EP #167 - 11.11.2020 - Stigma and COVID-19

Today we have a discussion of anti-Chinese Stigma during the COVID-19 pandemic with Njoki Mwarumba and Jack Rozdilsky.

Njoki Mwarumba Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Dr. Mwarumbas dissertation was an examination of select indicators of social vulnerability and determinants of health, and their impact on the global community during the H1N1 2009 pandemic. The dissertation encapsulates Dr. Mwarumbas interest in the role of social vulnerability during public health disasters for purposes of engaging and bolstering social capital and indigenous knowledge towards more resilient communities.

Jack L. Rozdilsky is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director for the Disaster and Emergency Management Program at York University in Toronto, Canada. He is currently a co-investigator on a Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Rapid Research project sponsored by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research. Prior to joining York University, Dr. Rozdilsky was a university professor of emergency management in both Illinois and Texas, and he also worked in the public sector inland use planning and he has directed regional hazard mitigation planning efforts.