Assistant Professor Avery Edenfield and graduate student Jamal-Jared Alexander have recently published an article titled “Health and Wellness as Resistance: Tactical Folk Medicine” in Technical Communication Quarterly. The piece uses an intersectional feminist analysis to examine DIY and folk tactics Black trans people use to survive institutions that fail and oppress them. They argue for providers to have a compassionate approach to self-care (rather than to view it as noncompliance or resistance). The article has already begun to have an impact on LGBTQ public health and policy work in Utah.
Mufti Nadimul Quamar Ahmed is a graduate student in his second year, pursuing a doctorate in sociology at USU. He recently helped survey Utahns to see if environmental concerns affect the decision to have children.
Utah State University President’s Office recently held receptions for this year’s round of inaugural lectures. Three recently promoted faculty in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences presented thoughtful reflections on their research and the even...
