HPA Research Talks

The Health Policy and Administration (HPA) Research Talks, in the division of Health Policy and Administration at UIC, offers an opportunity to share, learn, and participate in discussions surrounding health policy research during the Spring academic semester. Research seminars will be presented by faculty and students at UIC and colleagues from other academic institutions.

Our seminars are open to everyone and offer a variety of speakers. External speakers present cutting-edge work in their field and have the opportunity to participate in coordinated individual one-on-one meetings. UIC faculty and students present works in progress. Throughout our talks, seminar participants engage in conversations with the goal of providing feedback to the researchers and sharing ideas.

2025 Schedule

Titles of presentations will be made available to subscribers of our listserv a week prior to the seminar.
DATE	SPEAKER	TILE	LOCATION	TIME
January 29	Samantha Marinello, PhD - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Health Policy and Administration	Recreational Cannabis Markets: Evaluation of Compliance with Advertising Regulations and the Association with Motor Vehicle Accident, Suicide, and Opioid Overdose Fatalities	SPHPI Building, 1603 W Taylor Street, Room 132 Chicago, IL 60612	12 PM (CST)
February 24	Julien Leider, Senior Research Specialist, UIC Institute for Health Research and Policy/Rodrigo Banho De Andrade Reis, Visiting PhD Scholar, Universidade Católica de Brasília	Evidence on Impact of SSB Taxes	SPHPI Building, 1603 W Taylor Street, Room 132 Chicago, IL 60612	12 PM (CST)
February 26	Abhery Das, PhD - Bridge to Faculty Scholar, Health Policy and Administration	Inequities in social systems and mental health among communities of color	SPHPI Building, 1603 W Taylor Street, Room 132 Chicago, IL 60612	12 PM (CST)
March 19	Devoja Ganguli, Doctoral Candidate, Health Policy and Administration	Pregnancy at 35 and Beyond: Is It Time to Redefine the Geriatric Pregnancy Age?	SPHPI Building, 1603 W Taylor Street, Room 132 Chicago, IL 60612	12 PM (CST)
April 9	Rhea Nigli/Aline Vandenbroeck, Doctoral Candidates, Health Policy and Administration	Concentrated Disadvantage and Severe Maternal Morbidity in the State of Illinois/Escaping the TRAP: Abortion Restrictions and the OB-GYN Workforce in the Pre-Dobbs Era	SPHPI Building, 1603 W Taylor Street, Room 1001 Chicago, IL 60612	12 PM (CST)
April 16	Justin Markowski, Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Administration	Community Health Centers and Poverty	SPHPI Building, 1603 W Taylor Street, Room 132 Chicago, IL 60612	12 PM (CST)
April 22	Elizabeth Jarpe-Ratner, PhD - Clinical Assistant Professor, Core Faculty, Doctor of Public Health Leadership Program, Health Policy and Administration	Supporting LGBTQ+ Students within Chicago Public Schools: An Evaluation Partnership to Support a Vision for Equity with Data and Dialogue	SPHPI Building, 1603 W Taylor Street, Room TBA Chicago, IL 60612	12 PM (CST)
April 30	Jennifer Kwok, PhD Assistant Professor Health Policy and Administration	Maternity Care Access and Effects of Obstetric Unit Closures	SPHPI Building, 1603 W Taylor Street, Room 132 Chicago, IL 60612	12 PM (CST)
May 7	Deepon Bhaumik, Ph.D. Research Fellow in Health Care Policy Institution, Harvard Medical School	TBA	SPHPI Building, 1603 W Taylor Street, Room 732 Chicago, IL 60612	12 PM (CST)