Events

The presentation will examine the existing empirical literature on the psychological, behavioral and health impacts of racism against Asian Americans, as well as the implications of this research for health service providers.  This presentation will be contextualized within the varied experiences of Asian Americans in the US today and historically, including examples of anti-Asian hate violence that have emerged in recent years.

Speaker: Alvin Alvarez, PhD
Alvin Alvarez received his doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Maryland and serves as a Professor and College Counseling Program Coordinator in the Department of Counseling at San Francisco State University. Alvarez’s academic work has focused on Asian Americans, racial identity and the psychological impact of racism.

Date: Thursday, May 29, 2025
Time:  12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location:  Virtual only

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This event is co-sponsored by Keck Asian Pacific Islander Faculty & Staff Association (APIFSA).

Racial discrimination continues to have profound and lasting effects on the mental health of Black individuals who experience it. Perseverative coping or the chronic and continuous contemplation about symptoms, causes, and consequences of distress represents an important, yet underexplored mechanism that may explain and exacerbate the deleterious consequences of racial discrimination. Drawing from recent and forthcoming work from Dr. Bernard, this presentation will highlight how perseverative coping can influence the discrimination-mental health link among Black youth affected by racism and emerging adults.

Speaker: Donte Bernard, PhD

Dr. Donte Bernard is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of Missouri. He earned his PhD in Clinical Psychology with a child and family emphasis at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
His program of research examines the direct and indirect pathways by which racism compromises the mental and behavioral health and well-being of those affected, including Black children, adolescents, and emerging adults. Ultimately, the goal of his research is to eliminate racial disparities in mental and behavioral health through informing policy and intervention development targeting the reduction of racism and its related health consequences.

Date:  Wednesday, June 4, 2025  
Time:  12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location:  Virtual only

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This workshop is led by Patricia Devine, PhD, the Kenneth and Mamie Clark Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who leads the Prejudice and Intergroup Relations Lab. Dr. Devine will harness scientific research on stereotyping, prejudice, and bias to provide evidence-based ways to reduce bias, raising awareness of why bias persists despite an individual’s rejection of prejudiced ideas. The prejudice habit breaking intervention was the first, and remains the only intervention that has been shown experimentally to produce long-term changes in bias.

Date:  Monday, April 7, 2025
Time:

• Lunch:   11:15am-12:00pm
• Workshop:   12:00pm – 4:00pm

Location: HSC Conference Center in Hyatt House LA – University Medical Center [IN-PERSON ONLY]
Free hotel parking offered to all registered attendees. Parking information to follow RSVP.

CME Credit*: 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

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Accreditation Statement
The Keck School of Medicine of USC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation
The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credits commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Learning Objectives
-Leverage the curriculum vitae to showcase professional strengths
-Identify where strengths have led to positive outcomes in professional situations
-Using STARs (Situation/Target or Task/Action/Result), create a short statement describing a professional achievement, highlighting one or more strengths.
-Experiment with different ways of presenting professional achievements, based on a STAR.

Dr. Jyoti Mishra, PhD, MBA, is the co-director of University of California Climate Change & Mental Health Initiative. She has studied the lasting impacts of climate change exacerbated wildfires on mental health and cognition. Her lab was the first to show impacts on underlying brain function, now commonly referred to as the fire brain. She will discuss these important findings as well as how our communities can become resilient in the aftermath of wildfires and in preparation for future climate disasters.

Jennifer Grandis, MD, is an American Cancer Society professor, associate vice chancellor for clinical and translational research, director of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and professor in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California San Francisco.

In this talk, Dr. Grandis, will describe the evidence for the advancement and the persistent obstacles facing women in academic medicine including the results of her nationwide qualitative study that examined how mentoring relationships may reinforce or mitigate gender inequities in academic medicine.

The event commemorates International Day of Women and Girls in Science and National Women Physicians Day

Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Time: 12:00pm – 1:15pm
Location:  HMR 100 (HSC Campus)  -OR- Virtual   Zoom link

*LUNCH SERVED*

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Julie Chobdee and Cynthia Ryan from the USC WorkWell Center will be speaking about:

• Overview of their services and supports
• Creating community in times of uncertainty, including tips for leaders
• Healthy habits for the holidays

Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Time: 12:00pm – 12:45pm
Location: Virtual

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Sponsored by KSOM Well-being Program, a JEDI-WeST Initiative & USC WorkWell
Event webpage: https://keck.usc.edu/well-being/what-we-do/upcoming-events/

PDF :  USC WorkWell Times of Uncertainty and Holiday Health Tips [web version]