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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | September 10, 2025

Stories from Our Faculty, Part 2

Speakers:

Tamar Mendelson, PhD, MA, Professor
Saifuddin Ahmed, PhD ’96, MBBS, Professor
Kristin Bevilacqua, PhD ’24, MPH, Assistant Scientist
Carolina Cardona, PhD ’22, MHS ’16, Assistant Scientist
Susan Gross, PhD '96, MPH, RDN, Associate Practice Professor
Dylan Jackson, PhD, MS, Associate Professor
Anne Lilly, MSPH ’13, Senior Research Associate
Farah Qureshi, ScD, MHS, Assistant Professor
Maria Trent, MD, MPH, Professor
Anaise Williams, PhD ’23, MPH, Assistant Scientist
Shannon Wood, PhD ‘20, MSc, Assistant Professor
Linnea Zimmerman, PhD ’14, MPH, Associate Professor

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | September 3, 2025
 

Stories from Our Faculty, Part 1

Speakers:

Phil Anglewicz, PhD, MA, Professor
Chrisy Bethell, PhD, MBA, MPH, Professor
Erin Hager, PhD ’08, Professor
Celia Karp, PhD ’20, Assistant Professor
Li Liu, MB, PhD ’08, MHS ’06, Associate Professor
Beth Marshall, DrPH ’11, MPH ’03, Associate Practice Professor
Kristin Mmari, DrPH, MA, Professor
Terri Powell, PhD, MA, Associate Professor
Sally Safi, PhD, MSPH, Assistant Scientist
Annie Smith, PhD, MPH, Assistant Scientist
Allison West, PhD, MSW, Associate Professor

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | April 2, 2025

Attorney and author Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, executive director of the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center at NYU Law, speaks to her decade-long journey and experience as a champion for equitable menstrual and menopause public policy in the United States. She outlines the recent, rapid history of these movements and point to reforms that are possible in this next political era.

Speaker
Jennifer Weiss-Wolf
Executive Director
Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center
NYU Law

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | February 19, 2025 

Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, Associate Professor and PI for the Morgan State University Center for Maternal and Family Health Research, will discuss the perspectives of patients and providers on the use of telehealth for obstetrics and gynecology services.

Speaker: 
Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, PhD, MPH 
Chair, Department of Public and Allied Health 
Associate Professor School of Community Health and Policy 
Morgan State University

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | February 2, 2025 

Staying the Course to Promote the Early and Lifelong Health of Children and Youth: Lessons from the New National Launching Lifelong Health Study and Engagement In Action Framework (EnAct!)

Christina Bethell, PhD, MBA, MPH, Professor and founding Director of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative will review the new National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine Launching Lifelong Health study on transforming the children’s health care system to improve child and youth well-being.  Recommendations specific to advancing integrated statewide early childhood health promotion and preventive services using the Engagement In Action Framework (EnAct!) will be discussed.

Speaker: 
Christina Bethell, PhD, MBA, MPH
Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | January 22, 2025 

James Sadler, PhD, Director of Research at Baltimore’s Promise, discusses the work of the Baltimore City Youth Data Hub, an integrated data system between Baltimore’s Promise, City Schools, and the City of Baltimore that centers community involvement in governance and throughout the data lifecycle. 

Speaker: 
James Sadler, PhD 
Director of Research, Baltimore’s Promise

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | December 11, 2024

Caroline Moreau, MD, PhD, Professor in the Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, presents her recent research on sexuality and health in France. She draws upon three population-based surveys conducted between 1992 and 2023 to examine trends and discuss the contemporary paradox surrounding sexuality in current French society.

Speaker:
Caroline Moreau, MD, PhD
Professor
Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | December 4, 2024 

In this presentation, staff and faculty from the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health present some highlights of the Institute, with a focus on research approach, demographic dividend, the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP), and the Family Planning New Network (FPNN). 

Speakers: 

Philip Anglewicz, PhD, MA 
Director, William H. Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health 
Professor, Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Caroline Moreau, MD, PhD, MPH 
Professor, Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Carolina Cardona, PhD, MHS 
Assistant Scientist, Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Kellie Welborn, MA 
Senior Program Officer, William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Christina Cherel, MPH 
Senior Technical Advisor, William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | November 20, 2024

The Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in June 2022 removed federal protections for the right to abortion, fundamentally changing the abortion landscape in the United States. Suzanne Bell, PhD, and Alison Gemmill, PhD, will discuss their current research generating first-of-its kind evidence on the unequal impact of recent abortion bans on fertility and infant mortality, both across and within states. 

Speakers:
Suzanne Bell, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Alison Gemmill, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Associate Director, Hopkins Population Center

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | November 6, 2024 

Speaker: 

Abigail Greenleaf, MPH, PhD
Assistant Professor of Population and Family Health (at ICAP)
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | October 16, 2024 

Speakers: 
Kristen Mmari, DrPH 
Associate Professor 
Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Susan Gross, PhD 
Associate Practice Professor 
Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Erin Hager, PhD 
Associate Professor 
Bloomberg School of Public Health

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | October 9, 2024 

Speakers: 
H. Colleen Stuart, PhD 
Associate Professor 
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School 
Co-Director, Gender & Work Initiative 

Anaise Williams, PhD, MPH 
Assistant Scientist 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | October 2, 2024 

Speaker: Georges Reniers, PhD 
Associate Professor of Demography 
Department of Population Health 
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health 
PFRH Wednesday Seminar Series | September 54, 2024 

Speakers: 
Robert Blum, MD, PhD, MPH 
Professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health 

Sam Beckwith, PhD 
Senior Research Analyst, ChildTrends 

Kristin Mmari, DrPH Associate Professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health