ASPPH Webinar: Collaborating for Impact: Academic-Practice Partnerships in Action through the Academic and Practice Linkages in Public Health (APLPH) Caucus
2026-02-05 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Join our ASPPH Presents webinar, Collaborating for Impact: Academic-Practice Partnerships in Action through the Academic and Practice Linkages in Public Health (APLPH) Caucus, on February 5 from 12:00–1:00 PM ET, and learn how schools and programs of public health, along with their practice partners, can collaborate to identify practice-informed topics, develop strong abstracts, and navigate the abstract submission process for the APLPH Caucus at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting.
The session will also explore effective approaches to supporting practice partner participation, including travel and funding considerations, and will share real-world examples of successful academic–practice collaboration.
Participants will gain practical guidance on abstract development, insights into year-round engagement with the APLPH Caucus, and strategies to strengthen or launch partnerships that advance applied public health work. The webinar will be moderated by Kaitlin Tager, MPH, CHES, with speakers representing both academic and practice perspectives.
As a reminder, ASPPH will also host ASPPH Presents: Building Your Career at the Intersection of Climate and Health on January 28 from 1:00–2:00 PM ET. We encourage members to register and attend both upcoming webinars to engage with timely topics shaping the public health workforce.
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ICE and Mass Deportation - The View From History
2026-02-09 13:00 - 14:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
ONLINE: An Urgent Talk with Mae Ngai, PhD
Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and History – Columbia University, Bancroft Prize Winner
Where did Ice raids and mass deportation come from? From time to time, our Center Sponsors urgent talks that bring clarity to scary and bewildering developments. This talk features the eminent historian of immigration, Columbia’s Mae Ngai, who will bring critical historical context to the current moment.
Ngai is the author of several highly acclaimed books, including Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern American and The Chinese Question: The Gold Rush and Global Politics.
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OCTRI-BERD Seminar - Algorithmic bias: a practical introduction
2026-02-13 10:00 - 11:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Hosted by Alicia Johnson, MPH
Clinical algorithms assist healthcare providers with decision-making based on a small set of demographic and clinical characteristics. While they can be useful tools, algorithms are created using data from sources such as electronic health records or longitudinal studies. They reflect the features present in that data – which may include a lack of representation of various subgroups of the population, selection bias that may differ among subgroups, systematic measurement error, and more. In clinical settings, these biases can manifest as results that may be inaccurate for certain groups of patients, potentially leading to misdiagnosis, missed opportunities for treatment, and other undesirable outcomes.
This talk provides an introduction to the concept of algorithmic bias, illustrating how it may show up through examples from various areas in medicine. The goal of this talk is to support attendees in understanding algorithmic bias, the limitations of clinical prediction rules, and the impact algorithmic bias may have on patients. We will also discuss how to begin to identify and minimize the impact of algorithmic bias.
This introductory seminar is appropriate for those who are familiar with clinical algorithms and are curious to learn about their limitations. Healthcare providers, analysts, students, and others are welcome.
Register via Compass. This seminar will be recorded.

Write Winning NIH Grant Proposals Seminar
2026-02-17 08:30 - 16:30 | OR
OCTRI is pleased to invite you to attend the upcoming Write Winning NIH Grant Proposals seminar, a full-day grant writing workshop designed to strengthen your NIH grant proposal skills. This seminar will be highly valuable as you plan and prepare competitive extramural funding applications. Please feel free to share with colleagues.
Seminar Details:
📅 Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
🕣 Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. PST
📍 Location: In-person on the OHSU campus (plan for South Waterfront)
📚 Presenter: Dr. John Robertson, Grant Writers’ Seminars & Workshops
☕ Includes: Handouts, NIH Grant Application Writer’s Workbook, coffee and lunch provided
This workshop focuses on both the practical and conceptual aspects of writing successful NIH proposals, including idea development, identifying the appropriate funding mechanisms, writing for reviewers, and strategies to enhance your application’s competitiveness. It’s ideal for faculty, KL2 scholars, postdoctoral researchers, and students who are planning to submit NIH or other extramural grant applications in the next couple of years. Learn more on the event listing.
Registration:
The registration fee for this seminar is $95

