The Commons
Health Humanities and Arts Research

The Commons works with researchers across disciplines to build collaborations around Health. Beginning in Summer 2020, the Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative

The Collaborative is based out of The Commons, directed by Emily Ryan (eryan@ku.edu). The initiative is a collaboration by Tamara Falicov, Associate Dean for Research, Arts and Humanities, College Dean’s office; Katie Rhine, Geography & Atmospheric Science and African & African-American Studies; and Teri Kennedy, Associate Dean, Interprofessional Practice, Education, Policy, and Research, KU School of Nursing, KU Medical Center.

Goals:

  • Create connections across professionals and among researchers around affinities within the realm of health and wellness;
  • Connect researchers to funding opportunities around health and wellness; and
  • Offer a platform for collaboration around existing and emerging health-related challenges.

Meetings:

This collaborative meets as a large group once per month, and smaller topic-specific discussions meet more regularly.
If you would like more information or to attend a meeting, please email Emily Ryan, Director of The Commons, at eryan@ku.edu.

Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative: Monthly Meet-up

Care & Well-being, Faculty Event, Graduate Student Event, Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative, Meeting, Public Scholarship, Research Communication
3:00-4:00pm Tuesday, August 11, 2020 Online / By Phone

This is the third monthly meet-up for the Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative.

For more information about the Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative, visit http://thecommons.ku.edu/health-humanities-and-arts-research-collaborative.

This Zoom gathering will feature:

  • an introduction to one early-stage collaboration
  • breakout discussions around core themes
    • Aging Populations
    • Climate Change / Natural Environment
    • Humanities-Informed Medical Training
    • Community Based Participatory Research
    • Me’phaa Language Revitalization
    • Health Disparities

For access to the meeting, please send an email to Emily Ryan, Director of The Commons, at eryan@ku.edu.

Of interest to:
Faculty, Graduate students, Researchers, Staff, Undergraduate Students

Coffee & Conversation: The Big Ideas Incubator

Care & Well-being, Discussion, Faculty Event, Graduate Student Event, Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative, The Future University
9:00-10:00am CDT Friday, August 21, 2020 Online / By Phone

Learn about the emerging Big Ideas Incubator & the Health Heartland Collaborative, a structure for building collaborative research teams with community agencies in connection with funding opportunities.

The Incubator works on a three-year cycle, focusing on one project at a time to build a network of faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students, and community partners.

The Big Ideas Incubator is co-directed by Dr. Katie Batza & Dr. Nicole Reiz.

Register here: https://kansas.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rcO-sqTovGdT8BONPmGbJsS3ERWyMDvTI


The Health Humanities and Arts Research Collaborative is developing conversations around topics of common interest across disciplines and professions to respond to challenges related to health and well-being. The HHARC is a platform to:

Create connections across professionals and among researchers around affinities within the realm of health and wellness;
Connect researchers to funding opportunities around health and wellness; and
Offer a platform for collaboration around existing and emerging health-related challenges.

Of interest to:
Faculty, Graduate students, Researchers, Staff, Undergraduate Students

 

Previous Meetings:

July 16, 2020

June 12, 2020