Dr. Karla Galaviz
Diabetes prevention approaches: The efficacy and effectiveness of lifestyle modification.
UBC Vancouver’s School of Kinesiology and UBC Okanagan’s School of Health and Exercise Sciences present the UBC Exercise, Kinesiology and Health Seminar Program. The seminar program is a forum for critical academic discussion between students and faculty members from all disciplines.
Exercise, Kinesiology and Health Seminar Program Page: Click Here.
The series is designed to expand knowledge about topics from the broad field of kinesiology and health studies for graduate students and faculty members. All visitors are welcome to attend the virtual series.
Dr. Galaviz obtained her BA from the University of Guadalajara, Mexico, her MSc and PhD from Queen’s University, Canada, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Emory University, US. Galaviz is now an Assistant Professor of Global Health at Emory. She is an implementation scientist working at the intersection of lifestyle, HIV and cardiometabolic diseases. Her work encompasses implementing proven diabetes prevention interventions in real-world settings and developing tools to inform public health and clinical practice.
Details:
October 21, Wednesday
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Online
Zoom Registration link: Click Here.