2007-2008 POLICY SEMINAR SERIES

The Population Reference Bureau is pleased to announce the 2007-2008 Policy Seminar Series schedule. These seminars feature experts presenting results from new research and interventions in the U.S. and other countries around the world. Covering a wide range of population, health and environmental issues, the PRB Policy Seminar Series promises to offer fresh perspectives and rich discussions.

Unless otherwise noted, all events will be held in PRB's Yudelman Conference Room, 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 520, Washington, DC 20009.

Formal announcements will be e-mailed approximately three weeks before each event. To add an e-mail address to our electronic announcement list, see directions below.

UPCOMING SEMINARS

May 1, 2008, 2-3:30 pm, National Press Club, Washington, DC
Johns Hopkins University/Population Reference Bureau Annual Symposium on Population Health and Policy:
"Next Steps in Controlling HIV in Africa: Behavior, Biology, or Both?
Speakers:
Dr. Thomas Coates, Michael and Sue Steinberg Endowed Professor of Global AIDS, Research Division of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles
Dr. Ronald Gray, William G. Robertson Jr. Professor in Population and Family Planning, Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Discussant:
Dr. Carl W. Dieffenbach, Director, Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Presider:
Dr. Maria Wawer, Professor of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Please RSVP to: mmeisnere@prb.org.
 

June 18, 2008, noon – 2 p.m.
"HIV/AIDS Behaviors and Interventions in the Chinese-American Population"
Frank Wong, Associate Professor, Department of International Health, Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies; John Chin, Associate Professor, Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, Hunter College of the City University of New York; discussant to be announced.

Previous Seminars

March 19, 2008, noon – 2 p.m.
"Best Practices in Research: Translation and Dissemination"
Christine Bachrach, Chief, Demographic and Behavioral Science Branch, Center for Population Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Ellen Carnevale, Director of Communications, Population Reference Bureau; John Haaga, Deputy Director, Behavioral and Social Research Program, National Institute on Aging; and Wendy Manning, Director, Center for Family and Demographic Research, Bowling Green State University

Feb. 28, 2008, noon – 1:30 p.m.
"Social and Economic Vulnerability of Older Women in Developed Countries"
Timothy Smeeding, Director, Center for Policy Research, and Distinguished Professor of Economics and Public Administration, The Maxwell School, Syracuse University
Webcast/podcast

Jan. 23, 2008, noon – 1:30 p.m.
"Early Childhood Nutrition, Human Capital, and Economic Productivity"
Reynaldo Martorell, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of International Nutrition, and Chair, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Webcast/podcast

Dec. 12, 2007, noon – 1:30 p.m.
"Global Health, What We Need to Know: Students, Physicians, and the Public"
Richard Skolnik, Director of International Programs, Population Reference Bureau, moderator
Joanne Carter, Associate Executive and Legislative Director, RESULTS
Robert Eiss, Senior Public health Adviser, Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health
Maurice Middleberg, Vice President for Public Policy, Global Health Council
Richard Riegelman, Founding Dean and Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, George Washington University School of Public Health

Nov. 14, 2007, noon – 1:30 p.m.
"India's Coming Population: Will It Reach 2 Billion?"
Carl Haub, Conrad Taeuber Chair of Population Information, Population Reference Bureau

Oct. 24, 2007, noon – 1:30 p.m.
"Reducing Health Disparities"
Alberto Palloni, H. Edwin Young Professor of Sociology and International Studies, University of Wisconsin

Sept. 28, 2007, 10:30 a.m. - noon
"Demography and Policy: What Can the Discipline Do to Solve the Human Predicament?"
Paul Ehrlich, Bing Professor of Population Studies, Stanford University, and President of the Center for Conservation Biology
Webcast/podcast

Sept. 19, 2007, noon - 1:30 p.m.
"Misconceptions, Ours and Theirs: Improving AIDS Interventions"
Susan Watkins, Visiting Scientist, UCLA, and Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania

The PRB policy seminar series is partially funded by a grant from National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

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