Since 2021, the Carla Diaz-Lewis Domestic Violence Lecture Series at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston has featured thought-provoking presentations from health care scientists on topics ranging from dating violence to elder mistreatment.
The series was established by long-time Cizik School of Nursing supporter Carla Diaz-Lewis and her husband, Kenneth Lewis. It aims to teach health care providers and community members how to identify and assist victims of domestic violence.
2026 Carla Diaz-Lewis Domestic Violence Lecture
Oct. 29
Lecture: 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Lunch buffet reception: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Keynote speaker: Sherry Hamby, PhD
Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology, University of the South
Director, Life Paths Research Center
Founder and Co-Chair, ResilienceCon
Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston auditorium
6901 Bertner Avenue, Houston TX 77030
2025 lecture highlights firearm violence
Each year in the United States, about 40,000 people die from firearm injuries, and another 85,000 are injured, said Sara F. Jacoby, PhD, MPH, MSN, RN, FAAN, keynote speaker at the 2025 Carla Diaz-Lewis Domestic Violence Lecture. Jacoby, who discussed place-based interventions, was joined by Sandra L. McKay, MD, FAAP, associate professor at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, and Annalyn DeMello, PhD, MPH, RN, CNE, assistant professor at Cizik School of Nursing, who discussed their research related to gun violence. Read more about their research.
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