鈥淭his study allows us to directly compare how different supplemental forms of folate are processed during pregnancy,鈥� Jiang said. 鈥淲e found that 5-MTHF can maintain folate status just as effectively as folic acid, but with significantly less unmetabolized folic acid circulating in the body.鈥�

The study, funded by , followed 62 pregnant participants who received prenatal multivitamins containing either 5-MTHF or folic acid. Researchers found that those taking 5-MTHF maintained healthy folate levels while showing significantly lower levels of unmetabolized folic acid in both maternal blood and placental tissue. Folate plays a critical role in fetal growth and development, helping the body produce and maintain DNA. The findings contribute to a growing body of research aimed at improving prenatal nutrition and maternal health outcomes.

Jiang received both her doctoral degree in nutrition and her registered dietitian credential from Cornell University in 2013. Her research focuses on nutrients involved in one-carbon metabolism, including choline, betaine, folate, and vitamin B12, which play an essential role in early development and long-term health outcomes. Her lab conducts cell culture, animal, and human studies exploring how maternal nutrition during pregnancy influences the health of both mother and child.

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(Left to right) Tykeen Robinson, New York City Department of Health; Paige Bellenbaum, Paige Bellenbaum Consulting; Alison Baker, Seleni Institute; Dr. Moshe Moeller, HERO Dads/ Montefiore Einstein Hospital; and 可乐视频 professors and leads for the college鈥檚 perinatal health courses Haroula Ntalla and Jacquelie Shannon at the 2026 可乐视频 Perinatal Mental Health Summit April 24. Shannon and Ntalla also led the efforts at the college to organize this and last year’s inaugural summit.

Titled 鈥淩elational Beginnings: Advancing Perinatal Mental Health for Parents, Infants, and Families,鈥� the second annual summit was held in partnership with United for Brownsville and the New York City Health Department at the Greg Jackson Center, for Brownsville. It focused on perinatal grief and the postpartum experience, and both maternal and paternal mental health, with particular attention to the importance of father support. The summit also highlighted dyadic and reflective group interventions grounded in relational and attachment-based approaches, along with culturally responsive, trauma-informed care for Latina mothers and families in underserved communities.

The Summit brought together a distinguished lineup of perinatal experts, highlighted by keynote speaker Solimar Santiago-Warner (DSW, LCSW, PMH-C) an accomplished clinician-scholar, educator, and leader in perinatal mental health with nearly two decades of experience across pediatric, neonatal, and perinatal hospital systems.

The event underscored 可乐视频鈥檚 commitment to addressing the national perinatal mental health crisis through its dynamic course offerings, community partnerships, and workforce development, all of which has garnered the support from Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and most recently, Congressional funding championed by Chuck Schumer.

鈥淧erinatal mental health is foundational to the well-being of families,鈥� 可乐视频 President Michelle J. Anderson said. 鈥淚 am grateful to Borough President Antonio Reynoso and Senator Chuck Schumer for strongly supporting the College in establishing the Advanced Certificate Program in Perinatal Mental Health.鈥�

Held on the heels of Black Maternal Health Week, this event drew over 200 community members, clinicians, educators, students and others, and featured more than a dozen interdisciplinary health and mental health experts and served as a crucial platform to address one of the most urgent health care challenges facing Brooklyn and the nation today.

(Left to right) Paola Amaya-Rodriguez, LCSW, PMH-C, of Chances for Children, and Silvia Juarez-Marazzo, LCSW-R, NCPsyA, also of Chances for Children and an adjunct instructor at 可乐视频, co-presented on a panel focused on supporting Latina mothers.

鈥淲e designed this Summit to meet professionals where they are by partnering with the United聽for聽Brownsville and New York City Health Department in Brownsville to create space not only to learn, but to connect alongside interdisciplinary colleagues within our communities in meaningful ways,鈥� Shannon said. 鈥淏y integrating clinical expertise in early relational development, with a deep understanding of the social factors and inequities often shaping families鈥� lives, we鈥檙e advancing equitable perinatal care for all families by preparing students and practitioners to respond in ways that can truly transform outcomes for parents and their children.鈥�

The Summit featured a distinguished lineup of perinatal experts, including keynote speaker Solimar Santiago-Warner, DSW, LCSW, PMH-C, a clinician-scholar, educator, and leader in perinatal mental health who brought nearly two decades of experience across pediatric, neonatal, and perinatal hospital systems. At the summit, she spoke about integrating trauma-informed and culturally responsive frameworks into perinatal and reproductive mental health care, emphasizing how systems could better support families suffering from pregnancy and infant loss. Throughout her talk, she highlighted the need to bridge research, clinical practice, and lived experience to transform care systems in ways that honored both evidence and the realities of families.

