COVID-19 Mental Health: A Second Pandemic. An Interview with Dr. Yuval Neria

Event registration is now closed, but you can email cih@ucalgary.ca to request last-minute access and we'll do our best to accommodate you. 

 

What is the impact of isolation from friends and family during the COVID-19 quarantine? How has the loss of physical closeness impacted our behaviour and happiness and what are the long-term effects? What are the mental stresses that we are facing in going into our new routine as we reopen, whatever  it may look like?

Layla Lavan will conclude our digital ethics and morality salon series on June 3.

Layla Lavan Digital Ethics and Morailty Salon # 5

COVID-19 Mental Health: A Second Pandemic

Dr. Yuval Neria in conversation with Christina Frangou

Wed. June 3, 7 p.m.

Sidewalk Citizen Bakery, in collaboration with the Calgary Institute for the Humanities at the University of Calgary, has curated a weekly forty-five minute long conversation with philosophers, scholars and scientists addressing applied ethics questions arising from the pandemic.

The Salon will broadcast live every Wednesday at 7 p.m. (MT), starting May 6. The event is free. You will be able to log on 15 minutes earlier at 6:45 p.m. We will send you detailed instructions about how to access the live-stream on Zoom after you've RSVP'd. Each salon requires its own registration. 

Yuval Neria is Professor of Medical Psychology at the Departments of Psychiatry and Epidemiology at Columbia University Medical Center, and Director of Trauma and PTSD at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Neria joined Columbia University in 2002, and since then has led and collaborated on numerous epidemiological, clinical, and neuroimaging studies in trauma and PTSD. In the last five years, Neria’s lab is focused on translational research aiming to identify highly needed behavioral and neural markers for trauma related psychopathology. Dr. Neria has authored more than 180 articles and book chapters, a war novel, and co-edited 4 textbooks focusing on the mental health consequences of exposure to trauma.

Christina Frangou (Moderator) is a writer and journalist in Calgary, Alberta, who specializes in writing about health, medicine and social issues. Her work has appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, Maclean’s, Alberta Views, Reader's Digest and Chatelaine. She writes about topics like refugees, grief, loneliness and public health.