UWisconsin–Milwaukee Foundations of LIS Lecture
This fall, Twanna Hodge was a guest lecturer for Dr. Abigail L. Phillips‘s “501 Foundations of LIS” course at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee School of Information Studies.
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INFOCon ’24: Developing Your Research Agenda During Your PhD Program
On November 14, CEDI lab member Twanna Hodge was a panelist for INFOcon ’24, along with College of Information PhD students Allison Jennings-Roche and Jay Patel. The panel was titled “Developing Your Research Agenda During Your PhD Program,” and the panelists shared their experiences as doctoral students, how their research has developed and evolved, and […]
Invitation to Participate in a Research Study: Understanding How Mental Health Professionals Provide Care to Black Caribbean Communities
Twanna Hodge, a member of the CEDI Lab, is conducting a research study called “Understanding How Mental Health Professionals Provide Care to Black Caribbean Communities: A Phenomenological Study.” This research study examines mental health professionals’ experiences providing care to English-speaking Black Caribbean communities. Understanding mental health professionals’ experiences could lead to reshaping mental health education, […]
Living Democracy Symposium
CEDI Lab member Twanna Hodge was the moderator, and Dr. Ana Ndumu was a panelist, for the panel “Libraries’ Role in Fostering Critical Information Literacy: Nurturing Democracy through Informed Citizenship” as part of the University of Maryland Libraries’ Living Democracy Symposium. The panel was held on October 13th from 2:45 to 3:45 p.m. Photo credit […]
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Screening for Perinatal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Roundtable
On December 5, Dr. Jasmine L. Garland McKinney participated in a panel hosted by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Technical Assistance Innovation Center (TAIC) to share her insights on maternal mental health. The panel investigated “the complexities of using screening tools for perinatal mental health and substance use disorders, focusing on cultural and […]
Opportunities to Retrofit, Reform, and Reimagine Systematic Reviews for Racial Equity
With other BELIEVE collaborators, Dr. Gibson published an open-access article on designing systematic reviews that consider systemic bias and racism in academic literature, especially against Black birthing parents. The coauthors use McLemore’s framework of “Retrofit, Reform, and Reimagine” to consider how systematic reviews can be better conducted to build health equity. You can find the […]
BELIEVE at the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Black Maternal Health Conference and Training Institute
At the Black Maternal Health Conference and Training Institute being held this fall by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, Dr. Amelia Gibson and Dr. Jasmine L. Garland McKinney joined BELIEVE collaborators to present findings from surveys and interviews for developing a new Black maternal healthcare interprofessional medical training curriculum. The conference and training institute took […]
Postpartum Support International Annual Conference: Perinatal Mental Health First Aid
On July 24–28, Dr. Jasmine L. Garland McKinney co-presented a training model for community-health workers in perinatal mental health at the Postpartum Support International Annual Conference. Information on the conference can be found here.
4S/EASST Privacy-enhancing technologies: From solution to reconfiguration
Sam DiBella presented his research into encryption technology as a sign of community membership “Pretty good privacy as free/open source software shibboleth” in the “Privacy-enhancing technologies: from solution to reconfiguration” panel at the 4S/EASST conference on July 17. The conference program and panel description are here.
May SMRLA Presentation
Amelia Gibson discussed her library research at the May 16 (10am) meeting of the Southern Maryland Regional Library Association.