Subtitle:
"Where is home? How housing instability affects us all"
Activity Type:
Lecture
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Presenter:
Dr. Mindy Fullilove
Date:
Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 18:30 to 21:00
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
120 David Lawrence Hall, University of Pittsburgh (3942 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260)
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Mindy Thompson Fullilove, MD, professor of urban policy and health, The New School. Fullilove has been studying epidemics in poor communities, with a focus on the relationship between urban form and mental well-being. In 2009, she launched a Main Street NJ, a study of the role in Main Streets as social and commercial centers. This study takes her to 100 Main Streets in the US, France, the Netherlands and Japan. She has authored/edited 5 books, including Root Shock: How Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America and What We Can Do About It.
UCIS Unit:
European Studies Center
Global Studies Center
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Year of Diversity