Organizers

Jonathan Metzl, MD, PhD
Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health, and Society
Director, Center for Medicine, Health, and Society
Professor of Psychiatry
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
jonathan.metzl@vanderbilt.edu

Jonathan Metzl is the Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society; director, Center for Medicine, Health and Society; professor of psychiatry. He teaches and does research in the areas of history of psychiatry, race and health, and gender. He is a leading expert in American culture, psychiatry, and medical humanities.

Laura Stark, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society
Affiliated Faculty Member, Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, Department of History
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
laura.stark@vanderbilt.edu

Laura Stark is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society. Her training and research are in the areas of medicine, morality, and the modern state. She is the author of Behind Closed Doors: IRBs and the Making of Ethical Research (University of Chicago Press, 2012).