Students Talk Science
Students talk with Dr. Monica Webb Hooper
Deputy Director–National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD),
National Institutes of Health
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Why should young people take the vaccine?
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The mental and physical impacts of the pandemic on minorities?
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Guiding communities as a doctor of color
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Leading at NIMHD as a psychologist
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Addressing youth suicide on reservations
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Improving physical and mental health in disadvantaged communities
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Getting access to vaccine for the undocumented
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The importance of diversity in STEM
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Being a woman of color in science
Video Collections
Interviews
In four interviews, students talked with physician/scientists from NIH and elsewhere about past and present
minority healthcare disparities, vaccine access and vaccine hesitancy.
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Dr. Eliseo Pérez-Stable
“There is hope for the future and you [students] are the main reason”
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Dr. Monica Webb Hooper
“I feel a very personal responsibility”
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Dr. Gary Gibbons
“We as scientists need to stay connected to community”
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Dr. Eugenia South
“My initial response [to taking the vaccine] was no way!”
Student Productions
Students produced their own videos about the science of the vaccine and the history of healthcare disparities in minority communities
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Student productions on
Vaccines in Layman’s Terms
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Student productions on
Minorities and the Vaccine: A Short Film
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Student productions on
Just The Facts: How the Pfizer mRNA Vaccine Works
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Student productions on
How COVID Testing Works
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Student productions on
Coronavirus Family and Friend Interviews