This UVA Speaks podcast features Kristen Roorbach, a psychotherapist, educational psychologist, and Lecturer at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. She teaches a course entitled “Trauma and the U.S. Public School System” where she brings her clinical and research expertise to explore early childhood behavior and the impact of stress of trauma on learning. In her UVA classroom, Roorbach seeks to create an inclusive space for discussing public policy and addressing the complex interplay between mental health and education.

Transcripts of the audio broadcast can be found here.

Kristen Roorbach is a psychotherapist, educational psychologist, and Lecturer at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. As a clinician, Roorbach works with children ages 3 – 18, families, and individuals using brain-based and solution-focused methods to support them through issues related to anxiety, stress, trauma, depression, and challenging behavior.

This UVA Speaks podcast features Scott Heysell, the Thomas H. Hunter, Associate Professor of International Medicine and Director of the Center for Global Health Equity at the University of Virginia. Dr. Heysell is an active clinician and researcher who supports partners worldwide in reducing tuberculosis-related deaths. He describes the work of UVA’s Center for Global Health Equity, which offers interdisciplinary research and clinical training opportunities across various global locations like Rwanda, South Africa, India, Nicaragua, and Southwest Virginia. In collaboration with their international partners, Heysell and the Center’s clinicians and researchers seek to dismantle structures of inequity and marginalization, respond to community needs, and build more equitable and effective global healthcare systems.

Transcripts of the audio broadcast can be found here.

Scott Heysell, MD, MPH, is the Thomas H. Hunter Associate Professor of International Medicine and Director of the Center for Global Health Equity at UVA Health at the University of Virginia. Dr. Heysell is an active researcher and supports partners worldwide to reduce tuberculosis-related deaths and correct factors that contribute to tuberculosis, including poverty, health system management, and chronic medical conditions such as HIV and diabetes. His research group also studies maximizing drug efficacy to improve treatment outcomes.

On this UVA Speaks podcast, Bonnie Hagerman, Associate Professor in Women, Gender, & Sexuality and Director of Undergraduate Programs at the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia, describes the history of participation of American women in the Olympics and sports. She discusses athletes like Margaret Abbott, the first American woman to win an Olympic medal, and Althea Gibson, who broke the color barrier in women’s tennis and golf. Hagerman also highlights the importance of athletes like Venus Williams, who advocated for pay equity for women in her sport, and gymnast Simone Biles, whose withdrawal from the 2020 Olympics led her to become a mental health advocate.

Transcripts of the audio broadcast can be found here.

Bonnie Hagerman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Women, Gender, & Sexuality and Director of Undergraduate Programs at the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on women, gender, sport, and 20th Century American social history. She is the author of the book “Skimpy Coverage: Sports Illustrated and the Shaping of the Female Athlete.” This Spring, Professor Hagerman is teaching a course entitled “Gender & the Olympic Games.”

Speaker: Elizabeth Varon, Langbourne M. Williams Professor, College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, American History; Associate Director, John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History Elizabeth Varon will dispel the myth that the Appomattox surrender was a “gentleman’s agreement” between Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant that reunited the South and North. She argues that the surrender terms were controversial from the start and became the touchstone for political conflicts during Reconstruction. Her talk will address meanings of the surrender in central Virginia and Albemarle County, especially for the former slaves and black Union soldiers who regarded April 9, 1865 as a key turning point in the long process of emancipation. http://alumni.virginia.edu/learn/program/appomattox-legacies-legends/

The Community MLK Celebration presents Maurice Wallace, Associate Professor, English Department and Associate Director, African-American & African Studies, Carter G. Woodson Institute, University of Virginia will explore the sonic force and densities of Martin Luther King, Jr’s speech-making. He will discuss the power of amplified speech and ambient sound in the making of King’s memory. In a sense, this talk is part of a historical recovery project aimed at resituating King’s voice (as distinct from his words) in time and space. Knowing the rhetorical content of King’s speeches is not at all the same as knowing a great deal about King’s unique sound or the dynamics of technology and state terror inspiring it. For while sound amplification technology may have augmented the tonality in King’s voice as he spoke in Washington and preached in Memphis, for example, it is also certain that this same technology helped mute the state threat to King and his auditors, fearfully heard in the constant clicking of cameras, recorders, timers, and triggers. http://alumni.virginia.edu/learn/program/kings-vibrato/

Innovation at UVA: Where New Inventions Promise to be Useful, Improve Human Health & Life Experiences From novel medical imaging to the Internet of Things, from the artificial pancreas to improved water purification—faculty, staff and students at the University of Virginia are innovating every day. Michael Straightiff, Executive Director, UVA Licensing & Ventures Group, will be joined by several innovators to discuss their developments and how innovation at UVA enriches the student experience, provides opportunities for researchers and alumni, catalyzes economic development and, most importantly, improves human health and the human experience. http://alumni.virginia.edu/learn/program/innovation/

On this UVA Speaks podcast, Denise Walsh, Associate Professor of Politics and Women, Gender, & Sexuality in the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia, describes identity politics. She discusses the tendency of people to organize in collective solidarity and their actions to change social values or public policies, like in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Institutions can, Walsh says, produce and deliberately craft identities to ensure that one group has more opportunities and power than others. She explains that as long as discrimination exists based on characteristics shared by a group of people, there will be identity politics.

