In this episode of the BREACH podcast, we’re joined by Kerstin Sjoberg, President and CEO of Disability Rights Ohio (DRO), and Jordan Ballinger, DRO’s policy director. They discuss the organization’s statewide advocacy on behalf of Ohioans with disabilities, highlighting key challenges, solutions, and advice for listeners on how to get involved in local advocacy work.

Dr. Priya Bathija is nationally recognized healthcare leader, policy expert and attorney, a Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and a professor at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She joins the BREACH podcast to discuss her experience in healthcare policy and public health advocacy.

Dr. Alex Hollingsworth is an applied microeconomist and assistant professor at OSU. In this episode, we discuss Dr. Hollingsworth's recent research which investigates how health care modernizations can improve health outcomes and reduce racial inequities.

Dr. Khandelwal and Dr. Morgan are emergency medicine and EM/IM physicians, respectively, at OSUWMC. Both have extensive backgrounds in promoting inclusive healthcare practices. Hear them discuss disparities in Emergency Medicine, address educational access, and offer their insight into what race-conscious healthcare means in this two-part conversation.

Dr. Khandelwal and Dr. Morgan are emergency medicine and EM/IM physicians, respectively, at OSUWMC. Both have extensive backgrounds in promoting inclusive healthcare practices. Hear them discuss disparities in Emergency Medicine, address educational access, and offer their insight into what race-conscious healthcare means in this two-part conversation.

Milly Valverde is the Director of Destination Medicine and Co Chair of the Diversity Council at OSU Wexner Medical Center. In this episode, she shares her experiences with medical interpreting, language barriers, and the challenges of international patient care.

Dr. Damon DiSabato is a Post-Doctoral Scholar in the Department of Neuroscience. His research focuses on Neuroinflammation and spinal cord injury. Dr. DiSabato shares his insights into the research world, discussing discrepancies in the federal grant process, how research funding is allocated, and the role that identity, gender, race, and socioeconomic status play in academia.

Dr. Padamsee is a sociologist by training and brings theoretical and methodological tools from sociology and women's studies to bear on public health problems. She discusses her sociology work at OSU, women's health, cancer research, and how disparities continue to impact the health world. We talk about her work with the Daughter, Sister, Mother project and talk about hurdles in breast cancer detection/diagnosis.

In this episode, we invited Dr. Tamika Odum and Dr. Payal Chakraborty of the Ohio Policy Evaluation Network (OPEN) to discuss the Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade. We learn about how this ruling specifically affects Ohio State University students, how our access to abortion care is changing, and what changes we may see in the future. We also dive into Dr. Chakraborty’s study exploring travel-related obstacles to abortion care, and how this substantial increase in travel distance impacts Franklin county residents. 

Julia Applegate is the director of the Equitas Health Institute where she leads LGBTQ+ health education and research efforts to improve the health and wellness of LGBTQ+ communities across Ohio. In part 2 of this interview, Ms. Applegate discusses the stigma and policies that interfere with quality healthcare. She analyzes the lacking physician-patient relationship and examines why LGBTQ+ individuals have a greater chance of developing health issues compared to heterosexual individuals.