Leah Frerichs, PhD │ Health Policy + CHIBE Work-in-Progress Research Seminar
12:00pm - 1:00pm • 1104 Blockley Hall
2022-06-09 12:00:00 2022-06-09 13:00:00 America/New_York Leah Frerichs, PhD │ Health Policy + CHIBE Work-in-Progress Research Seminar Join us for a Work-in-Progress Research Seminar with Leah Frerichs, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This event is hosted by CHIBE and the Perelman School of Medicine's Division of Health Policy. June 9, 2022 12:00-1:00 PM EST Hybrid: 1104 Blockley Hall or https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/97302343736 "Finding calm in the chaos: navigating youth engaged public health research from pre- to peri- pandemic times" Engaging youth in public health research has many benefits, but it also requires thinking about research differently - especially during a pandemic. During this seminar, Dr. Frerichs will share her research team’s perspectives and experiences of conducting youth-engaged research. The research began pre-pandemic with a focus on understanding place, space, and social effects on physical activity and has evolved to considerations of entrepreneurship, mental well-being, and resilience. Dr. Frerich will share lessons learned and study findings from both their successes and disappointments. About Dr. Frerichs: Dr. Leah Frerichs is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research involves community-based program planning, evaluation, and research with diverse communities. Her research focuses on the integration of engaged and participatory research approaches with systems science methods in order to address health equity issues in historically excluded communities. 1104 Blockley Hall Penn Medical EthicsJoin us for a Work-in-Progress Research Seminar with Leah Frerichs, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This event is hosted by CHIBE and the Perelman School of Medicine's Division of Health Policy.
June 9, 2022
12:00-1:00 PM EST
Hybrid: 1104 Blockley Hall or https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/j/97302343736
"Finding calm in the chaos: navigating youth engaged public health research from pre- to peri- pandemic times"
Engaging youth in public health research has many benefits, but it also requires thinking about research differently - especially during a pandemic. During this seminar, Dr. Frerichs will share her research team’s perspectives and experiences of conducting youth-engaged research. The research began pre-pandemic with a focus on understanding place, space, and social effects on physical activity and has evolved to considerations of entrepreneurship, mental well-being, and resilience. Dr. Frerich will share lessons learned and study findings from both their successes and disappointments.
About Dr. Frerichs:
Dr. Leah Frerichs is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research involves community-based program planning, evaluation, and research with diverse communities. Her research focuses on the integration of engaged and participatory research approaches with systems science methods in order to address health equity issues in historically excluded communities.