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
Why should young people take the vaccine?
The mental and physical impacts of the pandemic on minorities?
Guiding communities as a doctor of color
Leading at NIMHD as a psychologist
Addressing youth suicide on reservations
Improving physical and mental health in disadvantaged communities
Getting access to vaccine for the undocumented
The importance of diversity in STEM
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