VACCINE (HNRC 300VH)

VACCINE/HNRS 300VH
10:00-11:30 a.m., May 10-21, 2021
One credit hour

 

This forum zooms in on the race to develop a vaccine for the COVID-19 Coronavirus through a diversity of academic and professional disciplines: medicine, medical history, sociology, statistics, social media studies, public health, immunology, political science, industrial engineering, supply chain management, and chemical engineering. In so doing, the forum’s instructors situate the COVID-19 vaccine within a broader narrative of the science of immunization, the history of vaccines, the social and economic inequalities produced by deploying a vaccine, and the challenges presented to the global supply chain.

Lectures are open to all: Complete this online interest form to gain access. View lectures on our YouTube playlist. 

  • Kaitlyn Akel (MPH, University of Michigan; Honors College Alumna)
  • Lindsey Aloia (Communication)
  • Bob Beitle (Chemical Engineering)
  • Burcu Bayram (Political Science)
  • Jyotishka Datta (Statistics)
  • David Dobrzykowski (Supply Chain Management)
  • Grant Drawve (Sociology)
  • Jeannine Durdik (Immunology)
  • Casey Harris (Sociology)
  • Kevin Fitzpatrick (Sociology)
  • Casey Kayser (Medical Humanities)
  • David McNabb (Biological Sciences)
  • Ashlea Milburn (Industrial Engineering)
  • Sarah Nurre (Industrial Engineering)
  • Angie Ohler (Libraries)
  • Brian Primack (Public Health)
  • Shannon Servoss (Chemical Engineering)
  • Huda Sharaf (Medical Director, University of Arkansas)
  • Trish Starks (History of Medicine)
  • Joe Steinmetz (Chancellor, University of Arkansas)
  • Shengfan Zhang (Industrial Engineering)

Explore Course Topics

Social Inequality, Justice, and Vaccine Intent and Distribution in the United States

Forum #1: Social Justice and Vaccine Distribution

Grant Drawve, Assistant Professor of Sociology & Criminology
Kevin Fitzpatrick, University Professor of Sociology & Criminology & Jones Chair in Community
Casey Harris, Associate Professor of Sociology & Criminology
Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences

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Development and Delivery of Vaccines in the Past/Domestic and International Politics of the COVID-19 Vaccine

Forum #2: Vaccines: Past Histories & Present Politics

Burcu Bayram,  Assistant Professor of Political Science
Trish Starks, Professor of History
Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences

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Immunology and the Vaccine

Forum #3: Immunology and the Vaccine

Jeannine Durdik, Associate Dean & Professor of Biological Sciences 
David McNabb, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences

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The Role of Chemical Engineers in Vaccine Development and Manufacturing

Forum #4: Vaccine Development and Manufacturing

Bob Beitle, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation &  Professor of Chemical Engineering
Shannon Servoss, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering

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Understanding Vaccine Efficacy and Effectiveness: A Statistician's Perspective/Open Access STEM research

Forum #5: Vaccine: Statistics & Research Access

Jyotishka Datta, Assistant Professor of Statistics, Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences
Angie Ohler,  Associate Dean for Content and Digital Initiatives, University Libraries

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The History of Vaccine Hesitancy: Lessons from Then and Now

Forum #6: Vaccine Hesitancy & Humanistic Health

Kaitlyn Akel, Master of Public Health Student, Univerity of Michigan; B.A., History, cum laude, '19, University of Arkansas
Casey Kayser, Assistant Professor of English, Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences

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Social Media and the Vaccine

Forum #7: Social Media and the Vaccine

Lindsey Aloia, Associate Professor of Communication, Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences
Brian Primack, M.D., Dean, College of Education and Health Professions

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Logistics and the Vaccine

Forum #8: Logistics and the Vaccine

Ashlea Milburn, Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering

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Medical Decision Making During COVID-19

Forum #9: Medical Decision Making During COVID-19

Shengfan Zhang, Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
Shan Liu, Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Washington
Jagpreet Chhatwal, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School; Associate Director, MGH Institute for Technology Assessment

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COVID Vaccines: How did you get here?

Forum #10: COVID Vaccines: How did you get here?

David Dobrzykowski, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, Sam M. Walton College of Business
Sarah Nurre Pinkley, Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering

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Vaccinating the U of A

Forum #11: Vaccinating the U of A

Huda Sharaf, M.D., Medical Director, Pat Walker Health Center
Joe Steinmetz, Chancellor, University of Arkansas 

 

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