The UTMB Health Institute for the Medical Humanities is pleased to share that its 15th annual Student Research Colloquium was held on June 6, 2014 with many successful presentations.
The colloquium included presentations by five graduate students, as well as readings of original poetry, an exhibition of student art, and a panel discussion. The colloquium was opened with remarks by Dorian Coppenhaver, PhD, a former Senior Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. It was closed with remarks by Institute director Howard Brody, MD, PhD.
This year's colloquium was organized by graduate students Nicole Piemonte, Imanni Sheppard, and Jonathan Banda with the administrative support of coordinator Donna Vickers.
Alina Bennett presented "The Protective Effect of Humanities-based Practices for Surviving Trauma in Incarceration Settings". Anne Hudson Jones, PhD served as faculty respondent.
Amerisa Waters presented "Curating Health: Utilizing Curatorial Theory and Methods for Trauma-Informed Care". Jerome Crowder, PhD served as faculty respondent.
Shannon Guillot-Wright presented "Human Experimentation, Human Rights, and the Dehumanized: The Declaration of Helsinki as Case Study". Jason Glenn, PhD served as faculty respondent.
Brenda Wilson presented "Improving the Efficiency of Initial Health Screens and Delivery of Potentially Life-Saving Medications to Incarcerated Patients: A Health Promotion Intervention Proposal to Address Health Inequities in TDCJ County Jails". Jason Glenn, PhD served as faculty respondent.
Erica Fletcher presented "Mad Women's Tales of Madness: Writings of Resistance Against Psychiatry". Rebecca Hester, PhD served as faculty respondent.
Howard Brody, MD, PhD, Nicole Piemonte, Imanni Sheppard, and Rachel Pearson each read original works of their poetry.
Erica Fletcher, Heather Carson Pearcy, Amerisa Waters, and Shannon Guillot-Wright each presented work in the art exhibition.