Please join us for the first seminar of our Spring 2025 Public Health Speaker Series where Leia Belt will present on "Unveiling the Intersection: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Structural Racism, Sundown Towns, and Health Equity." Light refreshments will be provided!
- Date: Wednesday, February 12
- Time: 12-1:30pm PT
- Location: COB-2 392
- (Zoom available upon request)
About the Speaker
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Housing, Opportunity and Place (HOPe) Lab, Higher Education Race and Economy (HERE) Lab, Sociology of Health Equity (SHE) Lab, University of California, Merced
- Ignite the Spark Scholars Program (ISSP) Fellow, Center for Antiracism Research for Health Equity (CARHE), University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Dr. Belt holds an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Medical Sociology and Social Epidemiology from the University of Iowa. Her research focuses on quantifying the legacy of structural harm and its impact on health, technology, and higher education curricula. She employs a Du Boisian mixed-methods approach, emphasizing community engagement and innovative, interactive visualizations. In this talk, she will explore how sundown towns—racially exclusive communities—serve as a novel measure for linking structural racism to health outcomes.
