Honors Faculty Research, Leadership and Awards

DOMESTIC CONFERENCES

Washington D.C.: Dr. Michael Cross was a co-presenter of “Pushing Up, Reaching Down: Shaping Change by Leading from the Middle” with Phillip Wagner, Kyna Betancourt, Lynn Chisolm, Morgan Gresham, and Lillian Wichinsky at the 2020 Association of American Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting

Philadelphia, PA: Professor Atsuko Sakai

presented a paper “Practical Wisdom, Emotion and Empathy: Acquisition of Knowledge (AOK) through Medical Humanities and Studio Experiences” at the Sociology of Health Professions’ Education, Eastern Sociological Society 2020 Mini-Conference

Fort Myers, FL: Dr. Catherine Wilkins

presented “How to Make History: Utilizing Active Learning in a Community-Engaged Public History Course” at the 2020 Southwest Florida Symposium on Teaching and Learning

Orlando, FL: Dr. Catherine Wilkins served as a panelist and workshop presenter of “Portraits of Global Health: How Art Influences Health” at the 2020 University of Central Florida College of Medicine Global Health Conference

Honolulu, HI: Dr. Catherine Wilkins

served as session chair and presenter of “The Art of Observation: Using Visual Art Activities to Teach Diagnosis and Description to Medical School Students” at the 2020 Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities

2020 FACULTY PUBLICATIONS AND AWARDS:

Dr. Lindy Davidson had two publications:

Davidson, L.G. (2020, November 19). More families are discussing end-of-life planning as COVID-19 cases rise – here’s how to start the conversation. The Conversation, bit.ly/ theconversationendoflifecovid19

Barrison, P. and Davidson, L.G. (2020). Promotion of Advance Care Planning Among Young Adults: A Pilot Study of Health Engagement Workshop Feasibility, Implementation, and Efficacy. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, bit.ly/ advancecareplanningyoungadults Dr. Holly Donahue-Singh had two publications:

Donahue-Singh, H. (2020) “Numbering Others: Religious Demography, Identity, and the Everyday of Fertility Management in Contemporary India.” Social Science & Medicine 254, part-Special Issue, Reproductive Health Ethnography, guest edited by Jan Brunson and Siri Suh, June doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112534

Donahue-Singh, H. (2020) Invited review of “Privileged Minorities: Syrian Christianity, Gender, and Minority Rights in Postcolonial India” by Sonja Thomas. American Ethnologist. November, early view doi-org. ezproxy.lib.usf.edu/10.1111/amet.12982

Dr. Catherine Wilkins received a USF Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award for 2020!

VIRTUAL CONFERENCES

Virtual Conference: Dr. Lindy Davidson, Professor Atsuko Sakai, Dr. Ulluminair Salim, Dr. Holly Donahue-Singh, and Dr. Catherine

Wilkins served as guest speakers for “A Panel Discussion on the Medical Humanities” at the 2020 National Pre-Health Conference.

Virtual Conference: Dr. Lindy Davidson, Professor Atsuko Sakai, Dr. Holly Donahue-

Singh, and Dr. Catherine Wilkins participated in the panel discussion: “Experiential Learning in the Medical Humanities During the COVID-19 Pandemic” at the 10th Annual Medical Humanities Conference at Western Michigan University.

Virtual Conference: Professor Atsuko Sakai

presented the paper “Honors Capstone - Spatial Effects: Exploring Architectural Design for Healing and Well-being” at the 10th Annual Medical Humanities Conference at Western Michigan University.

Virtual conference: Dr. Holly Donahue-Singh

presented “Making Babies Abroad: Regional Resonances in Assisted Reproduction and Cross-Border Care” at the 2020 Regional Seminar, South Asia, Middle East and North Africa (SAMENA) Program offered through the University of Pennsylvania Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies.

The Honors College faculty had a productive 2020. Despite travel restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic, team members presented their work virtually and added to their collective list of publications throughout the year. Here is a sampling of their impressive work outside the classroom.