Seminar Series

The Rudd Center Seminar Series welcomes speakers from different disciplines to present and discuss their work and its implications for the study of obesity and food policy. The Rudd Center is interdisciplinary, and our meetings are attended by a diverse group representing psychology, public health, law, medicine, nursing, public policy, and other fields. Our meetings are open to the public, and all are invited to attend.

An archive of past speakers is available.

Unless otherwise noted, our seminars are held at the Rudd Center, located at 309 Edwards Street in New Haven, Connecticut. They are free and open to the public. Seating is limited.

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Wansink

Brian Wansink, PhD, Executive Director of the USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion; John S. Dyson Endowed Chair in the Applied Economics and Management Department at Cornell University; and Director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, spoke at the Rudd Center's Fall 2008 Seminar Series.

Spring 2010 Speakers

Steven N. Blair, PED

Professor, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina

Physical Inactivity: The Biggest Public Health Problem of the 21st Century

1/13/10

12:30 pm

Lisa M. Powell, PhD

Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Health Research and Policy; Research Professor, Department of Economics; University of Illinois at Chicago

Economics, Media, and Obesity Prevention

1/27/10

12:30 pm

Rudolph L. Leibel, MD

Christopher J. Murphy Memorial Professor of Diabetes Research; Co-Director, Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center; Head, Division of Molecular Genetics; Columbia University

Why Is Obesity So Hard to Treat?

2/3/10

12:30 pm

James E. Tierney, JD

Director, National State Attorneys General Program, Columbia Law School; Former Attorney General of Maine

Health Advocacy by State Attorneys General

2/24/10

12:30 pm

Notes

Podcast

Podcast II

Jerome D. Williams, PhD

F. J. Heyne Centennial Professor, Department of Advertising/Center for African and African American Studies, University of Texas at Austin

Food and Beverage Target Marketing Based on Race and Ethnicity and Advertising Codes of Ethics: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

3/24/10

12:30 pm

Mark Bittman

Author, New York Times Columnist, Television Host

Future of Food

3/31/10

12:30 pm

Susan T. Mayne, PhD

Professor of Epidemiology and Division Head, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health; Associate Director, Yale Cancer Center

Using Biomarkers to Improve the Quality of Research on Nutrition and Health

4/7/10

12:30 pm

Podcast

Podcast II

S. Bryn Austin, ScD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children’s Hospital Boston; Harvard Medical School; Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health

Missing the Blind Spot in the Drive for Childhood Obesity Prevention? Bringing Eating Disorders Prevention into Focus as a Public Health Priority

4/14/10

12:30 pm

Podcast

Podcast II

Thomas A. Wadden, PhD

Professor of Psychology, School of Medicine; Director, Center for Weight and Eating Disorders; University of Pennsylvania

New Life in Lifestyle Modification for Obesity

4/21/10

12:30 pm

Patricia Crawford, DrPH, RD

Director, Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Center for Weight and Health; Adjunct Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, School of Public Health; University of California, Berkeley

The California Experience with Changing the Food Environment: From Research to State Policy

4/28/10

12:30 pm