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Denise Walsh is an Associate Professor of Politics and Women, Gender, & Sexuality at the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia. Her research investigates how democracies can be made more inclusive and just. Walsh's current book project, Culture and Women's Rights Don't Clash, focuses on the so-called "burka ban" in France, the legalization of polygyny in South Africa, and the marrying out rule for Indigenous women in Canada.

June 10, 2016 - Reunions Seminars Nicole Eramo, Executive Director of Assessment and Planning, Office of the Vice President and Chief Student Affairs Officer Andy Petters, Assistant Dean of Students, Housing & Residence Life Join Nicole Eramo, Executive Director of Assessment and Planning, Office of the Vice President and Chief Student Affairs Officer and Andy Petters, Assistant Dean of Students, Housing & Residence Life as they share with us how the current student experience meets the University’s Cornerstone Plan - including topics such as student safety, Greek life, the honor system and more.

June 11, 2016 - Reunions Seminars Kirt von Daake, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean, A&S, History Have you ever wondered what early life at the University of Virginia was like? Why did the early university faculty pass the “Riot Act”? What role did slavery play at Jefferson’s University? Join Kirt von Daacke, Associate Professor History, as he discusses the digital research project: Jefferson’s University—The Early Life Project. He will also introduce the website where the public can discover this history for themselves.

June 10, 2016 - Reunions Weekend Jody Lahendro, Historic Preservation Architect with UVA’s Facilities Planning & Construction With only a few months to go before completion of the Rotunda construction project don’t miss the update on this two year renovation project. Jody Lahendro, Historic Preservation Architect with UVA’s Facilities Planning & Construction, will present the renovation work that was done in the last year and what’s planned as the project enters its home stretch. Included in the discussion will be major building activities such as the exterior ornamental sheet metal, terrace paving on the wings, north plaza and courtyards hardscape and landscape, the new east elevator, infrastructure systems, interior finishes, dome room capitals, and new interior fixtures. Be among the first to see images of the newly completed Rotunda interior spaces.

June 10, 2016 - Reunions Seminars Dorrie Fontaine, Dean, School of Nursing David Germano, Professor, Religious Studies (Arts & Sciences) and Director of the Contemplative Sciences Center Tish Jennings, Associate Professor, Curry School of Education Lili Powell Americans spend billions each year on gym memberships in an effort to train their bodies. What if we could train our brains in the same way? The Contemplative Sciences Center at the University of Virginia is transforming the way we teach, learn and live together through its leading research and groundbreaking programs that highlight mindfulness practices that include yoga, meditation and other contemplative practices. Join Dean Dorrie Fontaine of the UVA School of Nursing and a panel of faculty across a wide array of specialties including business, the humanities, and health care, to explore the various ways that mindfulness and contemplative practices are being used by people across all walks of life to enhance their lives by better connecting them to themselves and to the world.

On this UVA Speaks podcast, Meghan Mattos, Assistant Professor of Nursing in the School of Nursing at the University of Virginia, discusses age-related sleep changes and the consequences for the health and safety of older adults. Mattos shares her research investigating the connection between poor sleep, cognitive decline, and the potential of digital interventions and behavioral changes to improve cognition and memory.

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Meghan Mattos is an Assistant Professor of Nursing in the School of Nursing at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on preventing and treating cognitive impairment in older adults, particularly those living in rural areas with limited access to care. Mattos practiced clinically in acute and critical care settings before pursuing her Ph.D., where she developed her research interests in gerontology, cognitive health, and health equity. Her continued commitment to providing care to underserved and aging communities drives her research, clinical, and teaching interests.

On this UVA Speaks podcast, Jess Reia, Assistant Professor of Data Science at the School of Data Science at the University of Virginia, discusses smart cities and how technology and data are used both domestically and internationally to make more effective and data-driven decisions. The smart city agenda can lead to more efficient, accessible, and green cities. Reia also explains that we need to consider privacy, data protection, and safety when deciding what technologies to adopt.

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Jess Reia is an Assistant Professor of Data Science interested in the untold stories in our datasets and how to include communities rarely heard in data policy decision-making processes meaningfully. They work primarily on topics of data justice, urban governance, and technology policy transnationally. For the past decade, their research and advocacy agenda has focused on fostering dialogues between academia, government, and civil society in three countries: Brazil, Canada, and the United States.

On this UVA Speaks podcast, Kimberly Whitler, the Frank M. Sands Sr. Associate Professor of Business Administration at the Darden School of Business, discusses the backlash large companies and brands (like Nike and Bud Light) have experienced when taking socio-political stances. Whitler contends that taking a stand on social issues can destroy a brand's reputation and that CEOs and Chief Marketing Officers need to use data and research to understand their consumers to minimize the impact on their reputation and bottom line.   Transcripts of the audio broadcast can be found here.   Kimberly Whitler is the Frank M. Sands Sr. Associate Professor of Business Administration at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. Whitler spent nearly 20 years in general management, strategy, and marketing roles within the consumer packaging goods and retailing industries, managing global, U.S., and Eastern European-based businesses. She is the author of “Positioning for Advantage: Techniques and Strategies to Grow Brand Value,” named a “best strategy book,” and is the co-author of the book “Athlete Brands: How to Benefit from Your Name, Image, & Likeness.”