Covid Chronicles – Exploring Health

COVID Chronicles | Exercise & Training Strategies for a Post-Pandemic World

With the rise of social media usage, exercise and diet culture have influenced a large number of people, and today’s youth is among them. In this episode, host Snehitha Vardhineni speaks to experts in the field as well as today’s youth to explore trends and personal experiences in relation to exercise and nutrition.

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COVID Chronicles | Quarantined Happiness: The Pandemic’s Effects on Young Adults & Teens

In this episode, host Matt Guerette aims to set the stage on the conversation around mental health and the effects of the pandemic on society’s most fragile, yet influential group – the youth.

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COVID Chronicles | The NeuroTech Talk: Neurotechnology & the Impacts of COVID-19

In this episode, host JuanMartin Abreu-Melon interviews four people from different walks of life and different stages in their neurotechnology careers to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted their work as scholars and researchers – as well as the future of the field.

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COVID Chronicles | College Campus Hookup Culture During a Pandemic

In this episode, host Rachel Broun unpacks the misconceptions of hookup culture on college campuses, especially at Emory.

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COVID Chronicles | Navigating Nutrition & Food Advice Online During a Pandemic

In this episode, host Devyn Townsend focuses on the complex intersection of nutrition and health through the lens of social media by considering the quality and messages of content posted online, the behaviors that are reinforced, and the impacts these components can have on individuals’ relationships with food and their bodies.

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COVID Chronicles | Mental Health & Trauma Therapy During COVID-19

In this episode, host Katerina Rinaldi takes a deep dive into EMDR, a newly popular form of trauma therapy that raises questions about evidence-based practice, monetization of knowledge, and the surprising truth about what really makes therapy work.

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COVID Chronicles | Refugee & Immigrant Health Care During a Pandemic

In this episode, host Summayah El Azzioui speaks with three guests to examine how language barriers affect this population’s access to healthcare and their experiences during the COVID pandemic.

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COVID Chronicles | Catalyzing Change: COVID-19 & Healthcare Inequities

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the health inequities that were already prevalent in the U.S. In this episode, host June Woo speaks with experts about the disproportionate effects of the pandemic, research on health inequities, and current medical education around health disparities and the social determinants of health.

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COVID Chronicles | The Built Environment & Health

Throughout the pandemic, people have spent more time indoors – and in limited locations – than ever before. This episode explores how our health and well-being are influenced by the built environment that we navigate in our daily lives. Experts discuss environmental psychology, biophilia, and a range of building types.

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COVID Chronicles | COVID, Campus Life & Convalescence

Colleges and universities faced tough decisions throughout 2020 when deciding how to handle pandemic precautions on campus. This episode zooms in on the factors at play underlying Emory’s decision to partially re-open in the fall, as well as the altered student experience on campus.

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