Eliah Aronoff-Spencer (UC San Diego)

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 4:00 P.M.
Computer Science and Engineering Building (CSE) 1202 on the UCSD campus

Abstract: 

Design in the wild: field notes from global health

This talk will explore health challenges, bright spots and innovations in global health, and discuss how democratizing innovation (people power) can change how we tackle societal scale problems like public health and environmental stewardship.

Biography:

Dr. Spencer is an Assistant Professor of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health at UCSD and Directs the Design Lab Center for Health. His work ranges from strengthening healthcare systems in resource limited settings to next generation biometrics and diagnostics, to participatory design for cancer in Appalachia.