2009-2010

September 17: MAWH Staff: “Getting the most from the MAWH Program”
October 1: Jacqueline Bishop, Program Designer and Manager: “Community Organizing for Women’s Health.”
October 8: Elena Stone, Center for Women's Health and Human Rights at Suffolk University: “Voice and Vision: Using Creative Resources for Women’s Health and Human Rights.”
October 22: Meg Bossong, Boston Area Rape Crisis Center: “Responding to Disclosures of Sexual Assault.”
November 5: Gina Dickson, St. Francis House Women's Center: “Women, Homelessness, and Addiction.”
November 19: Ruben Hopwood and Patricia Raney, M.D., Fenway Community Health Center: “Lesbian and Transgender Women’s Health.”
December 3: Susan Eisenberg, Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis University: “Wishing Well.” Co sponsored by Health Services/Health Education, the Poetry Center, and Women’s and Gender Studies. Note: this event will be held at the Suffolk University Poetry Center.
January 28: Sarah Marsh, Partners in Health. “Working to Improve Women’s Health in Haiti.”
February 11: Amy Agigian, Women’s Health graduate program, Sociology Department, and Center for Women's Health and Human Rights at Suffolk University: “Infertility and reproductive technology.”
February 25: Kira Dunn, Department of Sociology at Suffolk University, and Maureen Norton-Hawk, Center for Crime and Justice Research and Department of Sociology at Suffolk University: "Women and Reentry."
March 11: Diane D’Souza, SWAT Assist and Center for Women's Health and Human Rights at Suffolk University: "Old Ladies Like Us: Housing and Lifestyle Choices among a New Generation of Elders."
March 25: Viola Vaughn, Women’s Health Education and Prevention Strategies Alliance (WHEPSA) and 10,000 Girls: “Organizing for Girls in Senegal: Lessons from 10,000 Girls.”
April 8: Sarah Livingston, Oxfam International: “Health Promotion for Women of the Gulf Coast.”
April 22: End of year graduation ceremony and celebration. 

 

2008-2009

Sept. 4 – Festive Opening: Welcoming new MAWH students and faculty; 5:30-7:00, 73 Tremont Street, First Floor Conference Room. Sept. 11 – Byllye Avery, Founder, Black Women’s Health Care Project, "Building Coalitions with Ourselves and Others."
Oct. 2 – Margaret Morganroth Gullette, MA, PHD, author of Aged by Culture.  "Estrogen Nostalgia"
Oct. 23 – Kiki Zeldes, Web Manager, Our Bodies Ourselves. “Navigating Women’s Health Online”
Nov. 13 – Angela Frederick Amar, PhD, APRN, Boston College William F. Connell School of Nursing. “Violence, Trauma and Women of Color.” (Date change from November 6)
Nov. 20 – Irina Todorova, PhD, Health Psychology Research Center, Sofia, Bulgaria. “"Women's health in Eastern Europe: The case of cervical cancer prevention".
Dec. 4 – A Celebration in Honor of the First MAWH Graduates
Jan 22 – Candice Belanoff, MPH, Dept of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health. "Social Determinants of Health: The Case of Breastfeeding and Breastfeeding Disparities."
Jan 29 – Dina Bogecho, JD, LLM, MPH, Harvard School of Public Health, "Women's Health and Human Rights in the context of HIV/AIDS"
Feb. 19 – M. Brinton Lykes, PhD, Associate Director, Center for Human Rights & International Justice, Boston College.
March 12 – Kirsten Behling, Director of Disability Services, Suffolk University. "The Role of Women with Disabilities in Today’s Society”
April 23 – Patricia Quinn, Executive Director, Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy
April 30 – Graduation and End of the Year Celebration

2007-2008

Oct. 11 – Bonnie Shepard, author of Running the Obstacle Course to Sexual and Reproductive Health: Lessons from Latin America: “Adolescent girls reproductive and sexual health—global perspectives.” Co-Sponsored by the Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights, Health Services and Health Education. 4:30-6:00. King's Chapel Conference Room, 73 Tremont St., 13th floor.
Oct. 25 – Samuel Lurie: “Transgender health and wellness.” Co-Sponsored by the Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights, and by Health Services and Health Education.. 4:30-6:00 Linnehan Conference Room, 73 Tremont St., 13th floor.
Nov. 8 – Anita Raj, MS, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health: “Domestic Violence in the South Asian Community.” Co-Sponsored by the Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights. 4:30-6:00 Linnehan Conference Room, 73 Tremont St., 1th floor.
Nov. 29 – Suzanne Gordon, author of Nursing Against the Odds:  “Writing as advocacy.” Co-Sponsored by the Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights. 4:30-6:00 Linnehan Conference Room, 73 Tremont St., 13th floor.
Jan 17 – Rosanna DeMarco, Ph.D.: “Silencing the self in chronic illness.” Co-Sponsored by the Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights. 4:30-6:00 Linnehan Conference Room, 73 Tremont St., 13th floor.
Jan 31 – Peggy Barrett, Boston Area Rape Crisis Center: “BARCC and internships in women’s health.” Co-Sponsored by the Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights, and by Health Services and Health Education. 4:30-6:00 Linnehan Conference Room, 73 Tremont St., 13th floor.
Feb. 14 – Lauren Williams, EDM, RN, Director of Healthcare Administration Programs and Assistant Professor of Public Administration at the Sawyer School of Business: “Women and Nursing.” Co-Sponsored by the Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights. 4:30-6:00 Linnehan Conference Room, 73 Tremont St., 13th floor.
Feb. 28 – Deborah Shields, MPH, JD, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition: “The Politics of Breast Cancer: Think Before You Pink.” 4:30-6:00 Part of the Women’s Health graduate program Interdisciplinary Perspectives series. Co-Sponsored by the Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights, and by Health Services and Health Education.  4:30-6:00 Linnehan Conference Room, 73 Tremont St., 13th floor.
March 13 – Janet Yassen, Crisis Services Coordinator: “Victims of Violence program at Cambridge Hospital.” Co-Sponsored by the Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights. 4:30-6:00 Linnehan Conference Room, 73 Tremont St., 13th floor.
March 27 – Vivian Pinn, M.D., Director for the Office of Research on Women's Health: "The Evolving Role of the NIH Office of Research on Women's Health." Co-Sponsored by the Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights. 4:30-6:00 Linnehan Conference Room, 73 Tremont St., 13th floor.
April 10 – Dawna Thomas, PhD: “Racial and Gender Disparities in Health Services.” Co-Sponsored by the Office of Diversity Services. 4:30-6:00 Linnehan Conference Room, 73 Tremont St., 13th floor.