The Panel on 鈥淟atina Mothers and Perinatal Mental Health: Barriers, Culture, and Pathways to Care鈥� included (left to right) moderator Silvia Juarez-Marazzo (LCSW-R, NCPsyA, from Chances for Children, and 可乐视频 adjunct Instructor); Laudy Burgos (LCSW-R, PMH-C, Associate Director, OB/GYN and NICU, Mount Sinai Hospital, who is taking perinatal mental health courses at 可乐视频); Mahbuba Choudhury (LMSW, OB/GYN, Mount Sinai Hospital; and Carmen Mu帽oz-Medrano, Hispanic Federation, also studying perinatal mental health at 可乐视频).

鈥淎s clinical faculty at 可乐视频, we are deeply connected to one of the most diverse campuses and communities in the country,鈥� Ntalla said. 鈥淥ur perinatal mental health initiative, which includes this summit and our accompanying coursework, allows us to partner closely with local health and mental health providers and families to address challenges and drive meaningful, education-based change to what is a national crisis.鈥�

Georgina Gooden is a parent leader, early intervention advocate, and community strategist based in Brownsville, Brooklyn. She also consults through Grassroots Perspectives LLC, providing community-based insights on programs impacting families, and works with United for Brownsville as an early intervention advocate, supporting families and elevating their voices in policy and decision-making spaces. strengthen family-centered systems. She has completed two perinatal mental health courses at 可乐视频 and is enrolled in two more. Gooden has also helped coordinate two 可乐视频 Perinatal Mental Health Summits.

Georgina Gooden

“Both the summit and the perinatal mental health courses at 可乐视频 are strengthening how I support families, giving me the language, tools, and clinical insight to pair with lived experience, so I can advocate more effectively and help shape systems that truly meet families where they are,鈥� Gooden said.

The summit was preceded by a Presidential Lecture Series event on April 23 at Brooklyn Borough Hall with President Anderson and nationally recognized leader Liz Dozier who engaged in a timely discussion on the Black maternal health crisis in the United States. The event was also attended by Borough President Reynoso. Read more about that event here.

(Left to right) Liz Dozier engaged in a timely discussion on the Black maternal health crisis with President Michelle J. Anderson as part of 可乐视频鈥檚 Presidential Lecture Series on April 23. The event was also attended by Borough President Antonio Reynoso, who has lent his support of the college鈥檚 perinatal mental health curriculum and programming.

