Seminar Series

First Term Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy: Overdose Prevention and Drug Control Policy

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August 26: Course Introduction: "Drug Control Policy and Overdose Prevention"

*Please note, this session is only open to students currently pursuing the Certificate in Injury and Violence Prevention.

Olivia K. Sugarman, PhD, MPH
Assistant Scientist, Department of Health Policy and Management
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

A top priority for injury control is to ensure the broad implementation of evidence-based overdose prevention strategies. This seminar provides fundamental information about the concepts, terminology, and intervention strategies that will be covered in presentations throughout the term. Dr. Sugarman will discuss the current state of the overdose crisis and provide an overview of overdose prevention strategies. 

September 9: "Increasing Alcohol Taxes to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harms in New Mexico"

*Session Co-Sponsor: Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy

Marlene Lira, (DrPH student), MPH
Director of Research
Workit Health

New Mexico has had the highest alcohol-related mortality of all U.S. states for over 25 years, with an age-adjusted rate of alcohol-related death approximately twice the national rate. There is strong evidence that more restrictive alcohol control policies can reduce alcohol consumption and protect against a variety of alcohol-related health outcomes ranging from alcohol-related liver disease to car crashes to gun violence. Alcohol pricing policies, including increasing excise taxes, are among the most effective interventions. However, alcohol excise taxes were last increased in New Mexico in 1993. Given the disproportionate burden of alcohol-related harms experienced within the state, legislation has been introduced in the last two legislative sessions to increase alcohol taxes. This presentation will describe recent legislative efforts, challenges, and the growing political will to change course and prevent future generations from disproportionately experiencing harms from alcohol use in New Mexico.

September 16: "Overdose Fatality Review Teams"

Mallory O'Brien, PhD, MS
Associate Scientist, Department of Health Policy and Management
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) teams are multidisciplinary groups that share information on local overdose cases to identify patterns and provide recommendations for overdose prevention. This presentation will detail the efforts and role of OFR teams in overdose prevention.

September 23: "Peer Support and Clinical Perspectives in Treating People with Opioid Use Disorder"

Oluwaseun (Seun) Falade-Nwulia, MBBS, MPH
Associate Professor, School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University

Associate Professor, Department of Health, Behavior and Society
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

This presentation focuses on peer support for overdose prevention and a clinical perspective on treating people with opioid use disorder (OUD). 

 
September 30: "Methods for Identifying Emerging Drug Trends"

Nae Y. Won, PhD, MPH
Postdoctoral Fellow NIDA T32 DDET, Department of Mental Health 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS) is a workgroup dedicated to identifying new and emerging drug trends across the US to prevent the next drug epidemic. This presentation will introduce a novel surveillance method for identifying new drug trends and highlight the collaboration among multiple stakeholders who work together to monitor and respond to emerging drug threats.

October 7: "Harm Reduction and Treatment Use Among People at High Risk of Overdose: Results from the VOICES Survey"

Sachini Bandara, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor, Department of Mental Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

This presentation will provide an overview of the VOICES Survey, a survey characterizing the lived experience of 2000 + people who use drugs. The survey was conducted in partnership with 39 community organizations across 4 states. The goal of VOICES is to characterize the use of treatment and harm reduction services among a racially and ethnically and socially diverse multistate group of people at high risk for drug overdose.

October 14: "Navigating the Expanding Presence of Xylazine with Fentanyl (And Other Drug Supply Toxicity)"

Danielle German, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, Department of Health, Behavior and Society
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

This presentation summarizes findings from mixed methods research to understand polysubstance use, experiences with xylazine, and perspectives on drug supply toxicity to inform overdose prevention and other harm reduction efforts in Baltimore and across Maryland.

October 21: Seminar Reflection -- Discussion Session

*Please note, this session is only open to students currently pursuing the Certificate in Injury and Violence Prevention.

Olivia K. Sugarman, PhD, MPH
Assistant Scientist, Department of Health Policy and Management
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

We will collectively review key concepts of overdose prevention and connect those key concepts with content from guest lectures throughout the term.

