SPHHS Dean’s Seminar Featuring Dr. Perry Halkitis, Dean of Public Health at Rutgers University
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Join us on Friday, September 25th, in the SPHHS Hub Seminar Rooms for a special SPHHS Dean's Seminar event featuring Dr. Perry Halkitis, Dean of Public Health at Rutgers University.
Dr. Halkitis will deliver his talk, titled "More Than Disease: Reclaiming the Human Side of Public Health," as the inaugural event in the 2026-2027 SPHHS Dean's Seminar Series at 12 noon. Prior to his talk at 11 am, he will sign his recent book, Humanizing Public Health: How Disease-Centered Approaches Have Failed Us.
Drawing on themes from Humanizing Public Health: How Disease-Centered Approaches Have Failed Us, Dr. Halkitis' talk will examine how public health's historical emphasis on disease and risk has too often obscured the lived experiences of individuals and communities. Through examples spanning infectious disease, chronic illness, and health inequities, he will argue for a more human-centered public health that places dignity, connection, and belonging at the heart of efforts to improve population health.
Book Signing
Friday, September 25, 2026
11:00-11:45pm
SPHHS Hub Seminar Rooms
Purchase the book at Johns Hopkins University Press. Use Code: HTWN at checkout for 30% off (valid only at press.jhu.edu).
Seminar
Friday, September 25th 2026
12:00-1:00PM
SPHHS Hub Seminar Rooms
About the Speaker:
Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH, has served as Dean of the Rutgers School of Public Health since 2017 and is Hunterdon Professor of Public Health & Health Equity and Distinguished Professor of Biostatistics & Epidemiology and Professor Emeritus at New York University. An infectious disease epidemiologist, applied statistician, and public health psychologist, he has more than three decades of experience in public health focused on infectious diseases, health disparities in marginalized sexual, gender, racial, ethnic, and cultural populations, implementation science, and applied public health statistical methods. Dr. Halkitis is Founder and Director of the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior & Prevention Studies (CHIBPS) and actively disseminates his work through television, radio, podcasts, print media, and other public platforms. Dr. Halkitis holds degrees in applied statistics epidemiology, biopsychology, and education/human learning.