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- Title
- Cade Orchard Interview, May 29, 2020
- Date
- May 29, 2020
- Creator
- Cade Orchard; Maren Orchard
- Description
- Cade Orchard discusses the impact of COVID on his life from Hot Springs, South Dakota, where he is completing an internship for the Mammoth Site. He shares that he lost his grandmother to COVID, and how that painful experience has personally connected him to the pandemic. He also reflects on how the virus has impacted his day-to-day life as a college student having to leave campus and transition to learning online. Cade talks about how his internship has kept him going, but also worries about the health consequences of continuing internships. He also appreciates talking virtually with his family and friends. Cade discusses how COVID has highlighted the strengths and failures of how the public interacts with the scientific community, though he hopes that we will have newfound appreciation for the work that all scientists do as a result of this crisis. This video is part of the Humanities Truck's From Me To You: A Covid-19 Oral History Project. https://humanitiestruck.com/frommetoyou/
- Subject
- Hot Springs, South Dakota; coronavirus; COVID-19; pandemic; student; college; internship; family; online; science
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2171
- Rights statement
- Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Melissa Hawkins Interview, October 3, 2020
- Date
- October 3, 2020
- Creator
- Melissa Hawkins; Laura Sislen
- Description
- From the American University Department of Health Studies and Humanities Truck Fellow, Melissa Hawkins discusses the evolving impact of COVID-19. In some ways 7 months feels like a lifetime ago. The impact has been different for each member of her family including her 4 children such as adjusting to online schooling. She reflects on how fortunate the family has been to not be afflicted by job loss or illness; the day-to-day adjustments have been more impactful. Some silver-linings include: the amount of time spent together, re-evaluating what's important, who's important, and reaching out to loved ones. What keeps them going? Their pets! As there are many revealing lessons about the fragmentation of the health care and public health systems, Melissa, who works in public health, reflects on the mistrust of science and scientists that became apparent through this and hopes to build that trust to rely on science in times of uncertainty.
- Subject
- American University; Humanities Truck; Washington, DC; professor; COVID-19; COVID; coronavirus; pandemic; public health; family; science; online
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2276
- Rights statement
- Copyright for this object is held by American University and does not preclude any use the co-interviewee(s) may want to make of the information in the recordings themselves. This object is made available through the American University Digital Research Archive for research and educational purposes. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the object beyond the bounds of Fair Use must be obtained from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.