21PHirst Signature Series

Shan Mohammed, MD, MPH,FAAFP, Clinical Professor, Department of Public Health and Health Sciences Assistant Dean for DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) Educational and Student Initiatives Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University. 
Watch Dr. Mohammed's webinar here

Brian C. Castrucci, DrPH, President & Chief Executive Officer de Beaumont Foundation
Watch Dr. Castrucci's webinar here

Kaitlan Baston, MD, MSc, DFASAM, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Health 
Watch Dr. Baston's Webinar here

Jennifer Reich, PhD, Professor, University of Colorado Denver (watch)

Diana Greene Foster, PhD, Professor, University of California, San Francisco, 2023 MacArthur "Genius" Fellow

Khiara Bridges, JD, PhD, Professor of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law

Debra Furr-Holden, PhD, Dean and Professor, NYU College of Global Public Health 

Shawn M. LaTourette, Commissioner of Environmental Protection New Jersey

Melissa Miles, MA, Executive Director, New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance

Leah Thomas, Eco-communicator and Environmentalist, Green Girl Leah 

 Oxiris Barbot, MD, Pediatrician; Former Commissioner, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.  

Watch Dr. Oxiris Barbot's talk: 

Operationalizing Health Equity During a Crisis

Pamela Fessler, Former NPR News Correspondent; Author, Carville’s Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice

Jonathan Holloway, PhD, President and Professor, Rutgers University.

Watch Dr. Jonathan Holloway's talk: 

Mapping Value: Structural Racism and Health Consequences 

Laura Magaña, PhD, MS, President & CEO, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health.

Watch Dr. Laura Magaña talk: 

Dismantling Racism in Academic Public Health: An ASPPH Framework 

Paschal Nwako, PhD, MPH, Health Officer, Camden County, New Jersey.

Watch Dr. Paschal Nwako's talk: 

Poor Health Outcomes Among Minorities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Is this a surprise? 

Barbara Rimer, DrPH, MPH, Distinguished Professor and Dean, UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

Watch Dr. Barbara Rimer's talk: 

Ending Racism from Inside a School of Public Health

André Sayegh , MA, Politician and Mayor, Paterson, New Jersey.

Watch André Sayegh's talk:

A 94% Vaccination Rate: Here’s How We Did it in Paterson

Jacquelyn Y. Taylor, PhD, PNP-BC, FAHA, FAAN, Helen F. Pettit Professor of Nursing, Columbia University School of Nursing

Linda Alexander, EdD, Chair, Diversity, and Inclusion Section, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health

Amanda Graham, PhD, Chief of Innovations, Truth Initiative.

Watch Dr. Amanda Graham's talk:

Tobacco Cessation During a Pandemic 

Thomas LaVeist, PhD, Dean and Weatherhead Presidential Chair, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Tulane University.

Watch Dr. Thomas LaVeist's talk:  

From Exposure to Vaccination: The Role of Structural Racism in COVID-19Inequities

Judith Persichilli, RN, BSN, MA, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Health

Whitney Pennington Rodgers, Journalist and Media Personality.

Watch Whitney Pennington Rodgers' talk:

TED Tips for Public Speaking 

Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, PhD, Bartley Dobb Professor for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Washington.

Watch Dr. Ali Rowhan-Rahbar's talk:

Firearm Purchase and Storage During the COVID-19 Pandemic 

Till Bärnighausen, PhD, ScD, Alexander von Humboldt University Professor, Director of the Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg, Germany

Katherine Eban, Author and Journalist, Bottle of Lies