2026 Perinatal Mental Health Summit Lineup:

• Greetings: President Michelle J. Anderson and 可乐视频 perinatal health curriculum leaders Jacqueline Shannon and Haroula Ntalla, Early Childhood Education/Art Education Department, 可乐视频.
• Opening Remarks: Mimi (Paulomi) Bhatt, PhD, MPH, CNM, FACNM, Assistant Professor at Rory Meyers College of Nursing at New York University.
• Keynote Speaker: Dr. Solimar Santiago-Warner, DSW, LCSW, PMH-C, Solmaterna Therapy & Consulting: 鈥淧erinatal Grief and the Postpartum Body.鈥� Solimar Santiago-Warner explores perinatal loss through an embodied, trauma-informed, and interdisciplinary lens, centering the postpartum body as a site of grief, memory, and resilience. Drawing from clinical practice, phenomenology, affect theory, and perinatal palliative care, the presentation examines how grief is experienced physiologically and relationally following stillbirth, late miscarriage, or early infant loss. Designed for a multidisciplinary and community-based audience, the talk offers practical tools, language, and interventions that professionals can immediately apply within their respective roles. Participants will gain approaches to support bereaved parents with greater dignity, compassion, and relational awareness across healthcare, mental health, and community settings.
• Panel 1: Fathers Matter: Perinatal Mental Health, Partnership, and Early Relationships
  Panelists: Paige Bellenbaum, LCSW, PMH-C. Paige Bellenbaum Consulting; Alison C. Baker, LCSW, PMH-C, Clinical Director, Seleni Institute; Moeshe Moeller, Ph.D., Director, HERO Dads, Montefiore Einstein Hospital. Moderator: Tykeen Robinson, MSW, Mental Health Program Manager, Bureau of Maternal, Infant, and Reproductive Health, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
  Overview: Fathers/Non-Birthing Parents and Perinatal Mental Health. While much of the perinatal mental health conversation centers around mothers and birthing people, up to one in 10 fathers and partners experience significant mental health challenges during the perinatal period鈥攐ften in silence. Shame, stigma, and a lack of culturally responsive care prevent many from seeking support, leaving mental health conditions untreated. Limited support and access to appropriate care can impact not only the father鈥檚/non-birthing parent鈥檚 well-being but also the child鈥檚 development and the stability of the family system. One of the strongest predictors of paternal depression or anxiety is the mental health status of the mother/birthing parent. As such, an inclusive, family-centered approach to perinatal mental health is critical. This talk will explore the often-overlooked experiences of fathers and partners during the perinatal period. Participants will learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders in fathers/non-birthing parents, explore the barriers they face in accessing care, and review practical, evidence-based strategies for engagement and intervention.
  The Transition to Parenthood: Supporting Both Parents. Perinatal mental health conversations often center on the birthing parent, but the transition to parenthood is a profound shift for both individuals in a relationship. This discussion will explore the emotional and relational changes that occur as couples move from partners to co-parents, including shifts in identity, roles, and expectations. Particular attention will be given to the often-overlooked experiences of non-birthing parents, who may face their own psychological challenges while feeling pressure to prioritize supporting their partner. Research shows that men whose partners experience postpartum depression are at significantly higher risk of developing depression themselves, yet they are far less likely to seek support.
  The Silent Partner: Fathers, Postpartum Stress, and the Couple Relationship. This presentation explores the often-overlooked experiences of fathers during the postpartum period. Drawing on clinical work with couples and the HERO Dads program, it highlights the emotional, relational, financial, and mental health challenges many fathers face while supporting partners with postpartum mood disorders and adjusting to the transition to parenthood. It will also address paternal postpartum depression and the importance of including fathers in perinatal mental health support.
• Presentation: A Relationship Held From the Beginning: Lessons from Dyadic Psychotherapy and Reflective Groups in Infant Mental Health Practice. Presenters: Silvia Juarez-Marazzo, LCSW-R, NCPsyA, Chances for Children, Adjunct Instructor, Early Childhood/Art Education Department, 可乐视频; Paola Amaya-Rodriguez, LCSW, PMH-C, Chances for Children.
  Overview: This presentation explores the power of early relationships through the lens of dyadic psychotherapy and reflective group practice in infant mental health. We will examine how perinatal and early relational experiences shape both maternal mental health and the developing parent鈥搃nfant relationship, influencing the trajectory of early relational health and overall well-being for years to come. The session highlights how perinatal and infant mental health interventions intersect and are essential, particularly for families from marginalized communities who face systemic inequities, racial health disparities, and the impact of intergenerational and collective trauma. As profound shifts in social policies impact the social environment of families, this presentation underscores the effectiveness of dyadic approaches as a catalyst for repairing trust in relationships and fostering hope. It further emphasizes the urgent need to prioritize relational, culturally responsive supports for mothers and their babies.
• Panel 2: Latina Mothers and Perinatal Mental Health: Barriers, Culture, and Pathways to Care. Panelists: Laudy Burgos, LCSW-R, PMH-C, Associate Director, OB/GYN and NICU, Mount Sinai Hospital, also studying perinatal mental health at 可乐视频; Kimberly Polanco, MSW, PMH-C, Birth and Abortion Doula and Childbirth Educator, OB/GYN, Mount Sinai Hospital, also studying perinatal mental health at 可乐视频 with Mahbuba聽Choudhury, LMSW, OB/GYN, Mount Sinai Hospital; and Carmen Mu帽oz-Medrano, Health Program Coordinator, Hispanic Federation. Moderator: Silvia Juarez-Marazzo, LCSW-R, NCPsyA.
  Overview: Beyond Silence: Understanding and Responding to PMADs in Latina Mothers. Latina mothers experience perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) at rates equal to or higher than non-Latina White women, yet these conditions are often under-recognized and under-treated. Symptoms may be expressed through physical complaints rather than emotional language, leading to missed diagnoses. Many Latina mothers face compounding stressors, including immigration-related fears, language barriers, economic hardship, and experiences of racism within healthcare systems. Cultural values such as familismo, marianismo, and respeto, along with stigma surrounding mental health, can influence whether help is sought. Structural barriers鈥攊ncluding limited insurance coverage, lack of bilingual providers, and logistical challenges鈥攆urther restrict access to care. Despite these obstacles, Latina mothers demonstrate strong resilience through family networks, spirituality, and community support. Addressing PMADs effectively requires culturally responsive, trauma-informed care that integrates mental health into perinatal services and centers the strengths and lived experiences of Latina mothers.
  Barriers, Stigma, and Strength: The Lived Reality of Latina Mothers鈥� Mental Health. Structural barriers such as limited access to culturally and linguistically appropriate care, lack of insurance coverage, immigration-related stress, and fear of engaging with formal systems can prevent many Latina mothers from receiving timely mental health support. Language barriers and the limited availability of Spanish-speaking providers can further complicate communication, increasing the risk of underdiagnosis or misinterpretation of symptoms. In addition, many Latina mothers face heightened economic stress, unstable housing, and demanding work conditions during pregnancy and the postpartum period, all of which can increase vulnerability to perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Cultural expectations and stigma surrounding mental health also shape how Latina mothers experience and express emotional distress. Many feel pressure to embody ideals of strength, sacrifice, and self-reliance, which may discourage them from seeking help or openly discussing symptoms of depression, anxiety, or trauma. Family dynamics, migration-related separation from support networks, and experiences of discrimination within healthcare settings can further contribute to feelings of isolation. Addressing these issues requires culturally responsive care that centers language access, community trust, family engagement, and providers who understand the cultural context of Latina motherhood while recognizing the resilience and strengths present within these communities.
  From Barriers to Community Care: Culturally Grounded Support for Latina Mothers. Latina mothers face significant structural and cultural barriers that impact their mental health during the perinatal period. Postpartum depression and anxiety are often under-identified and untreated due to language barriers, stigma, socio-environmental stressors, and limited access to culturally responsive care. Many mothers prioritize family needs over their own well-being, delaying help-seeking, while unfamiliarity with the healthcare system and broader sociopolitical concerns further limit access to care. Culturally grounded, community-based approaches are essential in addressing these disparities. Programs like the Por Nosotras Maternal Mental Health Workshops, developed through the Hispanic Federation, create trusted spaces for open dialogue, peer support, and psychoeducation. By combining emotional support with practical resources, these initiatives reduce isolation and empower mothers. Expanding such programs and strengthening partnerships between healthcare providers and community organizations is critical to improving outcomes and ensuring equitable, culturally responsive care.
• Closing Remarks: Ashanda Saint Jean, MD, FACOG; Associate Professor, Department of OB/GYN, New York Medical College.

