Women’s Health and Learship Lecture Series
The Shaw Center host a new Women’s Health and Leadership Program. As part of the program, we will be holding the Women’s Health and Leadership Lecture Series monthly. Join us at STH 325! You are also welcomed to watch the live stream.
February 28, 2025
The lecture title for February 28 is “Navigating Burnout: The Unique Challenges for Women Leaders and How to Overcome Them.” Burnout is a negative consequence of prolonged exposure to stress that is characterized by exhaustion and fatigue. It has, unfortunately, become a familiar experience for many people. The risks and consequences of burnout is especially troublesome for religious/spiritual (R/S) leaders who face unique stressors. And when considering various intersecting identities, those factors increase in particular for women R/S leaders. In this lecture, I hope to not only discuss the unique factors that increase risk for burnout in women leaders but also engage in conversation on how to resist and combat against burnout for a more flourishing-oriented life.
The speaker is Elise Ji Young Choe, Ph.D. (she/her) She is an Academic Researcher and Staff Psychologist at the Danielsen Institute. Her research and clinical interests include how forgiveness, humility, religion/spirituality, and other virtues may promote resilience for individuals involved in interpersonal conflict. She is also interested in the influence intersecting identities have on individual experiences with virtues, as well as deconstructing virtues, mental health, and psychology from a feminist, intercultural perspective.
Join us on Feb 28, 1 PM- 2:30 PM at STH 325! You are also welcomed to watch the live stream through this link:https://vimeo.com/1057888808?share=copy#t=0
March 28, 2025
The lecture title for March 28 is ” How Yoga Can Save our Nervous Systems”. A half hour lecture on how yoga assists in re-setting our nervous systems. Taking a peek into the polarity of energy, balancing our divine feminine and masculine energy and taking time for three deep breaths, may just “save” our nervous systems. As women, we spend countless hours caring for others. What would it look like to spend 10 minutes caring for yourself also?
The speaker is Jennifer Lane, and she is a current student of Master of Divinity at School of Theology.
Join us on Mar 28, 1 PM- 1:40 PM at STH 325! You are also welcomed to watch the live stream through this link: https://vimeo.com/event/
April 25, 2025
The lecture title for April 25 is “Factors in Women’s Mental and Physical Health Through the Life Span.” The health of women is affected by a complex and multifaceted range of factors that promote and challenge well-being. This lecture will provide an overview of factors that affect women’s mental and physical health in adulthood and late life. Factors such as intergenerational transmission of health risk, childhood adverse events, social factors such as caregiving roles, culture and immigration in addition to specific health conditions that affect women’s well-being will be presented. Finally, access to healthcare and disparities that facilitate care or cause barriers for subgroups among women will be discussed.
The speaker is Dr. Jin Hui Joo (MD). Dr. Jin hui Joo is a geriatric psychiatrist and health services researcher in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago, her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh and completed her psychiatry training and research fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Joo has received funding from the National Institute of Mental Health to conduct health services research to increase engagement of older adults in depression and cognitive care. She is a member of the Outreach, Recruitment and Engagement of the Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and has conducted numerous presentations to increase health and research literacy. She focuses her work on understanding the experience of depression and developing psychosocial interventions to increase access to depression care among community-dwelling older adults.
Join us on Apr 25, 1 PM- 2:30 PM at STH 325! You are also welcomed to watch the live stream through this link:https://vimeo.com/event/4930731
May 9, 2025
The lecture title for May 9 is “Whole person care: the bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach.” Whole person care requires women to look at each person through multiple lenses to address matters of health and promote wellness. This lecture will provide several suggestions to show how women can better advocate for whole person care as they navigate health care systems.
The speaker is Rev. Gloria E. White-Hammond, MD is the Co-Pastor of Bethel AME Church, Boston, MA since 1988. Dr. White-Hammond is a retired pediatrician after serving for nearly 30 years. Along with five other women, Dr. White-Hammond founded My Sister’s Keeper, a humanitarian and human rights organization that champions social justice for women and girls in conflict zones. Dr. White-Hammond was appointed Swartz Resident Practitioner in Ministry Studies in 2015 and co-directs the Harvard Medical School and HDS course, “Spirituality and Healing in Medicine.” Rev. Gloria White-Hammond, MD is a graduate of Boston University (AB, 1972), Tufts University School of Medicine (MD, 1976) and Harvard Divinity School (MDiv, 1997). She is a recipient of numerous honorary degrees and community service awards. She is a trustee emeritus of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) Board of Trustees; member of BWH Executive Advisory Committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; trustee emeritus of Tufts University; trustee of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum; a member of the Boston Public Health Commission COVID-19 Community Partners; and a member of the board of directors of the Roxbury Presbyterian Church Social Impact Center.
Join us on May 9, 1 PM- 2:30 PM at STH 325! You are also welcomed to watch the live stream through this link:https://vimeo.com/event/4972635
