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Aunchalee E Loscalzo Palmquist CV

Associate Professor of the Practice of Global Health Institute
Duke Global Health Institute
CV

Selected Presentations & Appearances


Helping every baby to thrive through lactation care - NICU Health and Equity Summit · September 2024 Keynote/Named Lecture Saul's Light , Children's Hospital of New Orleans
Women leaders in public health and their role in engaging communities in health transformation - Conversations on Health Care · April 2024 Interview WXDU (88.7 FM),

Lola Adedokun, executive director of the Aspen Global Innovators Group, discusses women leaders in public health and their role in engaging communities in health transformation. Then, the hosts interview Dr Aunchalee Palmquist, Associate Professor of the Practice of Global Health and Cultural Anthropology and Director of Graduate Studies at DGHI, about her work at the intersections of breastfeeding, science, and society.

Multidisciplinary understandings of equity and justice · November 2023 Invited Talk Global Justice and Equity Conference: Advancing Community-Engaged Research, Duke University
Supporting infant feeding in emergencies with the CDC IYCF-E toolkit - California Breastfeeding Coalition Summit · January 2023 Invited Talk Virtual Conference
Racism and the colonial roots of gendered language in medicine and public health · October 2022 Invited Talk United States Breastfeeding Committee,
Understanding community perspectives on human milk during the formula crisis · September 2022 Invited Talk National WIC Association Conference , Virtual Conference
Milk Sharing: Harm reduction, shared decision-making, and bioethical issues · May 2022 Invited Talk Michigan WIC Training and Educational Conference, Virtual Conference
The Wisdom of Lived Experience: Community-engaged qualitative research to advance health equity - Advancing Health Equity Solutions at UNC · November 2021 Keynote/Named Lecture University Research Week, UNC Chapel Hill
Ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of human milk research - Breastmilk Ecology: Genesis of Infant Nutrition (BEGIN) · February 2021 National Scientific Meeting NICHD , Virtual Conference
The 'natural act' that takes practice: true stories about breast and chestfeeding - WUNC Embodied · 2021 Interview
What is the reality of and barriers to cooperative lactation today? - Evolutionary Parenting Podcast · 2021 Interview
The Anthrolactology Crossover - Sausage of Science Podcast, Ep. 77 · 2020 Interview
What is the role of IBCLCs in emergencies? - Annual Meeting · July 2019 Keynote/Named Lecture International Lactation Consultant Association, Atlanta, GA
Women and labour: A nutritional perspective - UN Commission on the Status of Women 61 · March 2017 International Meeting or Conference United Nations, New York, NY

Service to Duke


MS Global Health Advisory Committee (Program) · 2023 Committee Service DGHI,

Academic & Administrative Activities


Director of Graduate Studies, Duke Global Health Institute