Social Relationships and Chronic Illness: Travelling the Path to Intervention Studies with At-risk Populations

Date:

Tuesday, 10 September 2019

Time:

1.00pm – 2.00pm

Venue:

Seminar Room 2, Level 8
Tahir Foundation Building (MD1)
Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
National University of Singapore
12 Science Drive 2, S(117549)

Synopsis:

The purpose of this presentation is to provide a theoretical framework for understanding how social relationships can contribute to the management of chronic disease and to illustrate the evidence of this impact through the development of behavioural health-related interventions with at-risk populations.

About the speaker:

A/Prof Sorkin is a health services researcher trained in sociology and psychology with extensive experience in developing and testing health promotion interventions for diverse populations, particularly ethnic / racially diverse adults, using social networks, innovative incentives and interventions, and the use of mobile technologies.

She is also experienced in survey development and administration from different populations using a variety of modalities of administration, including web-based survey design.

A/Prof Sorkin has been the PI on several NIH grants, including two R01s, authored over 60 peer-reviewed manuscripts, currently serves as a standing study section reviewer for NIH Community Level Health Promotion study section, and served as a standing study section grant reviewer for the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Addressing Disparities Initiative (2013 to 2017). She is the Director for the Community Engagement Unit for the University’s Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, and she regularly teaches Master’s level courses on Program Evaluation and Health Disparities.