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MHS faculty present a suite of new course content on COVID-19, including new and existing courses
Jul. 22, 2020—The MHS faculty presents a suite of new course content on COVID-19 for the fall 2020 semester. This includes new and existing MHS courses. View the COVID-related courses here.
Professor Laura Stark publishes in The New Republic, “The Hidden Racism of Vaccine Testing”
Jun. 29, 2020—Professor Laura Stark publishes in The New Republic, “The Hidden Racism of Vaccine Testing.” Read the article here.
Professor Behague speaks with the BBC World Service about the removal of COVID-data in Brazil and implications for the pandemic and racial justice
Jun. 15, 2020—Professor Dominique Behague speaks with the BBC World Service about the removal of COVID-data in Brazil and implications for the pandemic and racial justice. Learn more here.
Dr. Jonathan Metzl finds the COVID-19 pandemic shapes opportunities for radical change to the U.S. health care system
Jun. 9, 2020—Dr. Jonathan Metzl finds the COVID-19 pandemic shapes opportunities for radical change to the U.S. health care system. Dr. Metzl’s research is oulined in his Viewpoint article “Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Need for a Structurally Competent Health Care System”, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on June...
MHS faculty Tara McKay’s research uncovers community insights to help fight COVID-19
Jun. 8, 2020—MHS faculty Tara McKay’s research uncovers community insights to help fight COVID-19. Read the full article here.
Professor Laura Stark is publishing an essay with three MHS students on Covid-19 vaccine trials forthcoming in the journal ‘Contemporary Sociology’
May. 28, 2020—Professor Laura Stark is publishing an essay with three MHS students on COVID-19 vaccine trials forthcoming in the journal ‘Contemporary Sociology.’ The student co-authors are Rachel Gross (MHS ’20, incoming MHS-MA student), Emily O’Brian (MHS MA ’20), and Jesse Pullen (MHS ’20). The essay was their final project for Stark’s seminar, Critical Bioethics. Learn more...
Professor Gonzales, Professor McKay, and MHS students are conducting an online survey and online focus groups to better understand how the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ college students
May. 21, 2020—Professor Gonzales, Professor McKay, and MHS students are conducting an online survey and online focus groups to better understand how the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ college students. As news stories surface drawing attention to the vulnerability of low-income, international, and first-generation college students during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,...
Assistant Professor of Practice in Medicine, Health, and Society Jamie Pope shared tips for healthy eating while sheltering at home in Vanderbilt’s “Ask the Expert” series
May. 21, 2020—Assistant Professor of Practice in Medicine, Health and Society Jamie Pope shared tips for healthy eating while sheltering at home in Vanderbilt’s “Ask the Expert” series. Learn more here.
Professor Aimi Hamraie’s Contra* Podcast will feature a series of “Solidarity Chats” with disabled activists, researchers, and allies on topics such as eugenics, ableism, and mutual aid
May. 21, 2020—Professor Aimi Hamraie’s Contra* Podcast will feature a series of “Solidarity Chats” with disabled activists, researchers, and allies on topics such as eugenics, ableism, and mutual aid. Listen and read the transcript here.
Professor Aimi Hamraie’s Critical Design Lab is studying and designing methods for ritual mourning and celebration during COVID-19
May. 21, 2020—Professor Aimi Hamraie’s Critical Design Lab is studying and designing methods for ritual mourning and celebration during COVID-19, looking to the ways that communities name and remember loved ones in nursing homes and hospitals, as well as the ways that disabled communities are finding connection and mutual aid through the internet. This work is part...