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Dominique P. Béhague Examines the Role of Mental Health Care in Social Justice
Feb. 28, 2024—A new study led by Dominique P. Béhague of Vanderbilt University and Kings College London, along with her Brazilian colleagues, delves into the role of socially sensitive therapy in addressing mental health concerns. Read full article HERE. Mad In America article HERE.
Spring 2024 Advising Pizza Party
Jan. 29, 2024—Spring 2024 Advising Pizza Party When: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 Where: Sarratt Promenade Time: 12:00 – 2:00pm
Laura Stark discusses history’s lessons for AI regulation in ‘New England Journal of Medicine’
Dec. 14, 2023—The future for AI regulation is currently being charted in the United States and will have significant effects on the health sciences, writes Vanderbilt researcher Laura Stark in a new article published in The New England Journal of Medicine. See the full article HERE
The Protest Psychosis & the Future of Equity & Diversity Efforts in American Psychiatry by Author Jonathan M. Metzl
Nov. 30, 2023—Author Information Jonathan M. Metzl is the Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry, and Director of the Department of Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University. He is the author of What We’ve Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms (forthcoming 2024), Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Is Killing America’s Heartland (2019), The Protest Psychosis:...
Sophomore Sharmila Adapa awarded prestigious Future Nobel Laureate Scholarship
Nov. 27, 2023—Sharmila Adapa, a sophomore in the College of Arts and Science, will travel to Sweden in December as one of only 10 students globally to receive a 2023 Future Nobel Laureate Scholarship. Adapa, who is double majoring in medicine, health and society and economics and plans to attend medical school, says a summer experience interning...
Cameron Deal and Gilbert Gonzales, Ph.D. conduct a study on Sexual minority youth are more likely to experience homelessness
Nov. 27, 2023—Sexual minority youth are more likely to experience homelessness, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in Pediatrics. Study conducted by Cameron Deal and Gilbert Gonzales, Ph.D., from the Vanderbilt LGBTQ+ Policy Lab. Click the link HERE to read the study!
Jonathan Metzl, on France 24 to speak about the psychological aspects concerning hostages.
Nov. 27, 2023—Click the link here to watch the video.
2022-23 Annual Report
Jul. 31, 2023—Click the image below to read our annual report!
MHS Ice Cream Social !! Come Join us
Jul. 10, 2023—Come join the students and faculty of Medicine, Health, and Society at our Ice Cream Social. Open to current MHS students and faculty, anyone interested in learning more about MHS, and everyone who likes ice cream!
Aimi Hamraie named 2023 Faculty Fellow!
Jun. 7, 2023—Click here for more information.