Information about the seminars, including Zoom meeting links, are available at the Johns Hopkins Calendar of Events.

Second Term Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy - Occupational Injury

October 30“Pricing Occupational Risks”

Kip Viscusi, PhD
University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management
Vanderbilt University
https://jh.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAud--hqTgsGNIUoyS6TkyjRM7uZKQKhBHk

November 6  “Emerging Risks of Correctional Work: Sources of Occupational Stress and Psychological Distress Among Officers”

Stacie St. Louis, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Georgia Southern University

This seminar is jointly hosted by the Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health. Please use this link to register for the special session: https://jh.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIldOGupjwvHtM_-xObqmKVIHFCz8u8nZtt

November 13  "From Injury to Infection: How Intersecting Exposures Impact Worker Outcomes"

Meghan Davis, DVM, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor
Environmental Health and Engineering
Bloomberg School of Public Health
https://jh.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAud--hqTgsGNIUoyS6TkyjRM7uZKQKhBHk

November 20 Daniel J Raskin Memorial Lecture: "Leading Organizations for Social Change"

Stacey D. Stewart, CEO
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
https://Raskin2023.eventbrite.com

November 27 “Immersive Media and Occupational Injury Prevention”

Kang Namkoong, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Communications
University of Maryland
https://jh.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAud--hqTgsGNIUoyS6TkyjRM7uZKQKhBHk

December 4 “Data Privacy in the Fire Service”

Rachel Topazian
PhD Candidate
Department of Health Policy & Management
Bloomberg School of Public Health

This seminar is jointly hosted by the Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health. Please use this link to register for the special session: https://jh.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMlcemrrjksEtBobePCctecBNIig2A0Kdwj.

December 11   "Inventory of State Workers' Compensation Laws for First Responder Mental Health"

Jennifer Taylor, PhD, MPH
Arthur L and Joanne B Frank Professor
Director of the Center for Firefighter Injury Research and Safety Trends
Drexel School of Public Health
https://jh.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAud--hqTgsGNIUoyS6TkyjRM7uZKQKhBHk

December 18     Discussion Session – Required for students registered for course credit

This session is required for students pursuing the Certificate in Injury and Violence Prevention. Dr. Crifasi will facilitate a discussion where the overall seminar series themes are explored, as well as observations and reflections from the students.
https://jh.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAud--hqTgsGNIUoyS6TkyjRM7uZKQKhBHk

Third Term Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy -- Transportation

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January 22: "Strategies for Implementing Landmark Federal Policy to Prevent Impaired Driving: Congressional Mandate for Vehicle Technology to Prevent Driver Impairment"

Instructor: Jeffrey Michael, EdD
Distinguished Scholar
Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy

Dr. Michael will provide an overview of recent legislation mandating a vehicle safety requirement for driver impairment prevention technology in all new cars.  He will provide an overview of key challenges to implementation and preview planned course sessions and special speakers who will discuss strategies for addressing these challenges. 

Dr. Michael will further explain how this course follows the discussion of impairment prevention technology that was started in the third-term 2022 course and continued with the 2023 course. With the Congressional deadline for implementation approaching in November 2024, this course will involve a set of expert speakers discussing a focused set of issues that could affect the success of the new policy.

January 29: "Vehicle Technology for Impairment Prevention"

Instructor: Natalie Draisin, MPH 
Director, North American Office and United Nations Representative
FIA Foundation

Natalie Draisin, a public health and road safety professional who has worked on the development of impairment detection technology from the academic, advocacy and technical perspectives, will discuss strategies for implementing this new countermeasure. Ms. Draisin’s current involvement with the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS) team gives her a unique perspective on the readiness of the technology and paths to adoption. The DADSS system is a product of a unique public/private partnership initiated in 2008 to develop technology that can passively detect driver impairment and prevent vehicle operation. 

