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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...
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 Aimi Hamraie was interviewed for an article on mutual aid during COVID-19 for Driving Change.
May. 27, 2021—Professor Aimi Hamraie was interviewed for an article on mutual aid during COVID-19 for Driving Change. Read the article here. Aimi Hamraie Associate Professor, Medicine, Health, and Society View MHS profile
MHS Writer-in-Residence Odie Lindsey has been awarded the Dobie Paisano Fellowship from the Texas Institute of Letters and the Graduate School at the University of Texas at Austin.
May. 17, 2021—MHS Writer-in-Residence Odie Lindsey has been awarded the Dobie Paisano Fellowship from the Texas Institute of Letters and the Graduate School at the University of Texas at Austin. Professor Lindsey will spend Fall 2021 working on a new novel while in residence in Austin, Texas. Read more about the Dobie Paisano Fellowship here. Odie...
Video: The MHS faculty extends their best wishes to the Class of 2021
May. 13, 2021— The MHS faculty would like to extend their best wishes to the Class of 2021. Congratulations to our seniors and MA graduates!
May 13th: MHS Virtual Graduation Party & Zoom Recording
May. 7, 2021—MHS Virtual Graduation Party Thursday, May 13th, 12:00-1:00pm CST Zoom Link: https://vanderbilt.zoom.us/j/96089417754?pwd=MHk4SlFoWDZiWGtPZ2h6cXVWQzRJQT09 MHS is hosting a virtual graduation party celebrating our amazing seniors and MA students. All are welcome! Watch our full Zoom recording of the virtual party above.