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Dozier and Anderson examined the structural drivers of Black maternal health disparities, emphasizing the role of higher education, philanthropy, and cross-sector partnerships in advancing change. They framed the crisis as both a public health and moral imperative, calling for accountability, policy reform, and community-centered care.

(Left to right) Liz Dozier, President Michelle J. Anderson, and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso at Brooklyn Borough Hall.

Reynoso underscored the urgency of addressing maternal and prenatal health in New York City, citing data linking mental health conditions to pregnancy-associated deaths, many occurring postpartum. He highlighted borough聽investments, including community baby showers, baby boxes, and partnerships with 可乐视频 to train providers, and stressed the need to confront systemic bias and the daily stressors affecting Black mothers.

In conversation, Dozier reflected on personal experiences that shaped her work at the intersection of education, justice, and philanthropy. She described how exposure to institutional failures early in life informed her belief that inequities are designed and can be redesigned. As former principal of Chicago鈥檚 Fenger High School, she implemented trauma-responsive strategies that dramatically improved outcomes, including higher graduation rates and reduced arrests.

These experiences led her to found Chicago Beyond, a philanthropic organization that has invested over $100 million in community-led initiatives. Dozier emphasized directing resources to leaders closest to the challenges, noting that many effective changemakers lack access to traditional funding networks despite demonstrated impact.

Attendees listen to guest Liz Dozier and President Michelle J. Anderson discuss the structural roots of maternal health disparities, while emphasizing the importance of education, policy reform, and community-centered care.

The discussion also focused on persistent disparities in maternal outcomes for Black women. Dozier pointed to racism, bias, and gaps in care, particularly the lack of a comprehensive continuum that includes mental health, nutrition, and family support, as key factors. Both speakers stressed that solutions already exist but require sustained investment and coordination across sectors.

