Research Seminars 2009

March 10—Sheila Gahagan, M.D., M.P.H. “Biopsychosocial Risk for Adolescent Obesity”

April 14—Mari Zúñiga, Ph.D. “Cross-cultural communication and clinical trials recruitment among HIV-positive Latino Patients”

May 12—Sandra Daley, M.D. “From Vision to Impact!: Outcomes of UCSD Health Sciences Institute (UHSI) Healthcare Workforce Diversity Pipeline Programs”

June 9—Patricia East, Ph.D. “Teenage Pregnancy Within Families: A Case of both Cause and Effect”

July 14—Mel Hovell, Ph.D. “Children and Second Hand Smoke”

August 11—Sharon Hamill, Ph.D. “Children Caring for Grandparents: Contributions of the ‘Forgotten’ Generation”

September 8—Andres Sciolla, M.D. “Childhood Adverse Experiences: Epigenetics and Health Disparities”

October 13— Estela Blanco, M.P.H., M.S. “Relative efficacy of an HIV prevention intervention among diverse high-risk youth in San Diego, California”

Erika Blanes, M.A. Psych “Depressive Symptomatology and Acculturative Stress among Latinos”

November 10—Audrey Hokoda, Ph.D. and Emilio Ulloa, Ph.D. (tentative)

December 8—TBD

January 12—TBD

February 9—TBD