Dr. Judith Auerbach is an independent science, policy consultant, and Professor in the School of Medicine at UCSF. She recently served as Vice President, Research & Evaluation at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, where she was responsible for developing, leading, and managing research and evaluation-related activities. Dr. Auerbach has taught, presented, and published widely in the areas of HIV/AIDS, social science and public policy, and sex and gender. You can find more about her research here.
In this podcast we talk about disciplinary stigma toward the social sciences in health research, and the ways that not giving social scientists a seat at the table can result in lower uptake of health advances, including vaccines. We discuss how social sciences can increase our understanding of where a health issue sits in someone's life, inequitable social arrangements, and unintended consequences of health interventions. Listening and opening our heart and minds to socially marginalized persons' viewpoints, and examining how inequities are operationalized at institutional levels, can inform our actions to make change.
Episode hosted by Dr. Carmen Logie. Supported by funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and Canada Research Chairs program. Original music and podcast produced by Jupiter Productions, who have various production services available to support your podcast needs.