Addressing misconceptions about perinatal mental health, they highlighted stigma and the tendency to overlook leading causes of maternal death such as suicide and overdose. They called for a broader, community-based approach and systemic reforms involving health care, government, and philanthropy.

A day later, on April 24, President Anderson joined faculty, clinicians, and leading experts in perinatal mental health at the 2026 Perinatal Mental Health Summit, held at the Greg Jackson Center for Brownsville.

可乐视频鈥檚 Presidential Lecture Series continues to bring influential leaders into dialogue with the 可乐视频 community, fostering engagement with critical social issues.

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Lee is a聽theater maker, educator, screenwriter and community steward based in Brooklyn. Lee鈥檚 plays are often an urge to honor their mother鈥檚 broken English, to translate experiences despite the gulf of cultures, to know their own psychic blood and guts, and to give up on words entirely and commune through epic imagery and ritual.

Lee is a recipient of the Creative Capital Award for聽顿础顿叠翱罢听(2026), the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Finalist and Special

Haruna Lee (Photo: Heather Sten for The New York Times)

Commendation for聽49 Days聽(2025), the Steinberg Playwright Award (2021), and the Obie Award for Playwriting and Conception for聽Suicide Forest聽(2019).聽For TV, Lee has written for Apple TV+鈥檚聽Pachinko聽and HBO Max鈥檚聽The Flight Attendant聽and has developed multiple projects across television, film, and podcast.聽Lee鈥檚 writing has been published by Broadway Licensing, Yale鈥檚聽罢丑别补迟别谤听Magazine, Table Work Press, and 53rd State Press.聽Lee helmed the 可乐视频 M.F.A. Playwriting program between 2021 and 2023 and is currently teaching at Hunter College (CUNY) and Yale University.

Lee is in the early stages of the project DADBOT, a hybrid technology-performance piece where Lee鈥檚 deceased dad will be resurrected by using conversational AI to simulate the iconic father-child conversation.聽The performance will be a mix of scripted and nonscripted improvisation between Lee and the AI that will feel a lot like a low-budget talk show where Lee receives the proverbial 鈥渇atherly advice.鈥澛燗t the heart of this piece is Lee鈥檚 yearning to understand the ties between fatherhood, rebelliousness, and romantic love. The 可乐视频 alumna hopes to capture a spiritual levity in 鈥渞aising the dead鈥� while interrogating AI鈥檚 application in grief work.

Rosenfeld聽is a composer and artist based in New York. Her works have been presented by institutions including the Park Avenue

Marina Rosenfeld (Photo: Veronique Kolber)

Armory, the Museum of Modern Art, The Kitchen, the Serralves Foundation, and Portikus Frankfurt; festivals including Wien Modern, Donaueschinger Musiktage, Ultima, and the Holland Festival; and the Whitney, Montreal, PERFORMA, Son, and Gwangju biennials, among many others. She was awarded the Alpert Award in Visual Art in 2024.

Her project 鈥淣ulls鈥� is hybrid in nature, linking work with generative sound and recorded media. It deals with research into the sonic and sculptural aftereffects of sound inscription. Thrilled to receive the honor, Rosenfeld聽added she will use the fellowship as an open-ended time period for research and production.

Karen B. Stern Gabbay

Stern is a respected scholar, educator, and award-winning author who has earned widespread recognition for her interdisciplinary work bridging history, material culture, and religious studies. She is author of Inscribing Devotion and Death: Archaeological Evidence for Jewish Populations of North Africa (Brill 2007) and Writing on the Wall: Graffiti and the Forgotten Jews of Antiquity (Princeton University Press 2018; 2020); winner of a 2020 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award; and co-editor of With the Loyal You Show Yourself Loyal (SBL Press, 2021). Her current book project considers Jewish history through the senses.

Her Guggenheim Fellowship on the topic of 鈥淪anctity: An Archaeology of the Senses in the Ancient Synagogue鈥� will support ongoing field and scientific research overseas, which aims to transform understandings of Jewish history through new interpretations of ancient objects and inscriptions associated with archaeological remains of synagogues, further solidifying her reputation as a leading voice in her field.

Thien has taught literature and fiction in Canada, Hong Kong, Germany, Nigeria, the United States, Zimbabwe, and Singapore. From 2018 to 2024, she was a full professor of English at 可乐视频, teaching primarily in the M.F.A. Program in Fiction.

