08/23/2023: Intersectionality & EHS: What to Measure and How

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

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About the webinar:

This presentation will explore the application of Empirical Critical Race Theory as a framework and methodological approach to empirical research. Learners will explore how Empirical Critical Race Theory provides a means to collect and analyze data that describes the experiences of those in the margins in a way that honors and uplifts them, rather than extracting from them; and how this methodological approach moves the conversation of race out of the passive voice by restoring narrative power back to communities that have been marginalized.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this activity, the learner will be able to:

  • Describe the main concepts and principles of Empirical Critical Race Theory

  • Identify potential applications of Empirical Critical Race Theory as a methodological approach to empirical research methods

  • Analyze and evaluate how this approach can be applied to Environmental Health Sciences (EHS), as well as other fields of research

Speaker: Tyra Parrish, MPH

Tyra Parrish (she/her) is a first-generation college student born and raised in Bellflower, California. Tyra graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 2020 with a B.S. in Biology. She then earned her MPH with a concentration on Global Health and Environment and a specialty in Multicultural Health from UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health in 2023. Throughout her journey as a graduate student, Tyra was heavily involved in advocating and centering the voices of students, specifically the voices of minoritized students. Tyra’s work as a co-facilitator of the Environmental Health Sciences Antiracist Action team and graduate student assistant at COEH led her to analyze over five years of student feedback and propose a new curriculum requirement. This proposal recentered the voices of those in the margin in a manner that honored and respected their stories and experiences. The impacts of her student activism led to her receiving both the Leadership in Graduate Diversity Award and the Henrik L. Blum Award for Distinguished Social Action award at UC Berkeley. Her passion for mitigating health disparities in communities of color and reimagining the delivery of healthcare in a manner that does not replicate the historical and present harm being done to marginalized communities is shaped by the mantra she lives by “Lift as you climb.” This mantra highlights how it is important to reach back and stay connected to your community to help current and future generations.

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ACCREDITATION

The Center for Occupational and Environmental Health designates this activity for a maximum of 1 Contact Hours. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 12983, for 1 contact hours.