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Professor Aimi Hamraie’s work with the Nashville Mutual Aid collective is highlighted in a recent Huffington Post article, “Behind America’s Mutual Aid Boom Lies a Long History of Government Neglect.”
Jul. 2, 2020— Professor Aimi Hamraie’s work with the Nashville Mutual Aid collective is highlighted in a recent Huffington Post article, “Behind America’s Mutual Aid Boom Lies a Long History of Government Neglect.” Read the article here. Aimi Hamraie Associate Professor, Medicine, Health, and Society View MHS profile
Writer-in-Residence Caroline Randall Williams’ article, “You Want a Confederate Monument? My Body Is a Confederate Monument”, was published in The New York Times.
Jun. 29, 2020—Writer-in-Residence Caroline Randall Williams’ article, “You Want a Confederate Monument? My Body Is a Confederate Monument”, was published in The New York Times. Read the full article here. Caroline Randall Williams Writer-in-Residence, Medicine, Health, and Society View MHS Profile
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
Dr. Jonathan Metzl’s “Dying of Whiteness” was honored with the RFK Book Award.
Jun. 24, 2020— Dr. Jonathan Metzl’s “Dying of Whiteness” was honored with the 2020 Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. The award was announced during a nationally televised ceremony. Read the full story here. Jonathan Metzl Director of the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society View MHS profile
Professor Aimi Hamraie’s book, Building Access, is available to read online for free via the University of Minnesota’s Reading for Racial Justice project.
Jun. 15, 2020— Professor Aimi Hamraie’s book, Building Access, is available to read online for free via the University of Minnesota’s Reading for Racial Justice project. Read the book here. Aimi Hamraie Associate Professor, Medicine, Health, and Society 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
MHS alumni and former football student-athlete Cody Markel has been named the 2020 SEC Brad Davis Community Service Leader of the Year.
Jun. 8, 2020— MHS alumni and former football student-athlete Cody Markel has been named the 2020 SEC Brad Davis Community Service Leader of the Year. Markel is Vanderbilt’s first male student-athlete to receive the Brad Davis Award. Read the full article here.
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’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
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