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Seminar Series

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HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

Learn from policy and research professionals

CHPR hosts a weekly health services research seminar that is open to the public. Seminars are held each Wednesday at 12 p.m. PT via webinar during the Fall, Winter and Spring UC Davis academic quarters (excluding holidays). 

For most seminar sessions, Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit is available to practicing physicians. Students who register for EPI 291 earn one unit of course credit for regular seminar attendance.

Upcoming seminars
  • Smiling person with curly dark hair and glasses wearing a dark turtleneck against a plain light background.
    Sept. 30, 2026 | 12-1 p.m. PT

    Aimée Williams, M.P.H.

    Project Manager, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, UC San Francisco

    Keeping it simple: Health literacy, plain language and accessibility

    Register
  • Side-by-side photos of a bald person wearing a dark blue polo and a person with long, blonde hair and a black top.
    Oct. 7, 2026 | 12-1 p.m. PT

    Martin Hagger, Ph.D. and Kyra Hamilton, Ph.D.

    Martin Hagger, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor of Health Psychology, UC Merced

    Kyra Hamilton, Ph.D. | Professor, School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University

    Developing community-engaged and contextually tailored COVID-19 vaccine messages for Latinos in the Central Valley: The C4 Project

    Register
  • A smiling person wearing a light-colored cardigan over a dark green top.
    Oct. 14, 2026 | 12-1 p.m. PT

    Sindana Ilango, Ph.D., M.P.H.

    Assistant Professor and Associate Director, Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, UC Davis

    Register
  • A person in a dark blue suit and shirt smiles at the camera with arms crossed.
    Oct. 21, 2026 | 12-1 p.m. PT

    Wayne Enanoria, Ph.D., M.P.H.

    Chief Science Officer and Science Branch Director, County of Santa Clara Public Health Department

    Register
  • A person with long blonde hair, smiling and looking at the camera. She is wearing a black blazer over a blue shirt and a beaded necklace.
    Nov. 4, 2026 | 12-1 p.m. PT

    Rachel Whitmer, Ph.D.

    Director, Population Brain Health Lab, UC Davis Health
    Co-director, UC Davis Alzheimer's Disease Center, UC Davis Health
    Professor and Chief, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health Sciences and Department of Neurology, UC Davis Health

    Register
  • A person with curly red hair and glasses smiles at the camera outdoors. They are wearing a black and white patterned shirt.
    Nov. 18, 2026 | 12-1 p.m. PT

    Rebecca Fielding-Miller Ph.D., M.S.P.H.

    Associate Professor, Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health, UC San Diego

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  • A person with dark hair, smiling and wearing a dark top and a necklace.
    Dec. 2, 2026 | 12-1 p.m. PT

    Julie HT Dang, Ph.D., M.P.H.

    Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Health Policy and Management
    Executive Director, Office of Community Outreach and Engagement, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Register

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Become a presenter

If you are interested in giving a talk or have questions, please contact:

Courtney Lyles, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Healthcare Policy and Research
Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
crlyles@health.ucdavis.edu

We welcome presentations from policy and research professionals in the health services research field from both UC Davis and other institutions. Presentations focus on:

  • research in progress
  • recently completed research
  • innovative research methods
  • discussions of grant proposal ideas
  • practice presentations