Black Feminist Health Science Studies Symposium on Thursday, March 18, 2021 from 1-5:30pm EST virtually.

RSVP: bit.ly/BFHSSS for zoom link!

Confirmed speakers:
Ruha Benjamin, Professor, African American Studies, Princeton University
Harriet Washington, science writer, editor, and medical ethicist
Evelynn Hammonds, Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science, Professor, African and African American Studies, Harvard University  
Patricia Williams, University Distinguished Professor of Law and Humanities, Northeastern University  
Nicole Charles, Assistant Professor, Women and Gender Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga
OmiSoore Dryden, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University
Adeola Oni-Orisan, MD, PhD, Resident in Family Medicine at University of California  
Ugo Edu, Assistant Professor, Department of African American Studies, UCLA
Moya Bailey, Assistant Professor, Africana and Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, Northeastern University
Whitney Peoples, Director, Educational Development & Assessment Services. Coordinator of DEI Initiatives & Critical Race Pedagogies, University of Michigan

Co-sponsored by Northeastern University and with many thanks to the ICEO!

The first Black Feminist Health Science Studies Symposium is an introduction to the field and collective that claim the name.Join us as we talk about the need to integrate Black feminism into science, medicine, technology, and health.

Schedule Thursday March 18

1:00 – 2:30 pm EST Black Feminist Health Science Studies: Fertile Fields

Hosted by Whitney Peoples, Director, Educational Development & Assessment Services. Coordinator of DEI Initiatives & Critical Race Pedagogies, University of Michigan

Nicole Charles, Assistant Professor, Women and Gender Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga

OmiSoore Dryden, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University

Adeola Oni-Orisan, MD, PhD, Resident in Family Medicine at University of California

Ugo Edu, Assistant Professor, Department of African American Studies, UCLA

Moya Bailey, Assistant Professor, Africana and Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, Northeastern University

2:30 – 3:00 pm EST Take A Break

3:00 – 3:50 pm Student Showcase: Play Podcasts

4:00 – 5:30 pm EST Black Feminist Health Science Studies: Radical Roots

Hosted by Ruha Benjamin, Professor, African American Studies, Princeton University

Harriet Washington, science writer, editor, and medical ethicist

Evelynn Hammonds, Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science, Professor, African and African American Studies, Harvard University

Patricia Williams, University Distinguished Professor of Law and Humanities, Northeastern University

*With generous support from MIT and Northeastern University*