Calendar of Events

All UW TSP sponsored events are free and open to the community. Students, faculty, staff, health service providers, researchers, advocates and others are welcome. Please RSVP when requested.

Category 2 Continuing Education Credit is available for all events, Category 1 Continuing Education Credit is available when noted.

For maps and directions to events, click on the room name under each date.

For more information, please email Karin Riggs at kriggs@u.washington.edu
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2007-08 Events at a Glance

2008:  Oct / Nov / Dec

2009:  Jan / Feb / Mar / Apr / May / Jun

 

October

Wed

10/1/08

 

School of Social Work

Room 305

3:30-5:00pm

 

 

Beti Thompson PhD

Full Member, Cancer Prevention Research Program

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center [biosketch]

 

Seminar on Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco

Tobacco Use and Ethnic Minorities: Cancer Prevention for Latinos

 

Please RSVP to kriggs@u.washington.edu

 

Mon

10/27/08

 

Tobacco Scholars Application Due

 

http://depts.washington.edu/tobacco/scholars

 


November

Wed

11/12/08

 

School of Social Work

Room 305

3:30-5:00pm

 

 

Peggy Hannon PhD

Investigator, Health Promotions Research Center

University of Washington

 

Seminar on Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco

Low-Income Smokers and their Workplaces: Opportunities for Research & Intervention

 

Please RSVP to kriggs@u.washington.edu

 


December

Wed

12/3/08

 

School of Social Work

Room 305

3:30-5:00pm

 

 

December 3 seminar rescheduled for December 10

 

Cheryl Healton DrPH

President & Chief Executive Officer

American Legacy Foundation [biosketch]

 

Seminar on Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco

Counter-Marketing Strategies for Marginalized Populations

 

Please RSVP to kriggs@u.washington.edu

 

Wed

12/10/08

 

School of Social Work

Room 305

3:30-5:00pm

 

Cheryl Healton DrPH

President & Chief Executive Officer

American Legacy Foundation [biosketch]

 

Seminar on Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco

Counter-Marketing Strategies for Marginalized Populations

 

Please RSVP to kriggs@u.washington.edu

 


January

Wed

1/7/09

 

School of Social Work

Room 305

3:30-5:00pm

 

 

Steve Sussman PhD

Professor, Preventive Medicine and Psychology

University of Southern California [biosketch]

 

Seminar on Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco

Cosponsored with the Social Development Research Group (SDRG)

Tobacco Prevention and At-Risk Adolescents

 

Please RSVP to kriggs@u.washington.edu

 

Fri

1/30/09

 

School of Public Health

Room H-668C

1-3pm

 

 

Gillian Schauer, MPHc

Tobacco Scholar, Tobacco Studies Program

University of Washington [biosketch]

 

Tobacco Studies Journal Club

Tobacco Excise Tax—Good or Bad?

 

Please RSVP to kriggs@u.washington.edu

 


February

Wed

2/4/09

 

School of Social Work

Room 305

3:30-5:00pm

 

 

David Hawkins PhD

Founding Director, Social Development Research Group (SDRG)

University of Washington [biosketch]

 

Seminar on Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco

Cosponsored with the Social Development Research Group (SDRG)

Preventing Tobacco Use and Related Health Risk Behaviors in Early Adolescence: Results from the Community Youth Development Study

 

Please RSVP to Karin Riggs at kriggs@u.washington.edu

 

Fri

2/20/09

 

School of Public Health

Room H-668C

1-3pm

 

 

Molly Ryan, MPHc

Tobacco Scholar, Tobacco Studies Program

University of Washington [biosketch]

 

Tobacco Studies Journal Club

Topic TBA

 

Please RSVP to kriggs@u.washington.edu

 


March

Wed

3/11/09

 

School of Social Work

Room 305

3:30-5:00pm

 

 

Jennifer Stuber PhD

Assistant Professor, School of Social Work

University of Washington

 

Seminar on Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco

Smoking and Socioeconomic Status: What Explains the Relationship

 

Please RSVP to Karin Riggs at kriggs@u.washington.edu

 

Fri

3/13/09

 

School of Public Health

Room H-668C

1-3pm

 

 

Sravanthi Parasa, MPHc

Tobacco Scholar, Tobacco Studies Program

University of Washington [biosketch]

 

Tobacco Studies Journal Club

Topic TBA

 

Please RSVP to kriggs@u.washington.edu

 


April

Wed

4/1/09

 

School of Public Health

Room I-132

1-3pm

 

 

Gary Giovino PhD

Professor and Acting Chair, Dept of Health Behavior

Research Professor, Dept of Social and Preventive Medicine

University of Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions [biosketch]

 

Tobacco and Public Health

Epidemiology & Health Effects of Tobacco Use and Exposure to Secondhand Smoke

 

Please RSVP to Karin Riggs at kriggs@u.washington.edu

 

Wed

4/1/09

 

School of Social Work

Room 305

3:30-5:00pm

 

 

Gary Giovino PhD

Professor and Acting Chair, Dept of Health Behavior

Research Professor, Dept of Social and Preventive Medicine

University of Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions [biosketch]

 

Seminar on Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco

Epidemiology of Tobacco Related Health Disparities

 

Please RSVP to Karin Riggs at kriggs@u.washington.edu

 

Wed

4/8/09

 

School of Public Health

Room I-132

1-3pm

 

 

Tim McAfee MD, MPH

Chief Medical Office and Vice President of Clinical & Behavioral Sciences

Free and Clear, Inc [biosketch]

 

Tobacco and Public Health

Tobacco Dependence: Understanding Nicotine Addiction and Treatment

 

Please RSVP to Karin Riggs at kriggs@u.washington.edu

 

Wed

4/15/09

 

School of Public Health

Room I-132

1-3pm

 

 

Ken Warner PhD

Dean and Distinguished Professor

School of Public Health

University of Michigan [biosketch]

 

Tobacco and Public Health

History of the Tobacco Epidemic $ Public Health Strategies—What Works?

 

Please RSVP to Karin Riggs at kriggs@u.washington.edu

 


May

Wed

5/6/09

 

School of Social Work

Room 305

3:30-5:00pm

 

 

Kimberly Balsam PhD

Research Assistant Professor, School of Social Work

University of Washington

 

Seminar on Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco

GLBT Communities, Social Stress and Tobacco Use

 

Please RSVP to Karin Riggs at kriggs@u.washington.edu

 


June

Wed

6/3/09

 

School of Social Work

Room 305

3:30-5:00pm

 

 

Andrew Saxon MD

Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Director, Addiction Psychiatry Residency Program

University of Washington

 

Seminar on Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco

The Link Between Mental Illness and Smoking

 

Please RSVP to Karin Riggs at kriggs@u.washington.edu