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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...
Together with an interdisciplinary team of scientists, Professor Gaydosh and colleagues published a review article in Science on the social determinants of health and survival.
May. 28, 2020—Together with an interdisciplinary team of scientists, Professor Gaydosh and colleagues published a review article in Science on the social determinants of health and survival. Read the article here. To learn more about how social inequality impacts health and longevity, watch the video here. Lauren Gaydosh Assistant Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society View...
Professor Gaydosh was a recipient of the Vanderbilt University Provost Research Studio.
May. 28, 2020— Professor Gaydosh was a recipient of the Vanderbilt University Provost Research Studio. This was an opportunity to bring together expert mentors from outside the university to enhance research and career development. Lauren Gaydosh Assistant Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society View MHS Profile
Professor Aimi Hamraie is working with the Nashville Mutual Aid Network and Nashville Disability Justice Collective to coordinate education and discussion on solidarity and mutual aid.
May. 21, 2020— Professor Aimi Hamraie is working with the Nashville Mutual Aid Network and Nashville Disability Justice Collective to coordinate education and discussion on topics such as solidarity and mutual aid, in addition to helping to coordinate resource sharing in communities. Aimi Hamraie Associate Professor, Medicine, Health, and Society View MHS profile
Professor Aimi Hamraie’s graduate students in MHS 6100: Critical Theories and Methods in Medicine, Health, and Society have produced “MHS Seminar,” a podcast series capturing their journey through navigating class discussions during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
May. 21, 2020— Professor Aimi Hamraie’s graduate students in MHS 6100: Critical Theories and Methods in Medicine, Health, and Society have produced “MHS Seminar,” a podcast series capturing their journey through navigating class discussions on biopolitics, ableism, affect theory, and decolonial theory during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. The podcast will be available this summer....
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...
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. Aimi Hamraie Associate Professor, Medicine, Health, and Society View MHS profile
Professor Gaydosh and MHS Honors Major Abhi Nathan are investigating factors that influence state and local response to the covid-19 pandemic.
May. 21, 2020— Professor Gaydosh and MHS Honors Major Abhi Nathan are investigating factors that influence state and local response to the covid-19 pandemic. Abhi reflects on how her MHS major has influenced her understanding of the pandemic – “My coursework in the MHS major has shown me how our country’s healthcare structures cause systematic disadvantages for...
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. Jamie Pope Assistant Professor of Practice in Medicine, Health, and Society View Faculty Profile
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)...