GRID faculty teach students at all levels from undergraduate to professional, and across the arts, humanities, and natural, social, formal, and applied sciences.
Race, Genomics and Society
| COURSE NUMBER AAAS 261D BIO 261D CULANTH 261D SCISOC 258D GLHLTH 258D VMS 274D ddddddddddddddddd |
INSTRUCTOR Charmaine Royal WHERE East Duke 209 WHEN |
This course explores human origins, human variation, human identity, and human health through a broad range of enduring and emerging themes and challenging questions related to race and genetics on a global scale. Students acquire knowledge and skills required for integrative analysis of the relevant scientific, ethical, legal, societal, cultural, and psychosocial issues. Course includes lectures, films, charrettes, debates, and case studies. |
Race and Medicine
| COURSE NUMBER Elective ddddddddddddddddd |
INSTRUCTOR Charmaine Royal WHERE Learning Hall 2nd floor, Trent-Semans Center WHEN |
The purpose of this seminar series is to engage first year medical students in an integrated analysis of historical and contemporary aspects of the intersection between race and genetics/genomics, and their relation to health and healthcare. The seminar focuses on topics concerning various applications of race in science and medicine, and includes lectures, films, case studies, and small group discussions led by the faculty.
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Health in the African Diaspora
| COURSE NUMBER AAAS 660 GLHLTH 672 CULANTH 660 ddddddddddddddddd |
INSTRUCTOR Charmaine Royal Jayne Ifekwunigwe WHERE TBD WHEN |
This course exposes and explores the separate and joint contributions of biological and non-biological factors to health and wellbeing in peoples from various regions and countries of the African Diaspora. The course draws on a variety of disciplines, modes of inquiry, and health problems in comparative analyses of genetic, historical, political, and sociocultural dimensions of the African Diaspora. The content of the course includes the transatlantic African Diaspora as well as other African Diaspora streams.
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Understanding Sickle Cell Disease
| COURSE NUMBER N 569 AAAS 569 CULANTH 569 ddddddddddddddddd |
INSTRUCTOR Charmaine Royal Paula Tanabe WHERE School of Nursing, Trent Drive WHEN |
This course provides students with an overview of sickle cell disease, including its genetics, epidemiology, pathophysiology, medical complications, psychosocial challenges, and health service utilization from a global perspective. Patients’ experience with discrimination and stigmatization is explored as well as differences in how the disease is viewed and managed in various countries.
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