Natalie is a senior pursuing dual degrees in Microbiology and Cello Performance with minors in Spanish and Medical Humanities on a pre-med track. She is passionate about equitable access to quality care and hopes to work as a public health physician in obstetrics and gynecology. In her free time, Natalie enjoys rock climbing, reading, and cooking.
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CloseRebecca is a Junior from Norman, Oklahoma, pursuing dual degrees in Chinese and International Studies. In addition to participating in AMWHO, she is a member of the Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps, the Alexander Hamilton Society, and the Student Government Association. In her downtime, she likes to nap and hit tennis balls.
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CloseKayla is a sophomore majoring in Microbiology and minoring in Chemistry on the pre-med track. Outside of school, Kayla finds enjoyment in immersing herself in the enchanting world of Studio Ghibli films and music, reading, baking cookies, and playing video games.<o :p></o>
CloseWe are honored and excited to invite you to the 2023 American Mock World Health Organization Oklahoma Regional Conference “Sexual and Reproductive Health: Breaking Stigmas, Building Futures.”
Sexual and reproductive health is relevant to every single person. Reproductive rights are often neglected or being stripped from many, including here in Oklahoma. We hope to bring perspectives from our local roots to the international level through our simulation of the World Health Assembly.This conference is being hosted at Hudson College of Public Health at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. We are excited to bring conversations about sexual and reproductive health here to Oklahoma, where many never receive proper sexual education.
As an established chapter in the midwest region, the University of Oklahoma AMWHO chapter has hosted four successful regional conferences in partnership with universities across the region and mentored new chapters. Despite setbacks caused by the pandemic, we continue to engage students in global public health, policy-making, and international diplomacy. We are grateful to our past leaders for the establishment of a solid chapter, and to the Hudson College of Public Health for their ongoing support.
We hope that our conference and your further involvement in AMWHO help grow not only your passion for public health, but also your desire to create meaningful change toward bettering health outcomes in your community. Now, more than ever, it is important to think global and act local. Here at AMWHO, we look forward to inspiring the future generation of health advocates and giving them the tools to change the future.
Dr. LaTasha B. Craig is a Professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Section Chief and Fellowship Director of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility (REI). Her clinical practice is at OU Physicians Reproductive Medicine, where she serves as Medical Director. Additionally, Dr. Craig is an Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum for OU College of Medicine. She has received numerous teaching awards including the APGO William NP Herbert Promising Educator Award “in recognition of her demonstrated accomplishments and promising future in academic medicine and women’s health education”.<o :p></o>
CloseIrissa has a Masters of Arts in Holocaust and Genocide Studies with a focus on identity-based systemic oppression. She joins TCI with years of experience in gender- and sexuality-based advocacy and education, serving for the past six years at Oklahoma State University’s Coordinator of Women’s and LGBTQ Affairs and as a campus Sexual Assault Victim Advocate. She loves working with her LGBTQ+ community and was a 2021 recipient of the city of Stillwater’s Leaders Under 40. In her free time, Irissa loves watching (and analyzing) horror films, spending time with her spouse and pets, and playing video games.<o :p></o>
Dr. Chen's research lies at the intersection of sexual violence, queer theory, critical race and ethnic studies, and U.S. welfare reform. She is currently writing two books, Killing Radicalism: Neoliberalism, Normativity & the Anti-Rape Movement (single author, under contract with NYU Press) and The Reckoning: Indigenous Messages from the Anti-Rape Revolution (co-authored with Sarah Deer). Killing Radicalism explores how neoliberal conditions on rape crisis centers in the U.S. force victim advocates to alter their support to survivors of sexual assault. As a consequence of these neoliberal conditions, advocates face surmounting barriers to practicing inclusive care for marginalized survivors (e.g., BIPOC, LGBTQ+). The Reckoning examines how American Native women and Two Spirit people who have experienced rape and hate crimes conceptualize justice in order to develop tangible tribal remedies to violence.
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