Author: Susan Castro

The Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) is hosting its first event of the year, an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29 in its new location: 528 Lindquist Hall. Come share your summer stories and plan the year. Light refreshments will be served.

Join the Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) for a panel discussion on health communications at 1 p.m. Friday, April 18 in 326 Lindquist Hall and on Teams. Come at 12:30 p.m. for coffee and conversation.

Promoting Health, Past and Present
Dr. Lisa Parcell, associate professor and graduate coordinator of communication

Early Speech Development and Parent-infant Communicative Interaction
Dr. Douglas Parham, CCC-SLP — chair, program director and professor of communication sciences and disorders

Working as a Medical Scribe
Julie Fredenburg and Ruby Hernandez, medical scribes, Emergency Department or Ascension Via Christi Hospitals

Email Dr. Susan Castro at susan.castro@wichita.edu for the Teams link or to join HealthHum.

Join the Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) in welcoming Dr. Jacob Armstrong, a WSU alum, for a talk on gamification and psychotherapy at 1 p.m. Friday, April 11 in 326 Lindquist Hall and on Microsoft Teams.

Dr. Armstrong is currently a postdoctoral research associate in the NeuroCognitive Aspects of Anxiety, Trauma and Treatment (NeuroCATT) Laboratory at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research. Learn about how he developed a traditional table top role-playing game (TTT-RPG) for dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), current issues and trends in gamifying clinical practice, and more.

Come early for coffee and conversation from 12:30 to 1 p.m. Request the Microsoft Teams link.

Join the Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) for a panel discussion of Artful Therapy and Therapeutic Arts Friday, April 4 in 326 Lindquist Hall and on Teams.

• 11:30 a.m.-noon: Refreshments and conversation
• noon-1 p.m.: Panel
  • Dance Therapy: Candice Townsend, access clinician, KU Counseling and Psychological Services
  • Mindful Practices: Dr. Lori Santos, associate professor of art education, School of Art, Design and Creative Industries
  • Use of Creative Media within the Therapy Room: Dr. Christopher Leonard, L.P., director, WSU Counseling and Psychological Services
• 1-1:50 p.m.: Practice
  • Dance therapy exercises
  • Mindfulness exercises

Email Dr. Susan Castro at susan.castro@wichita.edu for the Teams link or to join HealthHum.

Join the Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) for a panel discussion of history and philosophy of health at 1 p.m. Friday, March 28 in 326 Lindquist Hall and on Teams.

• Ancient medicine: Dr. Cheryl Golden, associate teaching professor, Department of History
• History of influenza: Dr. George Dehner, associate professor and chair, Department of History
• Body diversity, identity politics and history of art: Dr. Brittany Lockard, associate professor of art history, School of Art, Design and Creative Industries (ADCI)
• Philosophy of medicine and AI:  Dr. Susan V. H. Castro, associate professor, Department of Philosophy

Email Dr. Castro at susan.castro@wichita.edu for the Teams link or to join HealthHum.

The Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) is pleased to announce the inaugural event in its spring panel series: “Perspectives on Health Policy.” Join HealthHum at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 in 326 Lindquist Hall and on Teams.

The second annual Healthcare Research Roundtable will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, March 22 at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex.

This is a great opportunity for discovery, coalition-building and strategic planning with the University of Kansas and WSU Tech, industry and community partners, and all of the colleges at WSU. The scope of work includes everything from translational medicine to clinical work, the arts, humanities, applied studies and all the health-related work we do in the region. There will be short flash presentations on current research for its selected themes, followed by breakout discussions to allow members of the community to discuss ongoing and future research projects.

Sponsored by the President’s Innovation Advisory Council (PIAC) and the Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum). Support provided by the WSU Office of the President.

The second annual Healthcare Research Roundtable will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 22. This year it’s reaching out to the University of Kansas and WSU Tech as well as the community and industry partners, and it’s extending its scope to include clinical work, the arts, humanities, applied studies and all the health-related work done.

This is a great opportunity for discovery, coalition-building and strategic planning. RSVP to help event organizers prepare and to volunteer to give a flash presentation (roughly five minutes) about your work. Spread the word and share the link.

Sponsored by the President’s Innovation Advisory Council (PIAC) and the Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum). Support provided by the WSU Office of the President.

The next Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) meeting will focus on how the arts improve medical education and human health through approaches like Visual Thinking Strategies and narrative medicine. Faculty, staff, and students from all colleges are welcome. The meeting will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 in 500 Lindquist Hall or on Teams.

Those whose work involves health and wellbeing, or if they would like to extend their work into these areas, join HealthHum. For more information, visit the HealthHum website or contact Susan Castro at susan.castro@wichita.edu.

Faculty and staff from all colleges are invited to join the Academic Center for Biomedical and Health Humanities (HealthHum) for its next meetings:

• 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27 in 500 Lindquist Hall 500
• 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov 17, stay tuned for location on the HealthHum website

Faculty and staff whose work involves health and wellbeing, or if they would like to extend their work into those areas are invited to help HealthHum with plans to showcase the great work its doing at Wichita State, identify loci of collaboration and reach out to prospective partners. Contact susan.castro@wichita.edu to get involved, or just show up.