Speaking.
This Public Health Conversation Starter features Lee Vinsel, Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at Virginia Tech, in conversation with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea. Dr. Vinsel reflects on the role of new technologies, including artificial intelligence, in public health.
Our Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers in short discussions around issues of consequence in public health.
More information here
This Public Health Conversation Starter features Dr. Seth Berkley, CEO of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, in conversation with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea. Dr. Berkley reflects on the global response to COVID-19, vaccine hesitancy, and his hopes for global immunization moving forward.
Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers in conversation around issues of consequence in public health.
More information here
This Public Health Conversation Starter features Dr. Helen Crompton in conversation with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea. Dr. Crompton shares information on the current landscape of artificial intelligence, including ChatGPT. She also shares thoughts on the challenges and opportunities that AI presents in the context of higher education and public health.
Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers in conversation around issues of consequence in public health.
More information here
More information here.
This Public Health Conversation Starter features Michael Curry, Esq. in conversation with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea. Mr. Curry talks about his background, what we can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic, values that we should put front and center in population health, and more.
Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers in conversation around issues of consequence in public health.
More information here
More information here
More information here.
More information here.
This Public Health Conversation Starter features Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) in conversation with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea. Congresswoman Pressley talks about her career in public service, the importance of a holistic approach to advance the health of our communities, and advice she has for the younger generation about how to create a better world for all.
Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers in conversation around issues of consequence in public health.
More information here
This Public Health Conversation Starter features Dr. Eduardo J. Gómez in conversation with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea. Dr. Gómez talks about his recent book Junkfood Politics: How Beverage and Fast Food Industries Are Reshaping Emerging Economies.
Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers in conversation around issues of consequence in public health.
More information here
This Public Health Conversation Starter features Joyal Mulheron in conversation with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea. Joyal discusses the tragic experience of losing her child, grief, and her advocacy work for bereaved children and families.
Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers in conversation around issues of consequence in public health.
More information here
This Public Health Conversation Starter features Marion Nestle in discussion with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea. Dr. Nestle speaks about her recent book Slow Cooked An Unexpected Life in Food Politics and discusses food politics.
Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers in conversation around issues of consequence in public health.
More information here
This Public Health Conversation Starter features Noam Chomsky, “the father of modern linguistics” in discussion with BUSPH Dean Sandro Galea. Dr. Chomsky shares what it was like growing up during the Great Depression, discusses the interplay of power, politics, and public health, and reflects on what gives him hope.
Conversation Starters engage leading thinkers in conversation around issues of consequence in public health.
More information here
More information here.
Dr. Sandro Galea, Dean of Boston University School of Public Health, joins the first episode of the podcast Money Power Health with Nason Maani. The two discuss the main themes in the podcast title. A link to the book mentioned at the start of the podcast is here
Dr. Sandro Galea in conversation with Dr. Mary T. Bassett as part of the symposium “Can reparations close the racial health gap?”
Dr. Sandro Galea discusses measuring progress on health equity as part of the 2022 Partners for Advancing Health Equity Summit.
Watch the full video here.
Dr. Sandro Galea speaks on “long COVID” as a part of Fortune On Demand. Cynthia Adinig details the struggles of living with the chronic illness.
Watch the full video here.
Dr. Sandro Galea speaks on the foundational forces shaping health in our society as a part of the New Horizons speaker series.
Dr. Sandro Galea, Dean of the Boston University School of Public Health and author of the book “The Contagion Next Time” talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about why the US was a “sitting duck” at the onset of the pandemic. They also discuss what needs to change in public health—and society—to be better prepared for day-to-day challenges and the next emergency.
This is the personal website of Sandro Galea. All photos are taken by Sandro Galea.
