PLENARY SESSION I, Using Big Data to Examine Intergenerational Transmission of Economic Disparities: Implications for Health Outcomes

The plenary session will present unique perspectives on the role of “big data” in preventing or exacerbating health inequalities or disparities. Researchers will discuss “big data” in the context of improving economic and biomedical/health care, and implications for policy and prevention.

Presenters:

Nancy Breen, PhD, Office of Science Policy, Strategic Planning, Analysis, Reporting, and Data, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

Joanne Klevens, MD, PhD, Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention

David H. Chae, ScD, Director, Center for Health Ecology and Equity Research, College of Human Sciences, Auburn University

Chair: Velma Murry McBride, PhD, Vanderbilt University

Organizers:

• Velma McBride Murry, PhD, (co-chair), Lois Audrey Betts Chair, Education and Human Development, Professor, Department of Human and Organizational Development, Professor, Health Policy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Tanya Agurs-Collins, PhD, RD, (co-chair), Program Director, Health Behaviors Research Branch, Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Institutes for Health, National Cancer Institute
• Richard F. Catalano, PhD, Professor, School of Social Work, University of Washington, co-founder, Social Development Research Group
• Sharon F. Lambert, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, The George Washington University
• Aleta Meyer, PhD, Senior Social Science Research Analyst, Team Leader for Community-Engaged and American Indian and Alaskan Native Research,
• Phyllis Holditch Niolon, PhD, Behavioral Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Violence Prevention
• Belinda Sims, PhD, Health Scientist Administrator, Prevention Research Branch, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse