On July 24–27 in New Orleans, Twanna Hodge presented at the twelfth annual conference for the National Conference of African American Librarians, which has the theme “Culture Keepers XII: Unity in Diversity – Stronger Together in the African Diaspora.” The conference program is posted here.
Dr. Jasmine Garland McKinney presented “Redefining Wellness by Setting Realistic Expectations” as part of the UNC–Greensboro Trauma Informed and Culturally Responsive Wellness Workshop Series on April 11, 2024. You can download the program PDF here.
Twanna Hodge presented twice at the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Archives and Libraries (IDEAL) conference in Toronto, on July 14, 2024. The two panels are “Challenging ‘Racial Monolith Myths’ in the Library Profession Through Critical Race Theory: A Panel Discussion” and “We Got the Receipts: Navigating Reimbursement Culture in Academic Librarianship.” You can […]
With other BELIEVE collaborators, Dr. Gibson published a chapter on the many social factors that contribute to good postpartum care in The Practical Playbook III: Working Together to Improve Maternal Health. You can find the collected volume here.
At the 2024 Black Maternal Mental Health Summit July 24–25, CEDI and UNC collaborators presented early findings from the BELIEVE project. The Shades of Blue Project has more information about the summit and Black Maternal Mental Health Week here.
Dr. Gibson was a panelist for a Social Science Research Council, as part of its Media & Democracy program, to discuss how media and current information needs affects the health of democracies. The panel was on April 17; its program information is here.
Dr. Garland McKinney presented at the North Carolina Maternal Health Innovation Initiative (NC MHI) Learning Community on Postpartum Care for NC Parents, on April 14th, as part of The 4th Trimester Project. You can register to attend on the project webpage.
Twanna Hodge recently coauthored a chapter with Xan Goodman on how librarians can practice cultural humility and address diversity and inclusion issues within libraries and their wider community. The collected volume, Cultural Humility in Libraries: A Call to Action and Strategies for Success can be found here.
Dr. Amelia Gibson recently coauthored a paper in the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics on how engineering models for patient safety in healthcare need to better reflect patient needs and to consider social determinants of health. You can read the article here.
For a chapter in Fostering Wellness in the Workplace, titled “How Cultural Humility, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Are Essential to Workplace Wellness,” Twanna Hodge analyzes the limits of “cultural competency.” The volume, and Hodge’s chapter, are praised in a recent International Journal of Information, Diversity, and Inclusion book review, which can be found here.