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Preventive Pros
This podcast is brought to you by the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC. Join us as we dive into the population and public health topics involved in our research and initiatives. Meet our researchers and learn first-hand what they are up to in the field, why this work is so important, and what the future may hold.
Episodes
31 episodes
Season 3 Finale: The GRIT Lab Goes to Kenya with Global Health Students
Razanne Mihtar and Nicole Tang recently traveled to Kenya with the USC GRIT Lab run by Heather Wipfli, PhD. Hear about their experience implementing a youth ambassador training program with local y...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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23:04
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PFAS with Lida Chatzi, MD, PhD
Lida Chatzi, MD, PhD is professor of population and public health sciences in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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15:54
Climate Change and Rethinking the Status Quo with Ans Irfan, MD, EdD, DrPH, ScD, MPH, MRPL
Ans Irfan, MD, EdD, DrPH, ScD MPH, MRPL, associate professor of population and public health sciences in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Keck School ...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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19:12
Asthma and Environmental Justice in the Salton Sea with Shohreh Farzan, PhD and Connie Valencia, MPH, CHES, PhD
Shohreh Farzan, PhD is an environmental epidemiologist, with a background in molecular biology and toxicology. Farzan’s research focuses on the impact of environmental c...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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25:39
Public Health Workforce Development with Jane Steinberg, PhD, MPH
Jane K. Steinberg, PhD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Department of Population Sciences and Public Health in the Keck School of Medicine at USC. Trained as a behavi...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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17:53
PFAS in teas, processed meats and food packaging with Jesse Goodrich, PhD
Jesse Goodrich, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Environmental Health at the University of Southern California. His research combines data on environment...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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14:42
Using HEPA Air Purifiers to Reduce Indoor Air Pollution with Zhanghua Chen, PhD
Zhanghua Chen, PhD is an environmental epidemiologist and biostatistician with multidisciplinary expertise in environmental health, biostatistics, epidemiology, clinical medicine,...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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19:15
Community Outreach, Genetic Testing and Colorectal Cancer in Hispanic Populations with Mariana Stern, PhD
Mariana Stern, PhD is a professor of clinical population and public health sciences and urology, and the Ira Goodman Chair in Cancer Research. Stern is co-lead of the
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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24:06
Childhood Stress with Fangqi Guo, PhD
Fangqi Guo, PhD is a postdoc in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences. Guo's current research focuses on environmental determinants of cardiovascular diseases and the indiv...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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10:25
The Cause of Hyperemesis Gravidarum (Extreme Morning Sickness) in Pregnancy with Marlena Fejzo, PhD
Marlena Schoenberg Fejzo, PhD is a medical scientist whose research focuses on conditions and diseases that primarily affect women. As part of a team of researchers from th...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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21:43
Season 2 Finale: The Hydrogen Sulfide Disaster in Carson, CA with Arbor Quist, PhD
Arbor Quist, PhD is an environmental epidemiologist interested in community-driven research that addresses c...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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16:50
Addressing the Health and Needs of People Who Inject Drugs with Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD
Ricky N. Bluthenthal, PhD is the Associate Dean for Social Justice and a professor in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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26:15
The HPV Vaccine and Barriers to Uptake with Jennifer Tsui, PhD, MPH
Jennifer Tsui, PhD, MPH is a health services researcher and cancer population scientist. Her research focuses on disparities in cancer care delivery and cancer outcomes, particula...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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19:22
Hormone Replacement Therapy as Treatment During Menopause with Roksana Karim, PhD, MBBS
Roksana Karim, PhD, MBBS is an epidemiologist researching women's health, particularly the impact of menopause and sex hormone concentrations on atherosclerosis/cardiovascular dis...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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18:26
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children's Activity Levels with Genevieve Dunton, PhD, MPH
Genevieve Dunton, PhD, MPH is a professor of population and public health sciences and psychology, and chief of the Division of Health Behavior Research in the Department of Po...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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29:12
Pursuing Prevention of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) with Adam de Smith, PhD
Adam de Smith, PhD is an assistant professor of population and public health sciences in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC....
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17:39
Emerging Zoonotic Viruses and the Role of Bats with Olivier Pernet, PhD
Olivier Pernet, PhD is an assistant professor of research pediatrics at Keck School of Medicine of USC. He is a virologist with over 15 years of research experience in the field ...
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22:52
Racial Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Mortality and the Healthcare Delivery System with Albert Farias, PhD
Albert Farias, PhD is an assistant professor in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. His research is devoted to helping e...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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14:18
Radiation Exposure with Daniel Stram, PhD
Daniel Stram, PhD, is a professor of population and public health sciences. His research is on general biostatistical issues in epidemiology, and he is a long time collaborat...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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14:36
Maternal Cannabis Use with Rachel Carmen Ceasar, PhD
Rachel Carmen Ceasar, PhD is an assistant professor of clinical population and public health sciences and a medical anthropologist. She leads the USC
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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14:41
Season 1 Finale: World Drowning Prevention Day and Global Health Work in Uganda with Heather Wipfli, PhD
Season 2 coming Fall 2023!Heather Wipfli, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC with a...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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17:48
Creating Sustainable Antiracist Curricular Change in Higher Ed with Jonathan Cohen, JD, MPhil and Karina Dominguez Gonzalez, DSW(c), MPH
Jonathan Cohen, JD, MPhil and Karina Dominguez Gonzalez, DSW(c), MPH discuss the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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14:55
Pediatric Disaster Management with Rita Burke, PhD, MPH
Rita Burke, PhD, MPH returns to discuss pediatric disaster management. Burke is an associate professor of clinical population and public health sciences in the Department of...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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6:25