THIS MONTH AT COFFEE AND SCIENCE
OCTOBER SEMINAR
Nancy Adler Seed Grant Award Winners
"Untangling Pseudo-Addiction and Provider Bias in Sickle Cell Disease: Behavioral and Social Determinants of Pain Management Inequities"
Brittany Bryant, DSW, LISW-CP(S)
"From Structure to Symptoms: Examining How Social Determinants Drive Racial Disparities in Opioid Overdose Risk"
Trina Johnson, PhD, MSc
"Pilot-testing the HEalth Advocate for Children Undergoing Liver Transplantation (HEAL-Tx) – Type I Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation RCT"
Sharad Wadhwani, MD, MPH
About Our Speakers
Brittany Bryant, DSW, LISW-CP (S) is an Assistant Professor and Watson Scholar in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. She is a licensed clinical social worker with a Doctorate in Clinical Social Work from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a Master of Social Work from the University of South Carolina.
Trina Johnson, PhD, MSc is a Postdoctoral Scholar with the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative. She earned her doctorate in Health Services and Policy Research from the Boston University School of Public Health through a NIDA-funded training fellowship focused on integrating research and care for addiction, HIV, and HCV.
Sharad Wadhwani, MD, MPH is a practicing pediatric general and transplant hepatologist at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals who specializes in caring for children across the full spectrum of liver disease, from diagnosis through liver transplantation. As a clinical investigator, Dr. Wadhwani leads an active research program focused on improving outcomes and quality of life for children undergoing liver transplantation.
Event Details
October 20, 2026
10:00–11:00 AM PDT
In Pritzker Building 1412
or via Zoom
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