On behalf of our partners at the UTHealth Houston Cizik School of nursing, please join us in learning about the widespread challenges of domestic violence through the Carla Diaz-Lewis Domestic Violence Lecture Series. Details and registration linked here. 

Keynote speaker:

Sara F. Jacoby, PhD, MPH, MSN, RN, FAAN 

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

“Beyond Survival: Re-imagining Trauma Prevention and Recovery through Policy, Place, and Community Response”

Speakers:

Sandra L. McKay, MD, FAAP

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston 

“The Importance of Screening for Gun Violence in Clinical Encounters”

Annalyn S. DeMello, PhD, MPH, RN, CNE

Assistant Professor, Cizik School of Nursing

“Gun Violence Survivorship and Its Impact on Young Adult Mental and Behavioral Health”

Monday, Oct. 27, 2025

Lecture: 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Lunch buffet reception: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston auditorium 

6901 Bertner Avenue, Houston TX 77030