Faculty and staff from the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences have shared their expertise in this area within and beyond the Duke campus, from presenting webinars to penning op-eds to engaging in a range of research and other activities. Below are some highlights of their work.
Day of Remembrance Caps Transgender Awareness Week
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, the culmination of Transgender Awareness Week, the Duke University School of Medicine honors and commemorates the lives of the transgender and gender non-binary community lost to deadly violence over the past year.
Duke Neuroscientist Publishes Anti-Racism Op-Ed Series
The moment has finally arrived for the United States biomedical research enterprise to directly confront structural racism in scientific funding, according to Duke neuroscientist Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD.
Discrimination Linked to Obesity and Heart Disease Risk in Some Black Women
A genetic variation in combination with the stress of racial discrimination appears to increase the risk of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases among Black women, according to a recent study from Duke Health researchers.
First Annual Psychiatry Research Day Addresses Equity & Inclusion in Clinical Research
On September 17, the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences hosted its first annual Psychiatry Research Day—a half-day departmental symposium, “Leading Clinical Research with Engagement, Equity and Inclusion.”
Duke Psychiatry Introduces New Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Leaders
The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences has established two new leadership positions to provide vision and leadership to promote an equitable, anti-racist and inclusive culture within the department and in partnership with other entities across the Duke School of Medicine and Duke Health.
Duke Psychiatry Experts Discuss Race and Mental Health at Town Hall
On July 28, the Duke University School of Medicine Hosted a virtual town hall, "A Conversation about Race and Mental Health," in observance of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.
Medical Schools Have Historically Been Wrong on Race
In this New York Times op-ed, Damon Tweedy, MD, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, argues that addressing racial health disparities starts by changing how medical students are taught the interplay between race and health.
Inclusion Is Our Roadmap Back to Global Science Dominance
In this opinion piece published in The Hill, Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD, K. Ranga Rama Krishnan Associate Professor, highlights some key steps universities, STEM industries, funding agencies and others can and should take in order to capitalize on the United States' strength of diversity.
Diversity & Inclusion Are Not Enough
Simply adding race to the list of differences equally targeted in a diversity strategy won't eradicate the systemic racism that marginalizes—and kills—Black Americans, writes adjunct professor Ben Reese, PsyD, in this Inside Higher Ed opinion piece.
COVID-19, the Latinx Community, and Mental Health: An Interview with Gabriela Nagy, PhD
Even before the COVID-19 epidemic Latinx immigrants were a vulnerable population. Now, they are among those hardest hit, with a greater likelihood to have jobs that are insecure or increase their likelihood of exposure, and reduced access to health care or accurate information about how to protect themselves.