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January 17
Sohini Sengupta
"Antiretrovirals’ Costs and Coverage under Medicare Part D
for People with HIV/AIDS Living in North Carolina"
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Social Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
February 7
Peggy Thoits
"Laypersons’ Recognition of Mental
Disorders: Biases in Judgments by Social Status?
Elizabeth Taylor-Williams Distinguished Professor
Editor, Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Department of Sociology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
February 21
Edwin B. Fisher
“The Importance of Context in
Understanding Behavior and Promoting Health; Draft of SBM Presidential Address”
Professor and Chair
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
February 28
Kathy Sikkema
“Coping with HIV and Sexual
Trauma: Secondary Prevention
Intervention Trial Outcomes”
Professor
Duke University
March 29
Rebecca J. Macy
"Developing
Adaptive Sexual Assault Preventions Using Risk, Protection and Empowerment
Approaches"
School of Social Work
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstract:
With 1 out of every 6 US women experiencing rape in the course of their lives,
sexual violence is a pervasive problem. In addition, this form of violent
victimization holds serious implications for women's health and well-being. As
a result, sexual assault prevention is a significant priority. This seminar
will: overview research on sexual assault against women with attention to
personal and situational factors that increase risk, as well as factors that
protect against assault; present Dr. Macy's efforts to develop adaptive sexual
assault prevention interventions for young women using both person-centered and
variable-centered research approaches; and will overview theory-informed,
evidence-based prevention strategies that focus on developing women's
threat-detection and resistance skills.
April 13
Arjumand A. Siddiqi
“Cross-National
Variation in Socioeconomic Disparities of Health and Human Development: Gaining
Insights for Building Equity-Based Societies”
Abstract: Socioeconomic disparities in health and human
development are ubiquitous; they are manifest in every society and for almost
every measure documented. However, the
extent of socioeconomic disparities seems to vary, both by place and outcome -
and systematically so. The present
discussion highlights a program of research whose aim is threefold: 1) to
investigate methodologically robust approaches for describing differences
across societies with respect to socioeconomic disparities, 2) to understand
the social, economic, and political features of society that may account for observed
variation in these disparities, and 3) to explore the implications of these
findings for fostering equity-based societies.
April 16
Richard M. Carpiano
“Neighborhood Social
Capital and Adult Health: An Empirical Test of a Bourdieu-based Model”
Abstract: In this study, I address theoretical and
methodological criticisms of public health research on social capital. I draw
upon sociologist Pierre Bourdieu’s (1986) social capital theory to test a new
conceptual model of neighborhood social processes and social capital. Through
this model, I address the relationship between forms of neighborhood social
capital (i.e. social support, social leverage, informal social control, and
neighborhood organization participation) and adult health outcomes (i.e. smoking,
binge drinking, and perceived health), as well as the interactions between
neighborhood social capital and individuals’ access to that capital (measured
via neighborhood attachment). I test this model using multilevel regression
analyses of data from the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey linked
with tract-level US Census data. Findings suggest that specific forms of social
capital are directly associated with both positive and negative health
outcomes. In addition, neighborhood attachment moderates relationships between
various social capital forms and health. The study results highlight the
importance of considering forms of social capital typically not addressed in
public health research, as well as considering residents’ differential access to
social capital that can ultimately promote or compromise health.
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