Each year, the CHEAR Center hosts the Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy, bringing in speakers from a variety of disciplines to explore important child health topics.
15th Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy
The Impact of School Closures on Child Health and Development: a Call for Interdisciplinary Action
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Lecture 4:00 – 5:30 pm
Poster Session & Reception 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Michigan League Ballroom
911 North University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Keynote:
Donna Mazyck, MS, RN, NCSN, CAE, FNASN
Executive Director, National Association of School Nurses
Panelists:
Tiffany Munzer, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, University of Michigan
Donald J. Peurach, PhD
Professor of Educational Policy, Leadership, and Innovation, Marsal Family School of Education
Julie Ribaudo, LMSW, IMH-E®
Clinical Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan
Moderator:
Lisa A. Prosser, PhD
Director, Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Center
Closing Remarks:
Elizabeth Birr Moje, PhD
Dean, George Herbert Mead Collegiate Professor of Education and
Arthur F. Thurneau Professor, Marsal Family School of Education
Previous Speakers:
2022 - 14th Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy
Effects of the Pandemic on Trauma and Abuse within Families and Communities: Experts on Child Health and Aging Come Together to Clarify Thinking for the Future
Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN
President, The John A. Hartford Foundation
Panelists:
Debra Chopp, JD
Associate Dean for Experiential Education Clinical Professor of Law
Director, Pediatric Advocacy Clinic
Todd I. Herrenkohl, PhD, MSW
Marion Elizabeth Blue Professor of Children and Families
School of Social Work
Preeti N. Malani, MD, MSJ
Chief Health Officer
Professor of Medicine, Infectious Disease, Michigan Medicine
Best Paper Award in Child Health Policy Award Winners
2019 - 13th Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy
Making Government Work to Reduce Child Hunger
Robert Gordon, JD
Director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
2018 - 12th Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy
The Effects of the Opioid Crisis on Children and Families
Linda Smith
Director, Early Childhood Development Initiative
Bipartisan Policy Center
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2017 - 11th Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy
Refugee & Migrant Child Health: Updates & Opportunities
Curi Kim, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, Division of Refugee Health
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Administration for Children and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
2016 - 10th Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy
Concussion & Youth Soccer: Balancing the Risks of Recreational Sports for Children
Brianna Scurry
Legendary U.S. Goalkeeper, Two Time Olympic Gold Medalist
Steve W. Berman, J.D.
Managing Partner, Hagens Berman
2015 - 9th Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy
The Power of the Public Eye: Disneyland, Measles, and Public Policy
Karen Smith, M.D., M.P.H.
Director of the California Department of Public Health and State Health Officer
2014 - 8th Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy
Moment of Opportunity: Reducing Health Disparities and Advancing Health Equity
J. Nadine Gracia, M.D, M.S.C.E.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
2013 - 7th Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy
The Power of Play
Duncan J. Billing, LLB
Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Hasbro, Inc.
2012 - 6th Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy
Our Military's Children: Insights from Over a Decade of War
Dr. Jo Ann Rooney
Former Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
2010 - 4th Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy
The Challenges of Child Health in the Developing World
Tachi Yamada, M.D.
President, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Global Health Program
2009 - 3rd Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy
Science, the Media and Responsibility for Child Health
Brian Deer
Investigative Reporter, The Sunday Times of London
Catherine DeAngelis, M.D., M.P.H.
Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of the American Medical Association
2008 - 2nd Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy
Bridging the Worlds of Business and Public Health
John O. Agwunobi, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H.
Senior Vice President, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
President, Professional Services Division, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services
2006 - Inaugural Annual Susan B. Meister Lecture in Child Health Policy
Corporate Responsibility in Children's Health
Stephen W. Sanger, M.B.A.
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, General Mills