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Vanderbilt Critical Psychiatry Conference to be held on January 22, 2022
Jan. 14, 2022—The Vanderbilt Critical Psychiatry Conference (VCPC), a student-led, one-day event directed by MHS junior Joseph Sexton, is slated to take place on Saturday, January 22nd, from 8AM to 3PM. Critical psychiatry is an evolving field of study focused on improving mental health care by investigating its current and historical shortcomings. Sexton, who is also majoring...
Celina Callahan-Kapoor, Senior Lecturer in Medicine, Health, and Society, has been announced as the 2021 winner of the Faculty Adviser Award in Social Sciences.
Dec. 3, 2021—Celina Callahan-Kapoor, Senior Lecturer in Medicine, Health, and Society, has been announced as the 2021 winner of the Faculty Adviser Award in Social Sciences. This award recognizes excellence in the advising of undergraduate students. We are so proud of Celina!
Staying the Course: Addressing Contemporary Issues in the Classroom
Dec. 2, 2021— A&S has created dozens of new courses in the wake of a global pandemic and social unrest, and faculty members speak to the importance of using the classroom to engage students in real-life, critical issues. Follow Vanderbilt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vanderbiltu Instagram: http://instagram.com/vanderbiltu
Dr. Jonathan Metzl and co-author Rita Charon published their book titled, “On the Poetics and Politics of Health”.
Nov. 16, 2021— Dr. Jonathan Metzl and co-author Rita Charon published their book titled, “On the Poetics and Politics of Health”. Combining first-person narration, scholarly reflections, and advocacy, this volume features conversations with physician-scholars Rita Charon and Jonathan M. Metzl and provides a holistic view of the human interactions and structural forces that define healthcare today....
Senior Victoria King received a mini-grant from the Vanderbilt Community Lab for the Intersectional Study of Black Women and Girls in Society’s for her Honor’s Thesis research on perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine affect vaccination uptake among Black women in the US.
Nov. 16, 2021— MHS senior Victoria King received a mini-grant from the Vanderbilt Community Lab for the Intersectional Study of Black Women and Girls in Society’s for her Honor’s Thesis research on perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine affect vaccination uptake among Black women in the US. Congratulations, Victoria! Victoria King Undergraduate senior and MHS honors...
Assistant Professor Tara McKay and post-doctoral trainee Matthew Facciani have been awarded a Rapid Advancement Micro-grant Program (RAMP) award to study social networks, misinformation, and vaccine hesitancy in the US.
Nov. 15, 2021— Assistant Professor Tara McKay and post-doctoral trainee Matthew Facciani have been awarded a Rapid Advancement Micro-grant Program (RAMP) award to study social networks, misinformation, and vaccine hesitancy in the US. Tara McKay Assistant Professor, Medicine, Health, and Society View MHS profile
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...
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...
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...