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Professor Timothy Newfield Named Director of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship

Meet our new Director of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship, Professor Timothy Newfield! Dr. Newfield is a historical epidemiologist, environmental historian, and assistant professor in the…

December 20, 2023

Announcements, Past events

A Reading and Conversation with V.V. Ganeshananthan, Author of Brotherless Night

On November 16, the Medical Humanities Initiative held an event with V.V. Ganeshananthan, author of Brotherless Night, a novel that follows the perspective of a young girl who wants to…

November 16, 2023

Past events

The North of Ireland, Modernism, and the Medicalization of Sex with the Global Irish Studies Initiative

On November 1st, Dr. Lloyd Meadhbh Houston gave a talk on The North of Ireland, Modernism, and the Medicalization of Sex with the Global Irish Studies Initiative. This seminar explores the ways in…

November 1, 2023

2021

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Elisa Reverman Illustrates the Bombshelltoe Policy x Arts Collective’s Lifelines Project

Elisa Revernman, Philosophy PhD student and one of our 2020-2021 Fellowships recipients, illustrated the Bombshelltoe Policy x Arts Collective’s Lifelines Project.

December 30, 2021

Lake Okoboji is a popular summertime destination for Midwestern tourists, many of whom were not deterred by the COVID-19 pandemic

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“Emily Mendenhall Unmasks COVID-19 Denialism in her Hometown”, the Walsh School of Foreign Service Presents Mendenhall’s New Book

The Walsh School of Foreign Service presents Emily Mendenhall’s upcoming book, “Unmasked: COVID, Community and the Case of Okoboji”. “Unmasked” unpacks the “everyday disagreements” about COVID-19 Mendenhall observed firsthand in her hometown during that first pandemic summer. The book is also an examination of the performance of politics as social and cultural practice.

December 8, 2021

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“New Uses of Conscience-Based Claims Hinder Progress on Abortion Rights,” Kayla Zamanian and Andrés Constantin Write on OpenGlobalRights

Kayla Zamanian (SFS’23), co-authors piece about how conscientious objection has been increasingly used to hinder abortion rights on OpenGlobalRights.

December 6, 2021

2020

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Media, Past events

Everybody Hates Me: Let’s Talk About Stigma Podcast: Dr. Emily Mendenhall, Stigma, Syndemics and Diabetes

Emily Mendenhall discusses with host Dr. Carmen Logie the concept of syndemic, based on her global research on diabetes, HIV, violence, depression and trauma.

December 23, 2020

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“The Role of the Humanities in Medical Studies,” Christopher Swisher Writes about the impact of the Medical Humanities in his Educational Experience

Christopher Swisher (M’22) writes about the impact of the Georgetown Humanities Initiative in his medical studies.

December 19, 2020

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Daniel Marchalik Writes on How Gratitude Can Help to Reduce Burnout in Hospital Caregivers

In this entry for the MedStar Health Blog, Dr. Daniel Marchalik writes about the prevalence of burnout amongst healthcare professionals, and how the recent public health crisis has further expanded that issue, and talks about how patients and loved ones of those who are sick can help reduce caregiver burnout.

December 18, 2020

2019

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The Hoya Covers the Development of the Medical Humanities Major

The Hoya introduces the future Medical Humanities major, expected to possibly launch in coming years, mentioning the Spring 2020 courses, and Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan and Dr. Daniel Marchalik’s vision for the Medical Humanities at Georgetown University.

November 8, 2019

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The Hoya Covers How Students and Professors Are Pushing for Better Accessibility for Invisible Disabilities

The Hoya explores the barriers that exist for students with invisible disabilities in Georgetown, presenting insights from students from the Georgetown Disability Alliance and professors from the Disability Studies Program, including Sylvia Önder, on how to address them.

October 25, 2019

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The Hoya Writes about the Georgetown Disability Alliance and the Work to Address the Needs of Members of the Community with Diverse Abilities

On its covering of the of the development of the Georgetown Disability Alliance, the student organization founded to draw attention to issues affecting students with disabilities on campus, The Hoya talked with Sylvia Önder about the work that Georgetown and the Disabilities Studies Program to bring more awareness and address the needs of members of the Georgetown community living with disabilities.

September 19, 2019

2018

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Ethicslab Podcast: Psychiatric Disability and Life Threatening Non-Adherence, featuring Dr. Carol Taylor, Dr. Michael Pottash, Dr. Laura Guidry-Grimes and Dr. Sarah Kleinfeld

In the Ethicslab podcast, Dr. Carol Taylor, Dr. Michael Pottash, Dr. Laura Guidry-Grimes and Dr. Sarah Kleinfeld reflect on the stories of patients with psychiatric disability, who face end-of-life situations after prolonged non-adherence to a medical treatment plan. The guests offer their ethical reflections on the challenges, naming the components of complexity, and what is important for ethics committee members to pay attention to in patient stories like these.

December 27, 2018

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“Advance Directive-ish”, Dr. Michael Pottash Writes on the Better Healthcare Blog

Dr. Michael Pottash writes about problems with advance directives, and provides specific guidelines for doctors, patients and families to take into account, for them to be useful.

October 27, 2018

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Media, Past events

Global Podcast: The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics

In the Global Podcast, the Global Communications Group explores the relationship between the arts and international relations through the work of The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics (The Lab).

September 4, 2018

2017

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Natascha de Vasconcellos Otoya Interviewed Professor John McNeill

Natascha De Vasconcellos Otoya, History PhD student and one of our 2021-2022 Research Fellowships recipients, interviewed Professor John McNeill about his work on global environmental history, the trajectory of the field, and the practical challenges of writing history on a global scale.

November 29, 2017

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“Selective Empathy: Stories and the Power of Narrative”, Aminatta Forna on World Literature Today

Aminatta Forna reflects on the power of storytelling, and how it both allows us to understand the worlds of other people, while also reflecting “entire range of views, assumptions, readings and misreadings” about those viewed as “other”.

November 6, 2017

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“Literature’s Lessons for Medical Students”, Daniel Marchalik’s Reflections on the MedStar Health Blog

Drawing from his trajectory studying both medicine and literature, Dr. Daniel Marchalik reflects about the value of applying literature to the medical field in this post on the MedStar Health Blog.

September 18, 2017

2016

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“We Doctors See Death all around Us, But We Don’t Like to Think about Our Own”, Daniel Marchalik Writes on The Washington Post

In this piece published on The Washington Post, Dr. Daniel Marchalik writes about how Paul Kalanithi’s memoir, “When Breath Becomes Air”, confronted him and his friends from medical school with the fear of their own death.

August 15, 2016

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“Gender Dysphoria Is Killing Transgender Teens. Why Aren’t We Talking About It?”, Daniel Marchalik Explores on Slate

Dr. Daniel Marchalik addresses the alarming high rates of transgender individuals who have attempted suicide.

May 19, 2016

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“Yes, Your Doctor Really Needs to Ask About Your Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity”, Daniel Marchalik Explains on Slate

Dr. Daniel Marchalik explains why the mandate requiring that all electronic health records include specific fields about gender identity and sexual orientation can help healthcare professionals better tailor medical care to their individual risk factors.

February 29, 2016

2015

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Media, Past events

Ottoman History Podcast: Health and Home in a Turkish Village with Sylvia Wing Önder

Sylvia Önder talks with Chris Gratien and Seçil Yılmaz about her monograph “We Have No Microbes Here”, looking at continuities in the centrality of households and women in making decisions about medical care within a Black Sea village.

November 16, 2015