Department Seminar SERIES

The Department sponsors a biweekly seminar series during the academic year on topics of epidemiologic and biostatistical interests. Speakers include Michigan State University faculty, Michigan Department of Community Health public health professionals or invited guests from around the nation or, occasionally, overseas.

The seminar is open to all members of the MSU and public health community, and unless otherwise noted, takes place in person, Zoom (or both) at 3:00 p.m. Most seminars are recorded and available for viewing.

• The Patenge Room, C102, is located in the C wing of East Fee Hall. 
• Zoom seminars links will be provided when necessary

Miss a Seminar or would like to revisit one?

Most seminars are recorded and available for viewing by clicking on the SEMINAR ARCHIVES link located on the upper right side of this page.

SEMINAR SERIES SPRING SEMESTER 2026
MORE INFORMATION COMING...

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 2026 | 3:00 p.m.  C102 Fee Hall, (Patenge Room), Zoom

Hongxiang (David) Qiu, PhD

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Michigan State University

"How I tend to translate a scientific question into a statistical question and why."

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2026 | 3:00 p.m. Zoom

Nicholas Reed, PhD

 

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 12 | 3:00 p.m. C102 Fee Hall, (Patenge Room), Zoom

Spruha Joshi, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor
University of Michigan

 

THURSDAY, MARCH 12 | 3:00 p.m. C102 Fee Hall, (Patenge Room), Zoom 

Mat Reeves, BVSc, PhD, FAHA

Assistant Professorof Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Michigan State University

Iris Kovar-Gough

Michigan State University Libraries

THURSDAY, APRIL 16 2026 | 3:00 p.m. Zoom 

Kai Zhang, MS, MA, PhD

Professor, Department of Population and Community Health
College of Public Health
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

"Air Pollution, Extreme Weather, and the Urban Exposome: Advancing Exposure Science with AI and Precision Health"

As urban populations continue to increase in the U.S. and globally, there is growing concern about the impact of urban environmental determinants on population health, ranging from traditional pollutants to emergent issues such as natural disasters. This talk will focus on modern exposure science approaches to characterize exposures to air pollution, natural disaster, and urban exposome as well as to incorporate them in health research to understand potential biological mechanisms. These approaches include advanced statistical models, GIS, and machine learning methods. The approaches highlighted throughout the talk are applicable to epidemiological studies, risk assessment and public health actions.