Connecting Our Roots

In the final episode of Connecting Our Roots, C5 scholar and host of the podcast Opal Gay sits down with their HPRS Leadership Coach Marcia Lee. Opal discusses their research and community organizing efforts on policing and health inequities in Atlanta. Further, they identify how their values of community and joy shape their passion for this arena of health policy.

In episode 9, we talk with Cohort 6 scholar Ashley Ortiz Chico about her research on environmental justice and coloniality in Puerto Rico. We overview how community shows up in her work, and Ashley recaps the Talaona session co-organized by HPRS scholars for Summer Institute.

In this episode, Cohort 5 scholar and alumnus Adrian Manriquez discusses his dissertation research on how adherence to masculine gender norms impacts the health outcomes of Latino men. He also explores the role of reflexivity in qualitative scholarship and concludes by expressing gratitude for the HPRS community's influence on his personal and professional growth.

In this episode, we hear from C4 scholar Manuel Galvan about his journey as a high school teacher into the PhD and health policy arena. We hear about his field experiments on institutional discrimination and how his values of evidence-based justice inform his work.

In this episode we talk to C6 scholar Latesha K. Harris about her research on police violence and cardiometabolic health, and she shares how the murder of George Floyd and the 2020 re-insurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement catalyzed her values of belonging, justice, knowledge, and leadership.

Latesha shares many resources during our chat for folks who are interested in engaging her work. I share some relevant links to projects discussed below.

The link to her website is: lateshakharris.org

If you are interested in Latesha's study on Structural Racism and Cardiometabolic Risk, please use the link to determine your eligibility to participate. https://rc1.redcap.unc.edu/surveys/?s=FD443YW9F9CNXLWJ

If you have additional questions, you may contact Latesha Harris, at [email protected] or 984-260-8936 (IRB 22-1778).

In this episode, Cohort 5 scholar Wes Wislar (he/they) shares insights on his research in trans and disability health, and highlights empathy as a guiding value in both his personal and professional life.

This episode features an interview with a member of our newest cohort (C7), Ezequiel Dominguez. We discuss his research and community work on labor trafficking and how he applies the value of justice to his professional and personal life.

In this episode C4 scholar discusses her research in health care utilization among African Americans, overviews the role of her values in her career, and outlines her gratitude for the HPRS community as she prepares for her last summer institute.

In this episode, Cohort 4 scholar Gabriel Johnson discusses the importance of integrity in his research and career. He overviews his work with health masculinities and makes an exciting professional announcement!

In this episode, Cohort 5 scholar Adrian Williams discusses how their values shape their research and journey through their PhD program.