Sasha Zhou, Ph.D., Wayne State University

Topic: Mental Health of Emerging Adults and College Students

October 13, 2022 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM

Dr. Zhou is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health at Wayne State's CLAS. Her research uses mixed methods to understand and address the mental health needs of emerging adults and college student populations with particular focus on underserved populations, including students of color, international students, and sexual and gender minorities. Dr. Zhou’s broader research portfolio combines varied methodological approaches to identify the mechanisms that perpetuate mental health disparities, including in-depth qualitative work and large-scale epidemiological surveys. Dr. Zhou is also a co-investigator of the Healthy Minds Network, a research-to-practice network dedicated to improving the mental and emotional wellbeing of young people through innovative, multidisciplinary scholarship. She received her Ph.D. in Health Services Organization and Policy at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, where she was a Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health (CRECH) Scholar.

View the upcoming series, access RSVP's, and watch archived lectures: https://chip.uconn.edu/lecture-series-2/

Presenter: Rebecca Puhl, PhD

In this webinar, Dr. Puhl will summarize her research examining weight stigma in public health communication and the media, highlighting the impact of both visual images and language used to depict people with higher weight. In addition to demonstrating how stigmatizing communication negatively affects public attitudes and health behaviors, her work has identified youth and adult preferences for non-stigmatizing terminology in communication about body weight. Recent initiatives and strategies for reducing weight stigma in health communication will be discussed.

For more information and to register: https://mhealth.inchip.uconn.edu/training-2/

Amruta Nori-Sarma, PhD, Boston University School of Public Health

Topic: Environmental Health and Climate Change

October 27, 2022 | 12:30 - 1:30 PM

Amruta Nori-Sarma is an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Health Department at Boston University School of Public Health, where she studies the relationship between environmental exposures associated with climate change and health outcomes in vulnerable communities. Her previous work has examined the impact of heat waves and air pollution on health in vulnerable communities in India, South Korea, and across the US. Her current research aims to understand the impacts of interrelated extreme weather events on mental health across the US utilizing large claims datasets. She also has an interest in evaluating the success of policies put in place to reduce the health impacts of climate change.

View the upcoming series, access RSVP's, and watch archived lectures: https://chip.uconn.edu/lecture-series-2/