We are delighted to welcome Crystal Barksdale, PhD, MPH for a Special Guest Lecture on December 1, 2023 when she will discuss strategies the National Institutes of Health are using to address the needs of underserved populations through research.
Dr. Barksdale is the Program Director of the Division of Community Health and Population Science for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) and manages a diverse research portfolio related to community-, social-, and structural-level determinants and interventions. Prior to joining NIMHD, she was the Acting Deputy Director and Chief of the Minority Mental Health Research Program in the National Institute of Mental Health, Office for Disparities Research and Workforce Diversity. Dr. Barksdale previously worked in federal and academic positions providing program evaluation leadership and subject matter expertise on children’s mental health projects focused on depression and suicide, disparities in child-serving systems, and culturally and linguistically appropriate interventions for at-risk youth and their families. A licensed clinical psychologist, she received her doctorate in clinical psychology from George Washington University, her master’s degree in public health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and her bachelor of science degree in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
This virtual lecture will be offered via Zoom. Please use the following information to join us:
Zoom Link: https://pitt.zoom.us/j/94946345378
Passcode: 176344
For more information. Please contact Shardai Key Ward at keysj4@upmc.edu.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS. The entirety of this program will be a lecture by the speaker(s). All individuals able to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients. Registration is not required for this event. This event is free and there will be no refunds. The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Each physician should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded .15 continuing education units (CEUs), which are equal to 1.5 contact hours. In accordance with Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education requirements on disclosure, information about relationships of presenters with commercial interests (if any) will be included in materials which will be distributed at the time of the conference. WPH is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. WPH maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. This program is being offered for 1.5 continuing education credits. The indicated number of clock hours of continuing education is provided through UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital’s Office of Educational Resources and Planning, a PA-approved provider of social work continuing education in accordance with all the applicable educational and professional standards of the Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapist. These clock hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LPC and LMFT renewal. For more information, call (412) 204-9085.