ASPPH - Foundations of AI in Public Health Education: Concepts, Context, and Readiness
2026-02-18 09:00 - 10:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
ASPPH invites you to register for Foundations of AI in Public Health Education: Concepts, Context, and Readiness,an introductory-to-intermediate online training taking place on February 18 from 12:00–1:00 PM ET. Designed as a foundation for one of our 2026 ASPPH Annual Meeting Skill-Building Workshops, the training is open to all who are interested in developing AI readiness in academic public health. The session is free for registrants of the Beyond the Basics workshop and available to others for a registration fee of $99.
As artificial intelligence continues to influence teaching, learning, and academic operations across higher education, this training is designed to support public health faculty, academic administrators, staff, students, and partners in building a shared baseline understanding of AI in academic public health.
This online training will prepare participants for ASPPH’s advanced Skill-Building Workshop (SBW), Beyond the Basics: Practical Applications of AI for Academic Public Health, which will be offered at the 2026 ASPPH Annual Meeting. The session will establish core concepts, shared vocabulary, and representative use cases related to AI in public health education, providing essential context for more advanced, hands-on exploration during the in-person workshop.
Led by Dr. C. Edward Watson, Vice President for Digital Innovation at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), the training will explore commonly used AI tools and applications relevant to teaching, advising, assessment, and academic administration, alongside key pedagogical and ethical considerations such as academic integrity, equity, accessibility, and responsible use.
A recording and supplemental resources will be made available to registered participants through ASPPH’s eLearn platform.
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ASPPH - Lessons from the Community: How Academic Public Health–Community Partnerships Make an Impact
2026-02-18 10:00 - 11:30 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Join us in person or virtually for Lessons from the Community: How Academic Public Health–Community Partnerships Make an Impact on February 18, 2026 from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET. Hosted with the Indiana University Indianapolis Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, this hybrid event will bring together community members, students, faculty, and public health leaders to reflect on what it truly takes to build trust and create meaningful impact through community-engaged work.
As part of ASPPH’s national Public Health Listening Tour, this event centers on a guiding principle: the community is our teacher. Panelists will share lived experiences from community-engaged work in Indianapolis and beyond, exploring what strengthens partnerships, what has fallen short, and what academic public health can do differently moving forward. The conversation will emphasize listening, learning, and mutual accountability as essential foundations for trust and lasting impact.
This 90-minute event will highlight the perspectives of individuals who are deeply engaged in community-centered public health work, including community partners and advocates, public health students, faculty involved in community-based research and practice, and other local voices working at the intersection of public health and community priorities. They will discuss what real impact looks like when communities are not just included, but truly centered.
Moderated by Dr. Thomas Duszynski, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at Indiana University Indianapolis, the discussion will feature voices from ASPPH leadership, students, faculty, journalists, and community partners. Panelists will reflect on the relationships between communities and academic institutions, with an emphasis on what ethical, transparent, and accountable engagement should look like in practice.
Insights from this session will help guide our collective work toward a more responsive, ethical, and community-centered future for academic public health. We hope you’ll join us either in person or virtually for this important conversation.
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ASPPH - From Classroom to Career: Public Health Fellowships, Practicums, Internships, and Apprenticeships
2026-02-24 10:00 - 11:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
ASPPH invites members to register for an upcoming ASPPH Presents webinar on February 24, 2026, from 1:00–2:00 PM ET. The webinar, From Classroom to Career: Public Health Fellowships, Practicums, Internships, and Apprenticeships, is designed to support students, early career professionals, and academic leaders seeking to strengthen connections between public health education and workforce practice.
The session will introduce participants to applied learning and training opportunities that bridge academic preparation and professional practice, with an overview of the ASPPH Center for Public Health Workforce Development. Speakers will highlight three experiential programs currently offered by ASPPH, along with a preview of an additional program in development, and discuss how fellowships, practicums, internships, and apprenticeships promote career readiness and long-term professional growth.
Attendees will gain practical guidance on eligibility, program structure, and application strategies, as well as insight into aligning experiential opportunities with individual career goals. This webinar will be particularly valuable for faculty and staff involved in experiential learning, field placements, and career services, in addition to students and early career professionals.
Emily M. Burke, EdD, MPH, Senior Director of Workforce Development and Applied Practice at ASPPH, will moderate the event.
Panelists include:

Liz Burpee, MSW, MPH, Director of Public Health Workforce Development, ASPPH
Beth Handler, MPH, Director of Public Health Credentialing, ASPPH
Sierra Sledge, MPH, Manager of Fellowship Programs, ASPPH
Monica Stadtler, Director of Applied Learning and Training, ASPPH

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The Public Health Impacts of the 2025 Executive Orders: An Overview of the Network’s Executive Order Tracker
2026-03-26 10:00 - 11:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
The past year was filled with federal actions that greatly impacted public health, both in the traditional sense and through a broader Health in All Policies lens. From funding cuts to the destabilization of long-trusted public health institutions, 2025 was a notable year for public health. Federal executive orders issued throughout 2025 were no exception.
Information on the federal executive orders issued throughout 2025 was often scattered, making it difficult to appreciate the overall impact of these federal actions and related policies on public health.
The Network’s newly created resource, Executive Order Watch: Public Health Impact of the 2025 Federal Executive Orders, helps bridge this gap by providing an at-a-glance overview of the 2025 executive orders. Though not exhaustive, the wide range of topics—from climate to vaccines to the federal workforce—captures the scale of impact across public health.
Join us to learn more about this new resource and the ongoing public health impacts of the 2025 executive orders and related actions in areas including equity, reproductive health, the Federal MAHA initiative, immigration, and voting.
Attend this webinar to learn about:

The Network’s new resource Public Health Impact of the 2025 Federal Executive Orders.
Larger public health themes and events, policies, and actions related to the 2025 Executive Orders.

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THP Research Initiatives: Advancing Knowledge through the REAL Story, STRIVE, and Pain Studies
2026-04-22 12:00 - 13:00 | VIRTUAL, Portland, OR, United States
Transgender Health Program Grand Rounds
Please join our quarterly series on issues generated by and important to the transgender and gender-diverse community. These learning opportunities aim to educate providers to:

Eliminate disparities in health care
Promote equity, healing and visibility

All sessions are online, noon to 1 p.m., and free to attend.
Webex Link: https://ohsu.webex.com/ohsu/j.php?MTID=m225d352debd645750f256ae2441e3072
