MHS COVID-19
Professor Tara McKay presented work co-created with MHS undergraduate Serena Musungu and graduate student Nana Addo Padi-Adjirackor on COVID-19 cases and deaths in Africa at The Graduate School’s Global Health Showcase on November 16, 2022.
Jan. 10, 2023—Professor Tara McKay presented work co-created with MHS undergraduate Serena Musungu and graduate student Nana Addo Padi-Adjirackor on COVID-19 cases and deaths in Africa at The Graduate School’s Global Health Showcase on November 16, 2022.
October 20th: “Why Should Students Vote?: Democracy, Protest, and the #2020 Election”
Oct. 15, 2020—“Why Should Students Vote?: Democracy, Protest, and the #2020 Election” Tuesday, October 20th, 2:30-3:30pm CST Stream URL: https://www.facebook.com/amillionconvos/live/. The Vanderbilt Department of Medicine, Health, and Society, Tennessee Tech University, and Millions of Conversations invite students to a public discussion of “Why Should Students Vote?: Democracy, Protest, and the #2020 Election” on Tuesday, October 20, 2020,...
Professor Derek Griffith raises awareness about men’s health equity and structurally based risks for COVID-19.
Sep. 16, 2020—Professor Derek Griffith raises awareness about men’s health equity and structurally based risks for COVID-19. COVID-19 death reports do not often provide a full explanation of patterns, such as a person’s race, where they lived and with whom, socioeconomic status, age, sex, or gender. According to Dr. Derek Griffith, this information may be more accurate...
Professor Hamraie is quoted in a New York Times article on disability access during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug. 26, 2020— Professor Hamraie is quoted in a New York Times article on disability access during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the article here. Aimi Hamraie Associate Professor, Medicine, Health, and Society View MHS profile
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. Laura Stark Associate Professor, Medicine, Health, and Society and History View MHS profile
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. Dominique P. Béhague Associate Professor, Medicine, Health, and Society View MHS profile
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...
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. Tara McKay Assistant Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society View MHS Profile
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...