Intersectionality Under the Microscope: Gender and Race in Health and Healing (2021)

This symposium highlighted the importance of applying intersectionality within healthcare settings. The keynote lecture discussed intersectionality theory and how to use an intersectional approach in healthcare settings, define the concept of gendered racism, discuss the impact of gendered racism on the mental and physical health of Black women, and identified strategies to engage in individual, community, and systems-level interventions to disrupt gendered racism and reduce health inequities within healthcare settings.

Speakers

September 23, 2021, Keynote & Panelist: Jioni A. Lewis, PhD, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Maryland - “Applying Intersectionality to Center Black Women in Health Equity”
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Panel Discussion: "Race and Gender in Health and Healing"

• Panelist: Ezra Hunter, MS, MA, PA-C, Urgent Care Physician Assistant in Chicago, PA Graduate, RFUMS
• Panelist: Heather Kind-Keppel, EdD, Executive Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Deputy Title IX Coordinator, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Division of Student Affairs and Inclusion, RFUMS
• Panelist: Laurine Tiema-Benson, MPH, Class of 2022, Chicago Medical School, RFUMS
• Moderator: Kristin Schneider, PhD, Associate Dean of Research, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Health Professionals, RFUMS

Seminar Series

December 9, 2021: Dr. Amy Gottlieb, Chief Faculty Development Officer, Baystate Health, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate - "Closing the Gender Pay Gap in Medicine: Identifying Drivers of Inequity and Devising Solution"
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October 13, 2021: Dr. Eve Marder, Victor and Gwendolyn Beinfield Professor in Neuroscience/Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham MA - "When to Stay and When to Go"
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