ColoradoSPH Research Exchange

About The Event


This event brings the Colorado School of Public Health community together in person. It's a chance to celebrate the great work of our colleagues, share and trade ideas, and build bridges across departments, units, and campuses. Faculty and students from all three of our universities—CU Anschutz, CSU, and UNC—and community partners who share our dedication to public health are invited to participate. The Office of Research and the Faculty Senate Research Committee invite you to attend the fourth annual ColoradoSPH Research Exchange.

  • Date: Friday, October 3, 2025
  • Location: Anschutz Health Sciences Building
  • Cost: This is a free event! Breakfast, lunch, and parking will be provided.

Join us! Register by September 24th.

Poster Session


Poster abstract submissions are now closed.

Keynote Speaker


Carol Mangione Headshot

Carol M. Mangione, MD, MSPH, Division Chief of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research & Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles 

 

Carol M. Mangione, M.D., M.S.P.H., is the Division Chief of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research and Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Public Health. She holds the Barbara A. Levey, MD, and Gerald S. Levey, MD, endowed chair in medicine and serves as Executive Vice Chair for Health Equity and Health Services Research at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is a professor of public health at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, co-director of the UCLA Resource Center for Minority Aging Research/Center for Health Improvement of Minority Elderly, and director of the workforce development program for the UCLA Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI). Her research focuses on the influence of health insurance benefit design and health system interventions on diabetes outcomes, diabetes prevention, and health disparities. In addition to authoring over 385 peer-reviewed articles, Dr. Mangione is a practicing primary care physician in the UCLA Faculty Practice Group, a member of the National Academy of Medicine, and was the Chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in 2022.

 

Panel Topics

Panel Session 1: New Frontiers in Funding: Strategies for Diversifying Research Dollars

Panel Description: This panel will focus on taking creative approaches to diversifying funding, both as short- and long-term solutions to uncertainty. Drawing on lessons learned from historical periods when government funding priorities shift, our panelists will discuss how to remain agile in our research and where we can look to achieve our public health mission while staying true to our values and purpose. Practical considerations and strategies, such as networking, developing strategic partnerships, and pivoting to new audiences, will also be discussed.

Panel Session 2: Fostering Cross-Campus Collaboration

Panel Description: This research panel explores cross-campus collaborations within the Colorado School of Public Health as well as interdisciplinary partnerships across departments and schools at CU Anschutz. The discussion will highlight strategies for building connections, address common barriers and strengths, and examine the implications of collaboration for research funding and impact. 

Panel Session 3: Promoting Innovation and Academic-Industry Collaboration 

Panel Description: This panel conversation with colleagues will share resources, guidance, and lessons learned from experience for people who are interested in translating their innovations and research into practice through partnering with industry.

Panel Session 4: Group Discussion with Panelists

Panel Description: This panel will feature an open discussion with the audience and representatives from each of the panels, including our keynote speaker. 

Parking Information


The Monte Vista or Snowmass visitor lots on the Anschutz Medical Campus will be available for free parking. A parking code with instructions will be sent out prior to the event.

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