Skills-Building Sessions

This set of skills-building workshops expands on the Evidence Into Action: A Public Health Teach-In framework to encourage members of the Mailman School Community to develop hands-on skills to become more effective agents of change.   

Civics and Advocacy 101

April 5, 2017
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Hess Commons

Ross Frommer
VP for Government and Community Affairs 
Associate Dean at Columbia University Medical Center

An overview of the mechanics of the federal government, including a description of the three branches of government and how policy, legislative, and budget decisions are made, along with strategies for impacting these deliberations. 

Having Difficult Conversations

April 10, 2017 
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Hess Commons

Ixchel Rosal
Associate Vice President for Student Life in the Office of University Life

There can be a certain amount of angst around difficult conversations, but these dialogues are often critical in achieving our personal and professional goals. Through this interactive workshop with small group scenarios, participants will learn skills to help them manage these conversations in a way that helps them achieve their goals.   

How to Communicate Science

April 17, 2017
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Hess Commons

Karen Weintraub
Independent Health/Science journalist, book author, and journalism educator Science journalist and journalism educator

Karen Weintraub, a regular contributor to the New York Times, Scientific American and STAT, will share communication tips and techniques to help train the next generation of scientists and public health practitioners. By learning how to share their work with the public, media, and those outside your discipline, participants will gain greater understanding about how to translate science into good stories.