Health Policy Research Seminar
The Health Policy Research Seminar, in the division of Health Policy and Administration at UIC, offers an opportunity every Friday at noon to share, learn and participate in discussions surrounding health policy research during the Fall and Spring academic semesters. These research seminars will be presented by faculty at UIC and colleagues from other academic institutions. In addition to the research seminars, we offer a selection of Faculty Proseminars during these calendared sessions, designed to inform, advise and guide students on their careers in health policy research.
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Our seminars are open to everyone. To help identify which sessions meet your interests, we have grouped and entitled them as, external, internal and proseminars. External and internal sessions are intended for individuals interested in existing and developing health policy research. Proseminars are intended for graduate students pursuing a doctorate or comparable degree. Additional distinctions are outlined in the following columns:
External Speakers
External speakers present cutting-edge work in health policy. HPA faculty and students have the opportunity to participate in coordinated individual one-on-one (virtual) meetings.
Internal Presentations
Faculty and students present works in progress. After the presentation, attendees and presenters participate in conversations with the goal to provide feedback to the researchers and share ideas.
Proseminars
Faculty present information sessions and answer questions to assist students in their future research careers.
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2022 Spring Schedule Heading link
January 28 | Proseminar: Betsy Cliff and Nick Tilipman | Student Guide on Making the Most of the Health Policy Research Seminar |
February 4 | External Speaker: Beth Calhoun | Improving Population Health Through Patient Navigation |
February 11 | External Speaker: Sebastian Tello-Trillo | Health Insurance for Whom? The ‘Spill-up’ Effects of Children’s Health Insurance on Mothers |
February 18 | NO SEMINAR | |
February 25 | Proseminar: Betsy Cliff | Finding Health Policy Grants to fund your PhD |
March 4 | Colleen Carey | Why Does Disability Increase During Recessions? Evidence from Medicare. |
March 11 | Internal Presentation: Betsy Cliff, Mingjian Li, Nick Tilipman | Service Utilization in High-Deductible Health Plans |
March 18 | NO SEMINAR | |
March 25 | NO SEMINAR | SPRING BREAK |
April 1 | Proseminar: HPA Jennifer Kwok | Networking and Navigating the Job Market |
April 8 | Internal Presentation: Khat Naing | Gentrification, Displacement, and Breast Cancer Outcomes |
April 15 | External Speaker: Hannah Neprash | Ransomware Attacks in Health Care: Implications for Hospitals and Patients |
April 22 | Internal Presentation: Hye Myung Lee | Baby Grants and Childbirth |
April 29 | Internal Presentation: Jimmy Lin | Livestock antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant hospital-acquired infections. |
May 6 | External Speaker: Sasha Zhou | Stop Asian Hate: The Mental Health Impact of Racial Discrimination Among Asian Pacific Islander Young & Emerging Adults during COVID-19 |