Archive: Emily Mendenhall

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NutrireCoLab Episode 7: Interview with Professor Emily Mendenhall about her New Book Unmasked

Lauren Carruth interviews Emily Mendenhall about how people in her hometown in northwest Iowa responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. She describes why people unmasked and how social…

March 1, 2022

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“Words about Mental Health Need to Align with People’s Understanding of Well Being”, Piece Co-Authored by Emily Mendenhall in The Conversation

The authors explain how patient perceptions of health may not always align with medical.…

February 21, 2022

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Emily Mendenhall Talked at the Public Health Conversation on Mental Health and Trauma: Context and Consequences, at the Boston University School of Public Health

Emily Mendenhall was a speaker at the Boston University School of Public Health's public health conversation on “Mental Health and Trauma: Context and Consequences”,…

February 14, 2022

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NutrireCoLab Episode 5: Edna Bosire in Conversation with Emily Mendenhall on her Work at the Intersection of Health, Nutrition, Anthropology, and Health Systems

Emily Mendenhall interviews her longtime colleague Edna Bosire about her personal journey in the field of anthropology, and her work at the intersection of health, nutrition,…

February 14, 2022

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Women in Research: Christopher Tancock Interviews Emily Mendenhall

Emily Mendenhall talks with Christopher Tancock about her work as co-Editor-in-Chief of the Social Science and Medicine-Mental Health journal, and the biggest challenges and…

February 14, 2022

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“Syndemic Theory, Methods, and Data”

Emily Mendenhall, Timothy Newfield and Alexander Tsai introduce an Special Issue of Social Science & Medicine, focused on Rethinking Syndemics through time, space, and.…

December 14, 2021

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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…

December 8, 2021

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“We Need School-Age Vaccine Mandates to End the COVID Pandemic”, Emily Mendenhall’s Opinion in Scientific American

Although vaccination has been proven crucial for protecting children and families, many parents are choosing not to vaccinate school-aged children. Emily Mendenhall argues that,…

November 24, 2021

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“Ukuphumelela: Flourishing and the Pursuit of a Good Life, and Good Health, in Soweto, South Africa”

Emily Mendenhall and her research team investigate how people residing in Soweto, located in South Africa's Gauteng province, define, experience, and express what it means to…

September 24, 2021

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Infectious Historians Podcast, Episode #78: Covid in Iowa with Emily Mendenhall

Emily Mendenhall joins Merle Eisenberg and Lee Mordechai to discuss Covid in her hometown in northwest.…

September 17, 2021