Publication Date

2022

Abstract

The year 2020 brought about more unexpected turbulent times than anyone could have imagined in the years prior. At the University level, students and faculty were sent home from campus as rates of COVID-19 soared around the world. This turbulent, life-changing eruption disturbed the status quo for everyone on the planet in ways not anticipated, and the effects will linger for years to come. This manuscript discusses four perspectives on navigating the pandemic that can translate to future preparedness plans for students and faculty alike.

Author Biography

Kristen Platt, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience in the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington, Kentucky. She is a classically trained gross anatomist who teaches both professional and graduate students. Her scholarly work focuses on humanities in medical education.

Lydia Strattan, PhD grew up in Hamlin, West Virginia. She earned her doctorate in Neuroscience and a Graduate Certificate in Anatomical Sciences Instruction at the University of Kentucky. Lydia is now an Instructor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Colleen Bodnar was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, and moved to Lexington, KY, to start her work as a PhD in the Department of Neuroscience and the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center at the University of Kentucky. She plans to pursue a teaching career.

April Hatcher, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. She teaches embryology, histology, and gross anatomy to a variety of graduate and professional healthcare students. Her scholarly work focuses on faculty development and humanities in medical education.

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Personal Volcanoes and the Pedagogy of People: Perspectives on Navigating Turbulent Times

The year 2020 brought about more unexpected turbulent times than anyone could have imagined in the years prior. At the University level, students and faculty were sent home from campus as rates of COVID-19 soared around the world. This turbulent, life-changing eruption disturbed the status quo for everyone on the planet in ways not anticipated, and the effects will linger for years to come. This manuscript discusses four perspectives on navigating the pandemic that can translate to future preparedness plans for students and faculty alike.