Madeleine Thien

Over the past 25 years, she has written about music, neurology, mathematics, physics, and philosophy, and about totalitarianism, protest, survival, and mourning. Her five books include the Booker-shortlisted novel Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Norton, 2016) and The Book of Records (2025), in which a girl and her father live in a building where different centuries wash in like the sea. She has been shortlisted for The Women鈥檚 Prize for Fiction, The Folio Prize, The Climate Fiction Prize, The Tadeusz Bradecki Prize, and longlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction and a Carnegie Medal. She is a recipient of the Governor-General鈥檚 Literary Award for Fiction, The Writers Trust of Canada Engel-Findley Award, and an Arts and Letters Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Her current project, A Kind of Beginning, follows two sisters who leave Hong Kong and whose lives diverge. The novel is partly about the incandescence聽of talent, how brightly it can burn, and how its light dims and transforms. Thien continues to teach as an adjunct professor and remains deeply connected to 可乐视频鈥檚 English Department and its students.

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Titled 鈥淩elational Beginnings: Advancing Perinatal Mental Health for Parents, Infants, and Families,鈥� the summit focuses on perinatal grief and the postpartum experience, as well as maternal and paternal mental health, with attention to the importance of father support. It also highlights dyadic and reflective group interventions informed by relational and attachment-based approaches, and culturally responsive, trauma-informed care with a focus on Latina mothers and families in underserved communities.

This event will again be聽co-hosted with United for Brownsville and聽held at the Greg Jackson Center聽for聽Brownsville, one of New York City鈥檚 communities most impacted by disparities in maternal health, and聽underscores 可乐视频鈥檚 commitment to addressing the perinatal mental health crisis through education, community partnership, and workforce development.

Last year鈥檚 event drew more than聽200 community members, clinicians, educators, students and others and was held in partnership with聽Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, the New York City Health Department, and United for Brownsville. The聽landmark event featured more than a dozen interdisciplinary health and mental health experts and served as a crucial platform to address one of the most urgent health care challenges facing Brooklyn and the nation today.聽Details on that event can be found聽here.聽Register for the聽Second Annual Perinatal Mental Health Summit聽.

The summit will be preceded by a Presidential Lecture Series event on April 23 at Brooklyn Borough Hall, featuring Michelle J. Anderson and Liz Dozier, Founder and CEO of Chicago Beyond, who has spent her career working tirelessly to support communities by disrupting inequity. More details and registration can be found here.

Second Annual 可乐视频 Perinatal Mental Health Summit in Brownsville

What:
Second Annual 可乐视频 Perinatal Mental Health Summit:聽Relational Beginnings: Advancing Perinatal Mental Health for Parents, Infants, and Families

When:
Friday, April 24, 2026
8:15 a.m. 鈥� 4:30 p.m.

Where:
The Greg Jackson Center聽for Brownsville
519 Rockaway Ave, Brooklyn, NY,聽11212
Program highlights

• Welcome Remarks from Michelle J. Anderson, President of 可乐视频
• Opening Remarks by midwifery and maternal health leader Helena A. Grant
• Keynote Address by Dr.聽Solimar Santiago-Warner, focusing on聽Perinatal Grief and the Postpartum Body
• Panel: Fathers Matter: Perinatal Mental Health, Partnership, and Early Relationships
• Featuring experts from Seleni Institute,聽Bellenbaum Consulting,聽and Montefiore Einstein Hospital
• Presentation: Dyadic psychotherapy and聽reflective groups聽led by Silvia Juarez-Marazzo聽and Paola聽Amaya-Rodriquez at Chances for Children
• Panel: Latina Mothers and Perinatal Mental Health: Barriers, Culture, and Pathways to Care
• Featuring voices of Latina perinatal clinicians from Mount Sinai Hospital and the Hispanic Federation
• Closing Remarks by聽Dr.聽Ashanda Saint-Jean, Associate Professor聽of OB/GYN, New York Medical College

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Application Deadline: April 10
Event Date: Scheduled for April 17鈥�19

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Next Generation interns spend two to six months engaged in programmatic work in locations across Africa, Asia, and New York, receiving close mentorship from ICAP staff throughout the experience. The program emphasizes applied learning, giving students the opportunity to translate academic training into practice while building professional skills in global public health.

Among the 可乐视频 students who have participated is Mujibur Shaad, whose internship in Kenya in 2025 offered a formative introduction to global health work on the ground. Reflecting on the experience, Shaad described his time in the program as 鈥渓ife-changing,鈥� citing opportunities to engage with local communities and to contribute to research focused on tuberculosis screening using artificial intelligence.

