For this episode, the Activist Lab welcomes Dr. Shaunesse’ Jacobs Plaisimond, Assistant Professor of Religion and Health at the University of South Florida. Dr. Plaisimond discusses her background and research focused on the role for religion, spirituality, and personhood in all communities and how partnerships such as those with public health can lead to greater outcomes for all.

Guest: Dr. Shaunesse Plaisimond, Assistant Professor of Religion and Health, Department of Religious Studies, University of South Florida

For this episode, the Activist Lab welcomes The Right Honourable Former First Minister of Scotland Henry McLeish and USF College of Public Health Dean Sten Vermund who discuss Alzheimer’s Disease in the US and Scotland, Scotland’ several initiatives and programs such as the Scottish Brain Health and Dementia Research Strategy Oversight Board, and how students and advocates can work together for greater brain health for all.

Guests: The Right Honourable Henry McLeish and Dr. Sten Vermund, Dean, USF College of Public Health.

For this episode, the Activist Lab welcomes our guests, Nazneen Pal and Aria Garling, public health advocates who also serve on the Florida Let’s Chat taskforce. These public health professionals discuss the topics of loneliness and social isolation, reasons for the increase- especially among the younger generation, and strategies for change, including the work of the Health Buddies program (Seniors in Service) and more!

Guest: Let’s Chat taskforce members Aria Garling, BA, Program Manager, Seniors in Service Program of Tampa Bay; and Nazneen Pal, MPH, Public Health Practitioner