Sunday, February 16, 2020, 2pm
Medicine, Health, and Race
Presenters: Shari Robinson, Daphne Robert, Kerri Osborne
Location: Portsmouth Public Library, Levenson Room
Racism in medicine, a problem with roots over 2,500 years old, is a historical continuum that continuously affects the health of African Americans and the way they receive healthcare. Racism is, at least in part, responsible for the fact that Blacks and People of Color, since enslavement, have had inadequate health care, poor health status, and poorer health outcomes.
This panel will discuss how myths about racial inferiority and physical racial differences have operated in the fields of medical practice, social work and mental health. Panelists will also explore new theories and methodologies for healthier outcomes.
Biographies
Shari Robinson is the Director of Psychological and Counseling Services (PACS) at the University of New Hampshire. Her professional interests include counseling issues related to diversity and multiculturalism, First-Generation college students, spirituality/religion, Student Veterans and mentoring people of color. Shari considers herself a social justice change agent working toward equity, inclusion and diversity in all of her professional and personal settings. Shari Robinson earned her Ph.D. at West Virginia University.
Dr. Daphne Robert is a Podiatry Specialist in Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated with honors from New York College of Podiatric Medicine in 2011. Having more than 9 years of diverse experiences, Dr. Daphne Robert works in cooperation with many other doctors and specialists as part of her practice.
Kerri Osborne joined the National CARES Mentoring Movement in 2019 as the Chief Development Officer. In her role, she most enjoys building relationships with stakeholders and generating excitement about the transformational work National CARES is doing across the country. Prior to joining National CARES, Kerri was at Jumpstart for Young Children for fourteen years. In her time at Jumpstart, Kerri held a variety of leadership roles including Executive Director for CT, NJ, NY and PA and VP of Field Operations and Strategy. Kerri’s passion for education, service and social justice stems from her time teaching pre-kindergarten in the Bronx. Kerri earned her BA at Columbia University and her MS at Quinnipiac School of Business.