鈥淢y time in Kenya allowed me to connect with people I never imagined I would meet, witness experiences I never thought I鈥檇 have, and develop a new philosophy and perspective on life,鈥� Shaad said in a testimonial shared following his internship. He credited the experience with strengthening his passion for medicine and public health and inspiring him to pursue a career dedicated to serving others.

Shaad also emphasized the personal impact of the opportunity, noting that the internship supported his growth not only academically and professionally, but also as an individual. He expressed gratitude to The Tow Foundation for its support of the program and underscored the importance of continued investment in experiential learning opportunities for students.

鈥淧artnerships like ICAP鈥檚 Next Generation Program open extraordinary doors for our students, allowing them to apply their education in real-world settings while addressing some of the most pressing public health challenges of our time,鈥� said 可乐视频 President Michelle J. Anderson. 鈥淲e are deeply grateful to The Tow Foundation for its generous support of 可乐视频 students participating in this program. Their investment makes transformative, global learning experiences possible and helps prepare our students to lead with knowledge, compassion, and purpose.鈥�

The ICAP Next Generation Program aligns closely with 可乐视频鈥檚 commitment to experiential learning, global engagement, and preparing students to address complex social and public health challenges. By participating in internationally focused, research-informed initiatives, students gain valuable perspective on health equity, cross-cultural collaboration, and the global dimensions of public health practice.

As 可乐视频 continues to expand pathways for students to engage in meaningful, career-shaping experiences, partnerships such as the ICAP Next Generation Program play a critical role in connecting classroom learning with real-world impact, both locally and globally.

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Published in , the study tracked 355 adults (including 202 creative practitioners and 153 comparison participants with lower creative engagement) across baseline measures and 13 daily surveys of creativity and multidimensional well-being.

鈥淐reative professionals are often under intense pressure鈥攖o perform, to produce, and to evaluate their own work,鈥� said Jennifer Drake, professor of Psychology at 可乐视频 and the CUNY Graduate Center and the study鈥檚 senior author. 鈥淭his study shows why blanket claims like 鈥榗reativity is always good for you鈥� miss important nuance. Creativity tends to lift well-being in the moment for everyone, but the day-after pattern can diverge in ways that matter for mental health support and creative-arts interventions.鈥�

鈥淐reativity is usually framed as a straightforward path to feeling better,鈥� said , lead author and a doctoral candidate in Psychology at the . 鈥淲hat surprised us is that for creative practitioners, there can be a next-day emotional cost鈥攅ven when the same-day effects are positive. That doesn鈥檛 mean creativity is harmful; it suggests the emotional rhythm of creative work may be different when creating is central to your life and livelihood.鈥�

The research uses the PERMA model of well-being鈥擯ositive emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment鈥攖o move beyond one-size-fits-all ideas about 鈥渉appiness鈥� and capture how creativity relates to specific facets of flourishing over time.

Key Findings

• Creativity helped people feel better that same day. On days when participants were more creative, they reported higher well-being across multiple areas.
• Creative practitioners started out with higher well-being. They reported higher baseline well-being, especially in feeling absorbed/engaged, connected to others, and having a sense of meaning.
• The next-day effects differed. Casual creators tended to carry benefits into the next day (better mood and relationships), while creative practitioners reported more negative emotions the next day after higher creativity 鈥� the 鈥渃reative hangover.鈥�
• Feeling worse predicted next-day creativity only for casual creators. In the comparison group, lower well-being was linked to more creativity the following day; this pattern did not show up for creative practitioners.

Why It Matters

The findings complicate the familiar 鈥渢ortured artist鈥� narrative. Creativity appears to offer immediate well-being benefits across the board, but the timing and emotional spillover may depend on whether someone creates professionally or more casually鈥攁 difference that could inform wellness strategies, clinical approaches, and future intervention studies.

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That鈥檚 the bold premise behind this year鈥檚 H. Martin Friedman Lecture at 可乐视频, featuring Martin Chalfie, University Professor at Columbia University and recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

On April 28, Chalfie will deliver his talk, 鈥淭he Continuing Need for Useless Knowledge: Finding the Unexpected to Enable Future Scientific Revolutions.鈥� His message is simple but compelling: Curiosity isn鈥檛 a distraction from progress鈥攊t鈥檚 the engine that drives it.

