We at the RCCWB were excited to host our Fall 2024 Distinguished Speakers, and we’re grateful to those who joined us for all of their insightful presentations! We still have 4 more speakers for the Spring 2025 portion of this year’s Distinguished Speaker Series. We are starting the spring semester by welcoming Dr. Emilie Smith on Friday, January 10th. She is presenting “Towards the Next Generation of Family Prevention Science: Social Determinants and Systems Perspectives.” You can read more about Dr. Smith and her work here.
If you’re interested in joining us for her presentation, you can RSVP here!
Our full lineup for our Spring 2025 Distinguished Speaker Series is as follows:
| Fri Jan 10 noon | Dr. Emilie Smith (Michigan State University) | “Towards the Next Generation of Family Prevention Science: Social Determinants and Systems Perspectives” |
| Fri Feb 7 noon | Dr. Jennifer Orlet Fisher (Temple University) | “Can We Decrease Added Sugar Intake by Young Children: How We Asked the Question and New RCT Findings” |
| Fri Mar 21 noon | Clare Anderson (Chapin Hall) | “Economic and Concrete Supports to Reduce Child Maltreatment and Involvement with Child Welfare” |
| Fri Apr 4 noon | Dr. Velma McBride Murry (Vanderbilt University) | “Advancing Behavioral Health Equity for African American Youth through Family-Based and System-Level Preventive Interventions” |
We are so excited to have all of these amazing speakers joining us this spring!
If you would like to learn more about our speakers this season, RSVP for other presentations this semester, or view attendance options, visit the Distinguished Speaker Series page of our website.