February 5: "Strategic Applications for Driver Monitoring Technologies"

Instructor: Anders Lie, PhD 
Former Board Member, European New Car Assessment Program (EuroNCAP)
Former Traffic Safety Specialist, Swedish Transport Administration

A former researcher at the Swedish Transport Administration, Dr. Lie is also among the founders of the Vision Zero/ Safe System approach.  As a Vision Zero expert, he will share his perspective on the need for a technological solution for the driver impairment problem, and as former technical member of EuroNCAP he will discuss strategies for implementing impairment detection technology in the global automobile market.  

February 12: "Outlook for Advanced Driver Monitoring Technologies"

Instructor: Nat Beuse 
Chief Safety Officer
Aurora

As a former federal vehicle rulemaking and research executive at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, current executive in the self-driving car industry, and current Board member of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Mr. Beuse will provide his perspective on the potential for driver monitoring technologies and the pathways for implementation.  

February 19: "Congressional Support for Impairment Detection Technology"

Instructor: Sophia Bock 
Legislative Assistant
Staff of Senator Ben Ray Luján, U.S. Senate

As technical staff for Senator Ben Ray Luján, the primary sponsor of Section 24220 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, Ms. Bock will discuss the legislative history of the driver impairment detection mandate and the motivations and expectations of the Senator with regard to implementation.

February 26: "Impairment Detection Technology Readiness"

Instructor: Ken Snyder 
Executive Director, Shingo Institute
Utah State Huntsman School of Business

With decades of experience in the automotive electronics industry, and current role as management consultant to the automotive industry, Mr. Snyder will share his perspective on the potential for production-ready technology meeting the requirements of the federal mandate. 

March 4: "Federal Perspective on Driver Impairment Detection"

Instructor: Jana Price, PhD 
National Resource Specialist, Office of Research and Engineering
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

An executive in the National Transportation Safety Board, Dr. Price will discuss an NTSB crash investigation that led to recommendations regarding driver impairment detection technology. Dr. Price will also discuss the factors affecting federal mandates for safety equipment.

March 11: Discussion Session – Required for students registered for course credit

Instructor: Jeffrey Michael, EdD
Distinguished Scholar
Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy

This session is required for students pursuing the Certificate in Injury and Violence Prevention. Dr. Michael will facilitate a discussion of key issues, overlapping themes, and implementation strategies presented by the guest speakers. As with the 2022 and 2023 courses, the final session will include a summary discussion and short reports by students of their perspectives on strategies for overcoming key issues that could affect successful implementation of the Congressional mandate.

Fourth Term Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy: Violence & Suicide Prevention

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March 25: "Suicide and the Role of Lethal Means"

Paul S. Nestadt, MD  
Clinical Director
Johns Hopkins Anxiety Disorders Clinic

Associate Professor,  Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

April 1: "Pediatric Firearm Injuries"

Nichole Michaels, PhD 
Principal Investigator,  Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Abigail Wexner Research Institute
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Ohio State University College of Medicine

April 8: "The Relationship Context of Partner Violence Among Adolescents and Young Adults"

Pamela A. Matson, PhD, MPH 
Research Director, Adolescent Medicine Fellowship Program

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine 

April 15: "Workplace Violence: Prevalence, Impact, and Antecedents" 

Zhiqing (Albert) Zhou, PhD 
Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

April 22: "Influences of Reproductive Coercion and Abuse on Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health" 

Kamila A. Alexander, PhD, MSN/MPH, RN
Associate Director of PhD and Postdoctoral Programs

Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

April 29: "Child Sexual Abuse in Youth-Serving Organizations and Variations Across Organizational Types" 

Luciana C. Assini-Meytin, PhD 
Assistant Scientist, Department of Mental Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

May 6: "Opportunities at the Intersection of Suicide Prevention and Public Health"

Holly C. Wilcox, PhD 
Professor, Department of Mental Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

May 13: Seminar Reflection -- Discussion Session

Emily A. Kumpf, MPH
Research Associate, Department of Health Policy and Management
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health