Courses, Seminars, and Certificate

Term One: Research at the Intersection of Substance Use and Injury/Violence (Dr. Renee M. Johnson) 

• September 1: Introduction to the Series
  Renee M. Johnson, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health
  
  The first session of the Graduate Seminar in Injury Research and Policy Series: Research at the Intersection of Substance Use and Injury/Violence.
  
  Dr. Johnson's presentation will provide an overview of the foundational principles, conceptual frameworks and strategies that comprise the field of substance use epidemiology, and will lead a discussion about how substance use shapes risk for injury and violence.
• September 8: Driving and Marijuana Policy 
  Ashley Brooks-Russell, PhD, Assistant Professor, Colorado School of Public Health, Department of Community and Behavioral Health Director
  
  Dr. Brooks-Russell's presentation will summarize her research on traffic injury prevention in a state with legal marijuana use and will address research gaps relevant to transportation injuries and marijuana legalization. 
• September 15: Prescription Opioid Misuse: Epidemiology and Policy Responses
  Beth McGinty, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management
  
  Dr. McGinty will provide an overview of the role opioid prescribing has played in the U.S. opioid overdose crisis, using her research studies to highlight the importance of evaluating both the intended and unintended consequences of policies designed to curb high-risk prescribing. 
• September 22: Evaluating Policy Responses to Drug Overdose
  Alene Kennedy-Hendricks, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management
  
  Dr. Kennedy-Hendricks will provide an overview of current issues in morbidity and mortality associated with substance use, especially opioids. She will also provide examples of policy initiatives to prevent overdose deaths.
• September 29: Using LCA to Characterize Adolescent Polysubstance Use
  Tamika Gilreath, PhD, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University, School of Education & Health Development, Department of Health and Kinesiology; Associate Director, Transdisciplinary Center for Health Equity Research
  
  Dr. Gilreath will provide examples of how to use latent class analysis to capture polysubstance use and how it relates to violence and suicide.
• October 6: Using a system science approach to uncover complex dynamics perpetuating marijuana use and violence within adolescent and young adult relationships
  Pamela Matson, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Dept. of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine
  
  Dr. Matson will share her work that uses qualitative system science methods to uncover new insights about adolescents’ engagement in partner violence and substance use.
• October 13: Alcohol Policy
  Ziming Xuan, ScD, SM, MA, Associate Professor, Boston University School of Public Health, Dept. of Community Health Sciences
  
  Using examples from his research, Dr. Xuan will describe resources on alcohol policy and how they can be used to address questions about injury and violence.
• October 20: Discussion Session–Compulsory for students pursuing the Certificate in Injury and Violence Prevention
  Renee M. Johnson, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health
  
  This final session is required for students pursuing the Certificate in Injury and Violence Prevention. Dr. Johnson will facilitate a discussion exploring the overall seminar series theme as well observations and reflections from the students.

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

The Driver and the System with Dr. Jeffrey Michael. 

• November 2 - Introduction to Safe Systems: an evolution of road safety strategy
  Jeffrey Michael, EdD, Distinguished Scholar, Center for Injury Research and Policy
  
  
• November 9 - Vision Zero and Global Road Safety
  Matts-Ake Belin, PhD, Senior Advisor, Swedish Transport Administration
  
  
• November 16 - Vision Zero Progress in the U.S.
  Leah Shahum, Executive Director, Vision Zero Network
  
  
• November 23 - A framework for Safe System Implementation
  Blair Turner, PhD, Senior Transport Engineer, AustRoads
  
  
• November 30 - Establishing System Safety across Government and Industry
  Mark Rosekind, PhD, Distinguished Policy Scholar, Center for Injury Research and Policy, Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Chief Safety Innovation Officer, Zoox
  
  
• December 7 - Safe System Policy Development
  Jane Terry, VP for Government Affairs, National Safety Council
  
  
• December 14 - Institutional Challenges to Safe System Implementation
  Robert Ritter, Director, Office of Impaired Driving and Occupant Protection, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  
  
