Top image: Teaching brain dissections to high-school students at Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF)
SHARE INDIA Research Foundation
6/2021 - present: Working on a project with SHARE India to learn about knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to mental health during COVID-19 pandemic and related to COVID-19 vaccination in a rural Indian setting in Telangana.
6/2021 - present: Working on a project with SHARE India to learn about knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to mental health during COVID-19 pandemic and related to COVID-19 vaccination in a rural Indian setting in Telangana.
Public Health Literacy
6/2021 to present: Leading a global working group to develop a protocol to investigate the effects of dance on physical and mental health-related human with Public Health Literacy.
6/2021 to present: Leading a global working group to develop a protocol to investigate the effects of dance on physical and mental health-related human with Public Health Literacy.
The Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG)
5/2021 to present: Developing a scoping review to guide interventions for positive mental health using folk dance and other modalities with The Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG).
5/2021 to present: Developing a scoping review to guide interventions for positive mental health using folk dance and other modalities with The Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG).
Public Health Literacy
5/2021 to present: Leading a global working group to develop a protocol to investigate mental health-related human rights violation with Public Health Literacy.
5/2021 to present: Leading a global working group to develop a protocol to investigate mental health-related human rights violation with Public Health Literacy.
In collaboration with NYU
12/2020: As we prepared for the holidays with the backdrop of the pandemic, I organized two webinars entitled "Families together and families apart" to talk about managing COVID-19 holiday stress. The panel of experts discussed the challenges of coping during a relentless pandemic and how to access resources for managing mental health during this turbulent time.
8/2020: In recognition of World Mental Health day, I organized a virtual panel discussion on the effects of COVID-19 on mental health. This panel brought together experts in neurology, psychiatry, and human behavior for a discussion highlighting the clinical and scientific perspectives on the effect of the pandemic and mental health. Here is a recording of the panel discussion: COVID-19 and mental health.
12/2020: As we prepared for the holidays with the backdrop of the pandemic, I organized two webinars entitled "Families together and families apart" to talk about managing COVID-19 holiday stress. The panel of experts discussed the challenges of coping during a relentless pandemic and how to access resources for managing mental health during this turbulent time.
8/2020: In recognition of World Mental Health day, I organized a virtual panel discussion on the effects of COVID-19 on mental health. This panel brought together experts in neurology, psychiatry, and human behavior for a discussion highlighting the clinical and scientific perspectives on the effect of the pandemic and mental health. Here is a recording of the panel discussion: COVID-19 and mental health.
Brain Awareness Week 2020
I organized a panel discussion: Science and Society: Exploring Mental Health This panel was ultimately rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This panel was slated to discuss mental health effects of homelessness, substance abuse disorders, and traumatic events in combat.
Panelists included:
I organized a panel discussion: Science and Society: Exploring Mental Health This panel was ultimately rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This panel was slated to discuss mental health effects of homelessness, substance abuse disorders, and traumatic events in combat.
Panelists included:
- Bonnie Mohan: Executive director, Bronx Health and Housing Consortium
- Deborah Byrd: Member of leadership team, LEFSA (Life Experience and Faith Sharing Associates)
- Derek Coy: Veterans’ Health Officer, New York State Health Foundation
- Marc Greenberg: Director, Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing
- Sheila P Vakharia, PhD: Deputy Director of the Department of Research and Academic Engagement, Drug Policy Alliance