I am a seasoned presenter and trainer on all things related to health communication, health behavior change, evaluation, and social and digital media. Specifically, I love to talk about immunization communication, mental health and emotional well-being, social media influencers, and mis- and dis-information.
Below are a few examples of presentations, trainings, and webinars I have done as well as some interviews I have given.
Presentations
- How Right Now: Coping and Resilience Amidst COVID-19 | 2020 HOPE Global Forum
- The Future Is Now: How Surveys Can Harness Social Media to Address 21st-Century Challenges | 2018 BigSurv
- A Tale of Two Tools: Reliability and Feasibility of Examining Twitter Mentions about E-Cigarettes from Two Social Media Tools | 2016 The Society of Behavioral Medicine
- Find Health Influencers to Impact Health Behavior | 2013 Sentiment Analysis Symposium (watch video below)
- Sentiment Analysis in Healthcare | 2015 Sentiment Analysis Symposium (watch video below)
Trainings & Webinars
- Social Media Training Guides | 2016 The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM)
- Leveraging Social Media 101: Messaging to Trending | 2016 National Catholic Development Conference
- Using Social Media to Create and Measure Behavior Change in Public Health Campaigns (watch video below)
Interviews
- Research Into Action at DHCX 2013 (watch video below)
In the News
- Poll: 1 in 3 Americans skeptical of COVID shots | The Associated Press (watch video below)
- Still wearing a face mask? Your choice may be influenced by your race | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Think About Policy Podcast: 3-Part Podcast Series on Youth, Social Media, and Mental Health | The Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice
- Racial split on COVID-19 endures as restrictions ease in US | The Associated Press
- Improving Consent and Response in Longitudinal Studies of Aging Proceedings | The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- How Communication and Education Can Help Solve Deepening Inequity and Distrust in Healthcare | The Atlantic
- Amelia Burke-Garcia Joins NORC at the University of Chicago as Public Health Department’s Director of Digital Strategy and Outreach | PR Newswire
- 10 Modern Female Innovators Shaking Up Health Care | Very Well Health
- Feminist Ryan Gosling Won’t Make Men More Feminist, But Meme’s Can Still Influence Behavior, Culture | Medical Daily
- Digital media could work as tool to improve health | Reuters
- CDC uses MeetUp.com for flu shot groups | Public Health Newswire
I would be happy to speak at your next event. Contact me if you want to discuss future speaking opportunities.
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