A Dialogue on Community Healthcare
2ND ANNUAL INTERDISCIPLINARY SYMPOSIUM ON SCIENCE & SOCIETY
A Dialogue on Community Healthcare
The College of Arts and Sciences is hosting the second annual "Interdisciplinary Symposium on Science & Society: A Dialogue on Community Healthcare," featuring an interdisciplinary panel of leading experts across the humanities, natural and social sciences on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, from 2:30-7:00 p.m. in the Sr. Jean Room North, Damen Student Center.
About the Symposium
The U.S. healthcare system, burdened by the highest costs in the world and dwindling resources for everyday citizens, faces a crisis. Community care, a crucial yet often overlooked social safety net, has emerged to support those who fall through the gaps in traditional medical systems. The Second Annual Science & Society Symposium, hosted by Loyola's College of Arts and Sciences, aims to explore the history, science, and ethics of this vital form of care.
Leading experts from various fields will discuss how community care, often carried out by individuals unrecognized by the healthcare industry yet closely connected to it, seeks to address the shortcomings of the current medical framework. In line with Loyola's mission of cura personalis—care for the whole person—the symposium will foster conversations on the roots, structure, and potential of community care. Through these discussions, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the limitations within the formal healthcare system and the promise of more holistic, community-based approaches.
Meet the Panelists
Edward Anthony Polanco, PhD
Director of the Indigenous Studies Program, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Virginia Tech
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Robin Nusslock, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University
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Sloan Mahone, PhD
Associate Professor of the History of Medicine, Centre for the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, University of Oxford
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Opening Remarks
2:30-2:45 pm
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE
2:45-3:45 pm
Indigenous Women and Environmental Treaty Making in America
Hayley Negrin, Assistant Professor of History, University of Illinois at Chicago
Colonialism and Inequality: The Symptom or the Illness
Edward Polanco, Director of Indigenous Studies, Virginia Tech
SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES ON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE
4:00-5:00 pm
How Stress Gets Under the Skin to Affect Mental and Physical Health
Robin Nusslock, Associate Professor of Psychology, Northwestern University
ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE
5:15-6:15 pm
Epilepsy and Lived Experience: Embedding Oral History into Healthcare
Sloan Mahone, Associate Professor of the History of Medicine, University of Oxford
Full Panel Discussion
6:15-6:45 pm
Closing Remarks
6:45-7:00 pm
The College of Arts and Sciences is hosting the second annual "Interdisciplinary Symposium on Science & Society: A Dialogue on Community Healthcare," featuring an interdisciplinary panel of leading experts across the humanities, natural and social sciences on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, from 2:30-7:00 p.m. in the Sr. Jean Room North, Damen Student Center.
The U.S. healthcare system, burdened by the highest costs in the world and dwindling resources for everyday citizens, faces a crisis. Community care, a crucial yet often overlooked social safety net, has emerged to support those who fall through the gaps in traditional medical systems. The Second Annual Science & Society Symposium, hosted by Loyola's College of Arts and Sciences, aims to explore the history, science, and ethics of this vital form of care.
Leading experts from various fields will discuss how community care, often carried out by individuals unrecognized by the healthcare industry yet closely connected to it, seeks to address the shortcomings of the current medical framework. In line with Loyola's mission of cura personalis—care for the whole person—the symposium will foster conversations on the roots, structure, and potential of community care. Through these discussions, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the limitations within the formal healthcare system and the promise of more holistic, community-based approaches.
Symposium Schedule
Opening Remarks
2:30-2:45 pm
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE
2:45-3:45 pm
Indigenous Women and Environmental Treaty Making in America
Hayley Negrin, Assistant Professor of History, University of Illinois at Chicago
Colonialism and Inequality: The Symptom or the Illness
Edward Polanco, Director of Indigenous Studies, Virginia Tech
SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES ON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE
4:00-5:00 pm
How Stress Gets Under the Skin to Affect Mental and Physical Health
Robin Nusslock, Associate Professor of Psychology, Northwestern University
ETHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE
5:15-6:15 pm
Epilepsy and Lived Experience: Embedding Oral History into Healthcare
Sloan Mahone, Associate Professor of the History of Medicine, University of Oxford
Full Panel Discussion
6:15-6:45 pm
Closing Remarks
6:45-7:00 pm