Tom Valente - USC School of Medicine
Social Networks & Health: The Power of Connectivity
Date: 12/08/2011 (Thu)
Time: 3:30pm- 5:00pm
Location: Seminar will be held on-site: Rhodes Conference Rm. Sanford School of Public Policy
Organizer: Jim Moody
Meeting Schedule: Login or email the organizer to schedule a meeting.
All meetings will be held in the same location as the seminar unless otherwise noted.
7:00pm (?) - WED NIGHT: Dinner; Jim Moody, Jake Fischer, Giovanna Merli
10:00am - Jing Li
10:30am - Jeff Smith
11:00am - Jake Fisher, Nina Yamanis
11:30am - Andrea Heckert
12:00pm - Lunch: Jim Moody, Andrea Heckert, Peter Mucha
1:00pm - Katherine King
1:30pm - meeting with DuPRI students: Josh Mendelson
2:00pm - meeting with DuPRI students
2:30pm - Crystal Wiley Cené
3:00pm - Judith Kelley
3:30pm - Seminar Presentation (3:30pm to 5:00pm)
Additional Comments: Abstract: Valente will discuss the field of social network analysis and introduce several key hypotheses that show how networks influence behavior. Valente will present data from individual and community level studies on adolescent smoking, substance use, community coalitions, physician behavior, and transnational policy change among others. He will also present a taxonomy of network-based interventions and explore the utility of using social network data for accelerating the diffusion of innovations. Valente is a Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. He is the author of several books and over 120 articles and chapters on social networks, behavior change, and program evaluation. Valente uses network analysis, health communication, and mathematical models to implement and evaluate health promotion programs designed to prevent tobacco and substance abuse, unintended fertility, and STD/HIV infections. He is also engaged in mapping community coalitions and collaborations to improve health care delivery and reduce healthcare disparities.