Fall 2022 Seminar Series
The Master of Science in the Health and the Public Interest Seminar Series is a forum in which Georgetown students, faculty, and the general public engage with key leaders in healthcare research, policy, and advocacy. This series is free.
Can We Protect Human Guinea Pigs?
November 16th 2022
Speaker: Nuria Homedes, MD, DrPH
Salud y Fármacos, Executive Director and Research Coordinator
Adjunct Faculty, Georgetown University
Reproductive Rights in the USA: A Changing Legal Landscape
November 9th 2022
Speaker: Sarah Wetter, JD, MPH
Distinguished Professor of Population and Health, Georgetown University
The Midlife in the United States Project
October 19th 2022
Speaker: Maxine Weinstein, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Population and Health, Georgetown University
The Uniquely American Epidemic: Guns, Health, & Well-being
October 12th 2022
Speaker: Benjamin Dowd-Arrow Ph.D.
Director of the Bachelor of Public Health Program, Florida State University
Why Blow the Whistle
October 5th 2022
Speaker: Carl Elliot, MD Ph.D
Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Minnesota
The Sometimes Misleading Legacy of Thalidomide
September 28th 2022
Speaker: Tony Scialli, MD
Professor Emeritus, George Washington University
Faculty, Health & the Public Interest Program, Georgetown University
Director, Reproductive Toxicology Center
The Dissonance Between Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
September 21st 2022
Speaker: Nortin Hadlerm, MD
Professor Emeritus Departments of Medicine and Microbiology/Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
The Drug Store in Our Food
September 14th 2022
Speaker: Martha Rosenberg
Freelance Reporter and Writer
Reframing Aging: A Long-Term Social Change Endeavor
September 7th 2022
Speaker: Pam Saunders
Director, Master of Science in Aging & Health Program, Georgetown University
Associate Professor, Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, Georgetown University
Addiction & Mental Health Law and Policy
August 31st 2022
Speaker: Shelly Weizman, JD
Acting Director of the Addiction and Public Policy Initiative at the O’Neill Institute for National
Adjunct Professor, Global Health Law, Georgetown University Law Center