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  • Wednesday, April 2, 2014; 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

    Lecture: Historical Context and Theories of Social Determinants

    Overview of the class: Syllabus, grading, class participation, class structure, etc.  Review development of social epidemiology as a field, distinct from traditional epidemiology. Class will discuss large social epidemiological studies and overarching concepts. A conceptual framework for social determinants.  Beyond Life-Course Models and Psycho-Social interactions (i.e. Bronfenbrenner, Glass, Berkman). Population Perspective, multilevel models, development and life course perspective, social determinants of behaviors.

    Faculty: May Sudhinaraset, Dominic Montague, and Irene Yen

    Location:  China Basin 6702

  • Wednesday, April 9, 2014; 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

    Lecture: Causal Inference in Social Epidemiology: Biases, Mediators, Modifiers

    Causal models for social epidemiology. Identifying and defining confounders, modifiers, and mediators. Approaches for confounders, modifiers, and mediators in social epidemiology studies.

    Faculty:  May Sudhinaraset

    Location:      China Basin 6702

  • Wednesday, April 16, 2014; 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

    Lecture: Demographic Methods in Social Epidemiology

    Review of demographic methods in social determinants models including life tables and decomposition techniques. Concepts include mortality, migration, and fertility

    Faculty:  Nadia Diamond-Smith

    Location:      China Basin 6702

  • Wednesday, April 23, 2014; 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

    Lecture: Student Presentations

    Students will present preliminary research questions for their final projects as well as conceptual models and theories

    Faculty:  May Sudinaraset, Dominic Montagu

    Location:     China Basin 6702

  • Wednesday, April 30, 2014; 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

    Lecture: Use of Mixed Methodologies in Social Epidemiology

    Introduce emerging discussions and paradigms around mixed methodologies and applications to social epidemiology research.  Review quantitative and qualitative research designs, mixed methods design and research questions, and analysis considerations

    Faculty: May Sudhinaraset

    Location:  China Basin 6702

  • Wednesday, May 7, 2014; 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

    Lecture: Community Study Designs

    The benefits, risks, and appropriate usage of differing designs for social epi studies. Ecological, cross sectional, randomized-control trials, longitudinal data

    Faculty:  Dominic Montagu

    Location:      China Basin 6702

  • Wednesday, May 14, 2014; 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

    Lecture: Measurements in Health Disparities Research

    Understand approaches to measuring commonly used variables in health disparities research. Content includes measurements of race/ethnicity (social, genetic), SES, racism, stressors/stress, health communication/language barriers, place, health literacy, and social capital.

    Faculty:  David Rehkopf

    Location:      China Basin 6702

  • Wednesday, May 21, 2014; 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

    Lecture: Psycho Social Measurement
    This lecture will introduce procedures and statistics to determine the quality of a survey measure. Tools for scale development including factor analysis and principal components analysis will be covered.

    Faculty:   Ushma Upadhyay


    Location:      China Basin 6702

  • Wednesday, May 28, 2014; 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

    Lecture: Spatial Analysis and Surveillance
    Review spatial considerations in health disparities research, including concepts, definitions, measurement methods. Introduction of spatial epidemiology methods including GIS.

    Faculty:  Hugh Sturrock

    Location:      China Basin 6702

  • Wednesday, June 4, 2014; 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM

    Lecture: Final Student Presentations

    Faculty:  May Sudhinaraset, Dominic Montagu

    Location:      China Basin 6702