Research
Professor Tara McKay published a new study on the importance of having access to affirming care improves care outcomes for LGBTQ older adults.
Jan. 10, 2023—Professor Tara McKay published a new study on the importance of having access to affirming care improves care outcomes for LGBTQ older adults. This study is now available in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine. Read it here.
Professor Phillis Isabella Sheppard, MHS affiliate faculty, published book Tilling Sacred Grounds: Interiority, Black Women, and Religious Experience
Jan. 4, 2023—Professor Phillis Isabella Sheppard, MHS affiliate faculty, published book Tilling Sacred Grounds: Interiority, Black Women, and Religious Experience (Rowman and Littlefield/Lexington).
Professor Laura Stark publishes article “The Bureaucratic Ethic and Spirit of Biocapitalism” in Invisible Labour in Modern Science (Bangham, Chacko & Kaplan eds)
Dec. 13, 2022—Professor Laura Stark publishes article “The Bureaucratic Ethic and Spirit of Biocapitalism” in Invisible Labour in Modern Science (Bangham, Chacko & Kaplan eds) Read more here.
MHS Director Jonathan Metzl interviewed in Vanderbilt Magazine: “A Path Forward”
Nov. 7, 2022—MHS Director Jonathan Metzl interviewed in Vanderbilt Magazine: “A Path Forward.” Read more here.
Jonathan Metzl featured in this CNN video, Two doctors say stop blaming mental health for mass shootings
Nov. 4, 2022—Jonathan Metzl featured in this CNN video, Two doctors say stop blaming mental health for mass shootings. Watch it here.
MHS Professor Gilbert Gonzales co-authored a paper on Rural LGBTQ+ Americans
Nov. 2, 2022—MHS Professor Gilbert Gonzales co-authored a paper on Rural LGBTQ+ Americans. Read it here.
Professor Aimi Hamraie and collaborator Kelsie Acton published an account of their Remote Access Archive project on the Social Science Research Council’s Just Tech platform
Jun. 29, 2022—Professor Aimi Hamraie and collaborator Kelsie Acton published an account of their Remote Access Archive project on the Social Science Research Council’s Just Tech platform. The project documents ways that disabled people have used remote participation technologies, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Further research is funded by the National Science Foundation for the 2022-2023...
Vanderbilt LGBTQ+ Policy Lab founders conduct first research on health effects of legal same-sex marriage
Jun. 22, 2022—Christopher Carpenter, LGBTQ+ Policy Lab Director, E. Bronson Ingram Chair, and professor of economics, and Gilbert Gonzales, lab associate director and assistant professor of medicine, health, and society.Read more here.
In Science magazine, Prof Laura Stark publishes review of Puglionesi’s In Whose Ruins: Power, Possession & Landscapes of American Empire (Scribner)
May. 31, 2022—In Science magazine, Prof Laura Stark publishes review of Puglionesi’s In Whose Ruins: Power, Possession & Landscapes of American Empire (Scribner). Read it here.
Professor Aimi Hamraie was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for their project Disability Culture and Technology.
May. 3, 2022—Professor Aimi Hamraie was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation for their project Disability Culture and Technology. The grant will support the creation of a public archive documenting the ways that disabled people have used technology for remote participation, both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Read more here.