Keisha Ray quoted in Wired
A recent Wired story discusses a law enforcement project to identify victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre using descendants’ DNA. Keisha Ray, PhD, is quoted regarding concerns about data collection among racialized minorities or people of color, noting past trust…
New paper from Keisha Ray discusses citation bias
Keisha Ray, PhD, recently published a commentary with fellow coauthors about bias in citation patterns and practice. They discussed that past research has demonstrated that an author’s gender, race, and nationality can affect whether they are cited. To address such…
Keisha Ray quoted in recent articles
Two recent pieces—one about pediatric kidney care and the other about sex-based differences in post-trauma care—included quotes from Keisha Ray, PhD. In the first piece, author Colleen DeGuzman discussed a recent article about the importance of access to specialized pediatric…
Human Ties issues call for submissions
The Spring 2023 issue of Human Ties Digest is in the works. Writers, artists, and creators are invited to submit up to 3 original works for publication by November 18. The next issue’s theme is Identity. See the graphic below…
Keisha Ray publishes Racism and Health Equity briefing book
Published by The Hastings Center earlier this month, Keisha Ray, PhD, wrote Racism and Health Equity. The piece is part of Bioethics Briefings and presents highlights about racism and health equity, including that poor health outcomes can result from racism…
Keisha Ray publishes paper about iatrogenic harms for Black people from clinicians’ racial bias
“Clinicians’ Racial Biases as Pathways to Iatrogenic Harms for Black People” is the title of a recent article in the AMA Journal of Ethics by Keisha Ray, PhD. In the paper, Ray discusses that, in addition to structural inequities contributing…
Spector returns for Arts & Resilience
The McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics welcomes back Laura Spector for a summer event of its Arts & Resilience Program on July 28. Spector, a fellow of the New York Foundation for the Arts, will present her workshop Drawing…
Fatema Shipchandler published by in-Training
The McGovern Center congratulates MS4 and medical humanities student, Fatema Shipchandler for her recent publication, “Maintaining Thick and Thin Skin”: “Third-year rotations forced me to reckon with my emotional capacity as a human and future physician. With each patient encounter,…
New episode of Life & Work from Nathan Carlin
Launched in 2019, Life & Work is a podcast-like series from Rev. Nathan Carlin, PhD, McGovern Center director and Samuel Karff Chair. In each episode, Carlin speaks with intellectuals and writers about the relationship between their personal lives and public…
Keisha Ray quoted in article about the effects of COVID vaccines on menstrual cycles
An article posted by The New York Times discusses a recent paper about changes in menstrual cycles related to COVID-19 vaccines. Keisha Ray, PhD, was quoted in the article, recommending that public health officials should acknowledge that there may be…