Join this year’s Health Equity & Workforce Diversity Research Interest Group

The Health Equity and Workforce Diversity Research Interest Group (RIG), sponsored by the Institute for Population Health, meets from 2-3 p.m. CT, 12-1 p.m. MT, the first Tuesday of each month. Join on Zoom.

(The meetings will move to 1 to 2 p.m. MT starting Nov. 5 with the end of Daylight Saving Time.)

The goal of these meetings is to discuss relevant research underway and highlight opportunities that expand Creighton’s depth of expertise in research and that promote health equity and workforce diversity. Anyone who is interested in learning more and sharing work that is happening across the Creighton community to improve the health of our communities through research and program development is welcome to attend.

Upcoming dates and topics include:

• Oct. 1

  • Highlighting Creighton’s Leadership in Promoting Service & Workforce Diversity

    • Cassie Eno, PhD, assistant dean of evaluation and analytics and associate professor of medicine; and 

    • Danielle Okezie, program manager

• Nov. 5

  • Fostering Health Equity Through a Community-Based Advanced Care Planning Clinic

    • Jennifer Jessen, EdD, associate professor of nursing and executive director for the Center for Interprofessional Practice, Education, and Research; 

    • Amanda Kirkpatrick, PhD, associate dean and professor of nursing; 

    • Meghan Potthoff, PhD, professor of nursing; 

    • Cathy Fox, assistant professor of cultural and social studies; 

    • Victoria Haneman, JD, professor of law; and 

    • Kenneth Washer, DBA, professor of economics and finance and program director for masters in financial planning and financial psychology

• Dec. 3

  • Population Health Transition to Competency-Based Education

    • Holly Sak, EdD, assistant professor of nursing

• Jan. 7

  • Findings from the Listening Sessions for Vulnerable Youth Populations

    • Kevin Fuji, PharmD, associate professor of pharmacy sciences and faculty research lead for the Institute for Population Health

Contact pophealth@creighton.edu for more information or to join the monthly listserv.