• December 21 - Discussion Session–Compulsory for students pursuing the Certificate in Injury and Violence Prevention with Dr. Jeffrey Michael

Occupational Injury Prevention with Dr. Cassandra Crifasi 
(NOTE: Meets on Mondays, from 12:00-1:20)

• January 25 - Liberty Mutual's Passion to Advance Science & Technology to Reduce Risk & Loss
  George Brogmus, MS, CPE, Product Director, Science and Research, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Risk Control Technical Services
  
  
• February 1 - Leadership & Communication in EHS: Why It's (Almost) Everything
  Jason Kunz, CIH, CSP, MMOGM, Cultural Excellence Evangelist, 3M Global Health, Safety, and Sustainability
  
  
• February 8 - Applications of Observational Case Crossover Design: Factors Associated with Patient Lift Equipment Use
  Kristen Kucera, PhD, MSPH, ATC, LAT, Associate Professor, Department of Exercise and Sports Science, Director of the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
  
  
• February 15 - Implementing Link for Equity to Reduce Violence Among Students of Color. Then, George Floyd was Murdered and COVID-19 Hit...
  Marizen Ramirez, PhD, MPH, Professor, Director of the Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety, University of Minnesota
  
  
• February 22 - Updates on Workplace Violence Prevention in Healthcare
  Donna L. Zankowski, RN, MPH, COHN, FAAOHN, Occupational Health Consultant for the American Nurses Assocation COVID-19 Education Team, AAOHN Legislative Affairs Chairperson; Co-Lead of the Maryland Nurses Assocation and Maryland Hospital Association Workpalce Violence Prevention Collaborative
  
  
• March 1 - NIOSH Research Partnerships with the US Military
  Melody Gwilliam, PhDc, MSJ, Research Epidemiologist
  Christina Socias-Morales, DrPH, Research Epidemiologist, National Insititute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Safety Research, Analysis and Field Evaluations Branch
  
  
• March 8 - Can Mobile Apps Improve Safety in Commercial Fishing?
  Maria Bulzacchelli, PhD, Director, Undergraduate Public Health Studies Program, Johns Hopkins University
  
  
• March 15 - Discussion Session–Compulsory for students pursuing the Certificate in Injury and Violence Prevention with Dr. Cassandra Crifasi

Violence with Dr. Vanya Jones 
(NOTE: Meets on Mondays, from 12:10-1:20pm ET)

• March 29 - A Fighting Chance in Baltimore: A Partnership Between Johns Hopkins University and the Y in Central Maryland to Prevent Youth Violence
  Vanya Jones, PhD, MPH, associate professor, Department of Health, Behavior, and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  Leticia Ryan, MD, MPH, associate professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  Michelle Becote-Jackson, MA, Chief Social Responsibility Officer for the Y in Central Maryland
• April 5 - Community-Driven Responses to Community Violence
  Shani Buggs, PhD, MPH, assistant professor, University of California, Davis, Health Violence Prevention Research Program
• April 12 - Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 Safety Measures on Dating Violence and Substance use Among Young Women in Baltimore City
  Pam Matson, MD, MPH, assistant professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Young Adult and Adolescent Medicine
• April 19 - Fatal Workplace Violence in the United States
  Mitch Doucette, PhD, assistant scientist, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• April 26 - Moving Toward Prevention of Sexual Harm by Youth That Considers Race
  Rebecca L. Fix, PhD, MS, assistant professor, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• May 3 - Investigating the Social and Structural Context of Health among Black Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence
  Tiara Willie, PhD, MA, assistant professor, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• May 10 - Suicide prevention from a public health standpoint: essential steps to achieve greater national impact
  Holly Wilcox, PhD, MA, professor, Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• May 17 - Physical, Psychological, and Political Perspectives on Violence Prevention
  Brian Sims, PhD, MA, associate professor, Department of Psychology, Florida A&M University