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EP172 From Anthropology to Advocacy with Katie Lynch
October 16, 2025
We speak with Katie Lynch, a doctoral candidate in Social and Behavioral Sciences, whose work uniquely blends anthropology, public health, and community-based research.
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2023-2024 SBS Scholar Seminar Series
Social And Behavioral Sciences
April 16, 2024
The SBS Speakers Series for 2023-2024 featured speakers from the NYU Social Sciences who are investigating critical public health problems from their disciplinary perspective.
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Revolutionizing Young Women in Rwanda: Educate the Community for Health and Wellbeing
Social And Behavioral Sciences
February 21, 2024
Alumna Julyssa James continuous to hone her passion for improving health literacy within her community by serving on the board of the non-profit organization Komera.
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Theory Tested by Fire
Epidemiology
Social And Behavioral Sciences
October 18, 2023
Discover the challenges of recovering from the Maui wildfires, highlighting the support from individuals, public health practitioners, communities, and organizations like the Red Cross and FEMA.
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Intervention Optimization: GPH’s Answer to the Public Health Challenge of Behavior Change
Social And Behavioral Sciences
April 19, 2023
SBS Faculty present their research as they are on the vanguard of a movement to reinvent the scientific paradigm for development of behavioral interventions.
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EP113 Tackling an Asian American Infodemic with Shahmir Ali and Stella Chong
Social And Behavioral Sciences
May 6, 2022
Join Shahmir Ali and Stella Chong as they explore the impact of social media misinformation on Asian American communities during COVID-19.
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The Public Health Challenge of Displacement: The War on Ukraine
Social And Behavioral Sciences
April 26, 2022
This event described on-the-ground events in Ukraine followed by an analysis from social science/public health perspectives.
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#LetBlackGirlsBeGirls
Social And Behavioral Sciences
February 5, 2021
Dr. LeConté Dill amplifies the need to end adultification bias especially amongst our law enforcement and calls for us to #LetBlackGirlsBeGirls.
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Control the Vectors & You Control the Virus
Social And Behavioral Sciences
October 16, 2020
Dr. Thomas Kirchner gives us insight into a research project on COVID-19 transmission and vector control.
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Adjusting the Focus on Latinx Health
Social And Behavioral Sciences
October 2, 2020
Dr. Ana Abraído-Lanza brings our attention to the work of Latinx public health trailblazers like Dr. Oxiris Barbot and how she strives to improve the health of the Hispanic community.
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