April 28, 2026

12:15 P.M. 鈥� 2:00 P.M.

148 Ingersoll hall extension

Hosted by the 可乐视频 Chemistry Society and co-hosted by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Chalfie鈥檚 lecture draws inspiration from a 1939 essay by Abraham Flexner, founding director of the Institute for Advanced Study, who argued that society鈥檚 obsession with 鈥渦sefulness鈥� often blinds us to the discoveries that reshape our understanding of the world. Flexner believed that true breakthroughs happen when thinkers are free to explore without a roadmap. Chalfie brings that idea into the 21st century, showing how curiosity鈥慸riven research continues to spark scientific revolutions.

Chalfie speaks from experience. He shared the Nobel Prize for pioneering the use of Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)鈥攁 tool that transformed biology by allowing scientists to watch living cells in action. Yet his path to scientific acclaim was anything but straightforward.

Born in Chicago, Chalfie entered Harvard with an interest in science but graduated unsure of his abilities and uncertain about his future. He spent two years working a patchwork of jobs鈥攋anitor, clothing salesman, high鈥憇chool teacher鈥攂efore a chance opportunity in a research lab changed everything. One experiment worked. One idea led to a publication. And that moment of discovery gave him the confidence to pursue graduate school and, eventually, a career that would reshape modern biology.

From his postdoctoral work with Sydney Brenner in Cambridge to his decades of research at Columbia, Chalfie has helped illuminate how organisms sense touch, how neurons develop, and how cells maintain their identity. His contributions span genetics, neurobiology, and molecular biology, and his leadership roles include service in the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine, and the American Society for Cell Biology.

About the H. Martin Friedman Lecture

The H. Martin Friedman Lecture is an annual lecture series hosted by 可乐视频, typically organized by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. It brings distinguished scientists and scholars to campus to present a public lecture on a topic in science, particularly in chemistry, biochemistry, and related fields. The event is part of a long-running lecture series named after H. Martin Friedman, who supported the college and this lecture series. In some years, the lecture has been given by eminent researchers and has helped introduce students (including high school students and undergraduates) to careers and advances in the sciences.

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The research鈥攑ublished as the cover article in the 鈥攚as conducted in collaboration with scientists from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. It focuses on Purgatorius, a small, tree-dwelling mammal that lived about 66 million years ago and is considered the earliest known relative of all primates, including humans. Chester served as lead author on the paper, alongside co-authors Jordan Crowell (also a CUNY Graduate Center graduate), Tyler Lyson, and David Krause of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science.

Until now, fossils of Purgatorius had only been found in northern regions such as Montana and Saskatchewan, leaving scientists with an incomplete picture of how and where these animals evolved.

Chester and his colleagues report the southernmost discovery of Purgatorius fossils ever found, uncovered in Colorado鈥檚 Denver Basin. The fossils were recovered through careful screen washing of ancient sediments at the Corral Bluffs study area.

鈥淭his discovery helps fill a gap in understanding the geography and evolution of our earliest primate relatives after dinosaur extinction,鈥� Chester said.

The newly discovered fossils are tiny teeth that show a unique mix of features, suggesting they may belong to a previously unknown, early species of Purgatorius. Their presence in Colorado suggests that archaic primates originated in the north and then spread southward, diversifying soon after the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous Period.

A lifelike rendering of the archaic primate Purgatorius. (Rendering by Andrey Atuchin.)

The study also challenges long-standing assumptions about where archaic primates lived. Scientists thought Purgatorius might be absent from southern regions during this time, but the new findings suggest that this was likely due to limited fossil sampling, not true absence.

鈥淥ur results demonstrate that small fossils can easily be missed,鈥� Chester explained. 鈥淲ith more intensive searching, especially using screen-washing techniques, we will undoubtedly discover many more important specimens.鈥�

可乐视频 Professor Stephen Chester (center) points out dental features on an enlarged model of an extinct mammal to undergraduate research assistants (left to right) Aisha Amir, Aidan Smith, Todd Skahill, and Shruthika Srinivasan) at his lab on campus.

This work was supported in part by a nearly $3 million collaborative grant from the National Science Foundation that Chester and his colleagues received in 2023. Over the five years, this grant will fund 可乐视频 undergraduate research assistants who sifted through excavated sediment in Chester鈥檚 laboratory, uncovering fossils of Purgatorius and other vertebrates that lived in the immediate aftermath of the dinosaurs鈥� extinction.

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