Our identities matter. So why does it often seem that language, discourse, and even research, far from naming all the facets of our lived experience, merely reduce us to single categories? We live at the intersection of our many identities, and their meanings are shaped by one another as they interact and combine. What happens when our approach to public health doesn't make room for all of who we are?
In this panel discussion, we'll explore intersectionality—the simultaneous effects of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and other social and personal categories of identity. We'll explore the tenets of intersectional theory and the necessity for public health to take an intersectional approach to our research, policy, and practice.
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Panel Participants
Robert E. Fullilove, EdD (moderator)
Associate Dean for Community and Minority Affairs, Professor of Clinical Sociomedical Sciences
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Dustin T. Duncan, ScD
Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
C. Virginia Fields, MSW
President and CEO of the National Black Leadership Commission on Health Inc.
Nesha Z. Haniff, PhD
Founder of the Pedagogy of Action (POA) and the Gender Consciousness Project (GCP)
Lecturer in the Department of Afro-American and African Studies at the University of Michigan
Elinor Tatum
Publisher and Editor in Chief of the New York Amsterdam News
The Office of Diversity, Culture, and Inclusion at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health launched the FACE Forward Speaker Series in the fall of 2021. It features panel discussions with renowned public health experts. Through this series, a variety of guests – from local policymakers to community organizers to international public health innovators – share insights on anti-racist practice and engage in a dialogue with faculty, staff, and students. Learn more.
