PHS 30th Anniversary

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Division of Public Health Sciences. To mark this important milestone, PHS has organized a Scientific Symposium highlighting our current work and featuring a panel of speakers from across the US.

The symposium was held on Thursday, September 19, 2019 in Biotech Place in downtown Winston-Salem and will be followed by an evening celebration at the Millennium Center with food, music and conversation.

Please mark your calendar and plan to join us!

View the PHS 30th Anniversary Book

Schedule of Events

Scientific Symposium

Biotech Atrium, 575 Patterson Ave., Winston-Salem, NC 27101

10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Ignite presentations by PHS faculty and post-doctoral fellows,
with opening remarks by Dr. Gary Rosenthal

12:30 – 1:45 p.m. Lunch and poster presentations by faculty, students, research staff,
and post-doctoral fellows

1:45 – 3:30 p.m. Panel discussion, moderated by Dr. Greg Burke, featuring four distinguished speakers (below), who will present thoughts on the past contributions of PHS to research and policy, and challenges in these areas of research for the future.

Download the 30th Anniversary Symposium Flyer for more details

Distinguished Panel Speakers

Donna Arnett, PhD Professor and Dean University of Kentucky College of Public Health Research interests: Cardiovascular research, hypertension, genetics	Colin B. Begg, PhD Attending Biostatistician and Chair Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Research interests: Statistical methods, health services research, cancer epidemiology
Geni Eng, DrPH Professor Department of Health Behavior UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Research interests: Community-based participatory research techniques, STDs and breast cancer	Andrea Z. LaCroix, PhD Professor and Chief Division of Epidemiology Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego School of Medicine Research interests: Women’s health, aging, medication use and patient safety

Donna Arnett, PhD
Professor and Dean
University of Kentucky College of Public Health

Research interests: Cardiovascular research, hypertension, genetics

Colin B. Begg, PhD
Attending Biostatistician and Chair
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Research interests: Statistical methods, health services research, cancer epidemiology

Geni Eng DrPH

Geni Eng, DrPH
Professor
Department of Health Behavior
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

Research interests: Community-based participatory research techniques, STDs and breast cancer

Andrea Z LaCroix PhD

Andrea Z. LaCroix, PhD
Professor and Chief
Division of Epidemiology
Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego School of Medicine

Research interests: Women’s health, aging, medication use and patient safety

Hotels

Local Hotels in Downtown Winston-Salem

Kimpton Cardinal Hotel 401 North Main Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101	Winston-Salem Marriott 425 N Cherry Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Embassy Suites by Hilton Winston Salem 460 N Cherry Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101

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