Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS): Sharrelle Barber, ScD, MPH

12:00pm - 1:00pm • Hybrid: RCH B102AB, Richards Bldg., 3700 Hamilton Walk (and virtual via Zoom)

2023-09-13 12:00:00 2023-09-13 13:00:00 America/New_York Research Ethics and Policy Series (REPS): Sharrelle Barber, ScD, MPH Science in the Service of Life: Advancing Antiracism Scholarship and Solutions Beyond the Pandemic Sharrelle Barber, ScD, MPH Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Director of The Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements, and Population Health Equity Drexel University Residential segregation— and the interrelated processes of disinvestment and dispossession in Black communities— are among the most visible manifestations of structural racism in the United States and other racialized societies. It is one way that racism becomes both embedded in the brick and mortar and the social fabric of cities, large and small, and “embodied,” ultimately leading to striking health inequities between communities separated by relatively short distances. At the same time, Black communities that have endured the intergenerational embodiment of structural racism, have also persisted, and in some instances resisted, strategically leveraging collective, grassroots power for transformative change. Using empirical evidence and personal insights from over a decade of social epidemiologic research in the United States and Brazil, this talk will explore ethical considerations and approaches for advancing antiracism scholarship and solutions beyond the pandemic. Lunch provided for in-person attendees Livestreaming available via Zoom Hybrid: RCH B102AB, Richards Bldg., 3700 Hamilton Walk (and virtual via Zoom) Penn Medical Ethics

Science in the Service of Life: Advancing Antiracism Scholarship and Solutions Beyond the Pandemic

Sharrelle Barber, ScD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
Director of The Ubuntu Center on Racism, Global Movements, and Population Health Equity
Drexel University

Residential segregation— and the interrelated processes of disinvestment and dispossession in Black communities— are among the most visible manifestations of structural racism in the United States and other racialized societies. It is one way that racism becomes both embedded in the brick and mortar and the social fabric of cities, large and small, and “embodied,” ultimately leading to striking health inequities between communities separated by relatively short distances. At the same time, Black communities that have endured the intergenerational embodiment of structural racism, have also persisted, and in some instances resisted, strategically leveraging collective, grassroots power for transformative change.

Using empirical evidence and personal insights from over a decade of social epidemiologic research in the United States and Brazil, this talk will explore ethical considerations and approaches for advancing antiracism scholarship and solutions beyond the pandemic.