
Apr. 25, 2024	Charity S. Watkins, PhD, MSW Assistant Professor BIRCWH Scholar Duke Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology North Carolina Central University, Department of Social Work	From Personal Experience to Professional Expertise: Using One Case of Maternal Morbidity to Inform Advocacy, Practice, & Research	Zoom
May 9, 2024	Leonor Corsino, MD, MHS Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Duke School of Medicine Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition Co-Director, Duke Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute/Community Engaged Research Initiative (CERI) Associate Director, Duke Master of Biomedical Sciences, Duke School of Medicine	Mapping Out Your Route to Make a Difference (Rescheduled, Now Canceled)	Zoom
May 23, 2024	Kanecia Obie Zimmerman, MD, MPH Professor of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine Duke Department of Pediatrics	Equitable Access to K-12 Education: The ABC Science Collaborative	Zoom
June 20, 2024	Kimberly S. Johnson, MD, MHS Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics) Director, Duke Center for REACH Equity Duke Department of Medicine	The Duke Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity (REACH Equity): An Extraordinary Opportunity to Support the Change We Want to See	Zoom