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Dr. Jonathan Metzl wrote an article for the Boston Review, titled “The Supreme Court Is Poised to Put Politics Ahead of Gun-Violence Prevention”.
Oct. 27, 2021— Dr. Jonathan Metzl wrote an article for the Boston Review, titled “The Supreme Court Is Poised to Put Politics Ahead of Gun-Violence Prevention”. New York State Rifle & Pistol v. Bruen may give the right—and its politics of racial resentment—a major win, but at the cost of gun control laws known to prevent shootings. A...
A study co-led by Professor Dominique Béhague found that Brazilian citizens without traditional public health expertise have stepped up and worked together in poor neighborhoods known as favelas to make significant strides in their community’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oct. 27, 2021— A study co-led by Vanderbilt University’s Dominique Béhague found that Brazilian citizens without traditional public health expertise have stepped up and worked together in poor neighborhoods known as favelas to make significant strides in their community’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. See details of the study here Read the study here Dominique Béhague...
October 19th: MHS Spring 2022 Registration Advising Event
Oct. 13, 2021—MHS Spring 2022 Registration Advising Event Tuesday, October 19th, 12:00-2:00pm, Calhoun Portico All MHS students are invited to attend our semi-annual Registration Advising event under the Calhoun Portico (outside). During this time, students can meet briefly with an advisor and have registration holds removed from their account. Please bring your MHS Major Checklist form...
MHS/GHSM Virtual Coffee Hour Series for Students
Oct. 13, 2021—MHS/GHSM Virtual Coffee Hour Series for Students Thursdays, September 30th, October 28th, November 11th, and December 2nd 12:30–1:20pm CST | Zoom Link: https://vanderbilt.zoom.us/j/5827906154 Please join us for a joint MHS/Vanderbilt and GHSM/Kings College London coffee hour for students! Each month, we will gather for an informal virtual coffee hour to get to know one...
Pandemic America: Where the &$@! Are We Heading?
Oct. 7, 2021—Webinar: Tues., Nov. 2, 2:30-3:30pm CST (3:30-4:30pm EST) Pandemics, elections, national reckonings with racism and inequity, fires as far as the eye can see, and a host of other shpilkes-inducing stressors should bring us together in common cause. But instead, to quote Chris Hayes, we’re either “going through a slow-motion nervous breakdown or it’s basically always...
MHS welcomes Inaê D. Valério, a PhD student from Brazil who will be spending a year working with Professor Behague, Dr. Aliyu Miktar and others at MHS and VIGH.
Sep. 28, 2021— MHS welcomes Inaê D. Valério, a PhD student who has just arrived from Brazil and will be spending a year working with Professor Dominique Behague, Dr. Aliyu Miktar and others at MHS and VIGH. Inaê holds a BA in Nutrition and an MSc in Epidemiology from the Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil. Currently, she...
Dr. Kirsty Clark, assistant professor in MHS and core faculty member in the LGBT Policy Lab, has been awarded a Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award (K01) by the National Institute of Mental Health.
Sep. 13, 2021— Dr. Kirsty Clark, assistant professor in MHS and core faculty member in the LGBT Policy Lab, has been awarded a Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award (K01) by the National Institute of Mental Health. This 4-year, $690k+ grant will support Dr. Clark’s research toward predicting and preventing suicide risk among LGBTQ+ young people. As...
MHS graduate student writes op-ed for Tennessean encouraging COVID vaccine uptake.
Aug. 27, 2021—MHS graduate student, Olivia Post ’21, writes op-ed for Tennessean encouraging COVID vaccine uptake. Read the article here Olivia Post Graduate student, Class of 2021, Medicine, Health, and Society View MHS profile
Vanderbilt’s LGBT Policy Lab, led by MHS professors Tara McKay and Gilbert Gonzales, has launched its new website.
Aug. 20, 2021— Vanderbilt’s LGBT Policy Lab, led by MHS professors Tara McKay and Gilbert Gonzales and Economics professor Kitt Carpenter, has launched its new website. The LGBT Policy lab, supported by funds from a grant from Vanderbilt’s TIPs (Trans-Institutional Programs), connects researchers, students, and community members who are interested in the causes and consequences of LGBT...
Professor Laura Stark and three graduate students published an essay on “compliance culture” in Contemporary Sociology.
Jul. 7, 2021— Professor Laura Stark and graduate students Rachel Gross, Emily O’Brian, and Jesse Pullen published an essay on “compliance culture” in Contemporary Sociology, “What is Compliance?”. Stark, Laura, Rachel Gross, Emily O’Brian, and Jesse Pullen. “What Is Compliance? How Audits Change Ethics and Organizational Fields.” Contemporary Sociology 50, no. 4 (July 1, 2021): 273–77. https://doi.org/10.1177/00943061211021083a....