FESTSCHRIFT FOR RODRICK WALLACE, PhD

October 17, 2011 (Mon) 9 a.m.-3p.m.

NYS Psychiatric Inst. (40 Haven Ave/1051 Riverside Dr)

 The auditorium is right near the RSD entrance.

Hellman Auditorium on floor 1

Rodrick Wallace turned 70 years old on Sept.14 and will be celebrated for his pioneering work in many areas of public health.

Program

9 a.m. Keynote: Charles Jennings: Fire Control, Housing Preservation, and Community

9:30-10:45 Urban Epidemiological Studies

Eric Klinenberg: The Rise of Living Alone and Implications for Disaster

Susan Saegert: The Housing Niche Model and Intergenerational Health

Sandro Galea: The Urban Brain – How Do Cities Get Under the Skin?

Nicholas Freudenberg: Municipal Services and Public Health

10:45-12  Structural Factors and Public Health

Desiree Fields: Predatory Equity and Rental Housing Quality and Security in New York City

Robert Wallace: Socioeconomic Driving Factors in the Evolution of Avian Flu

Gregory Pappas: Global AIDS Epidemiology: Large Populations, Small Social Networks

Deborah Wallace: Right-to-Work Laws and Public Health

12-1:30 Lunch

1:45-2:30  Cognitive Processes

Yaakov Stern: Latest Thoughts on the Cognitive Reserve in Alzheimer’s Disease

Mindy Fullilove: Community Cognitive Processes and Problems of HIV Prevention

2:30-2:50 Life Trajectories

Patrician Cohen: Early Life as Foundation for Development

2:50-3:00 Response by Rodrick Wallace