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Behague gives talk on COVID-19 and solidarity in Brazil
Jan. 31, 2022—Behague gives talk on COVID-19 and solidarity in Brazil at the Conference: “Recovery, reconfiguration, and repair: Mobilising the social sciences and humanities for a post-pandemic world” (Deakin University, Victoria, Australia, 11-12 November 2021) Online. Read more here.
Professor Behague publishes new article with colleague Francisco Ortega in the journal “Global Public Health”
Jan. 26, 2022—Professor Behague publishes new article with colleague Francisco Ortega in the journal “Global Public Health” entitled “Contested leadership and the governance of COVID-19 in Brazil: The role of local government and community activism” Read it here.
A study co-led by Professor Dominique Béhague found that Brazilian citizens without traditional public health expertise have stepped up and worked together in poor neighborhoods known as favelas to make significant strides in their community’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oct. 27, 2021— A study co-led by Vanderbilt University’s Dominique Béhague found that Brazilian citizens without traditional public health expertise have stepped up and worked together in poor neighborhoods known as favelas to make significant strides in their community’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. See details of the study here Read the study here Dominique Béhague...
Professor Laura Stark and three graduate students published an essay on “compliance culture” in Contemporary Sociology.
Jul. 7, 2021— Professor Laura Stark and graduate students Rachel Gross, Emily O’Brian, and Jesse Pullen published an essay on “compliance culture” in Contemporary Sociology, “What is Compliance?”. Stark, Laura, Rachel Gross, Emily O’Brian, and Jesse Pullen. “What Is Compliance? How Audits Change Ethics and Organizational Fields.” Contemporary Sociology 50, no. 4 (July 1, 2021): 273–77. https://doi.org/10.1177/00943061211021083a....
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...
Professors McKay and Gaydosh receive the 2020 Discovery Grant for the Vanderbilt Social Networks and Policy Study Saliva DNA Collection.
Jun. 30, 2020— Professors Tara McKay and Lauren Gaydosh receive the 2020 Discovery Grant for the Vanderbilt Social Networks and Policy Study Saliva DNA Collection. This program will fund the collection of buccal cells suitable for the extraction of DNA from participants in the Vanderbilt University Social Networks and Policy Study (VU-SNAPS). VUSNAPS is an NIA-funded panel...
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
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 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)...