Entry #: 119691
Nominator Information:
Dominique Heinke, dnh533@mail.harvard.edu
Nomination Type: Individual
Nominee: Theresa Chapple
Reason for Nomination:
Dr. Chappel has not only worked to translate the epidemiology of the pandemic to a broad audience on Twitter and mass media, including advocating for a nuanced understanding of the research on covid in schools, she has also directly engaged with school districts to help them develop safety plans. Her social media presence is centered on anti-racisism and anti-oppression, and she often uses her personal experiences with racism and it’s intersection with sexism to help others understand the horrible toll of racism on the lives and health of Black women. On top of all this, she has been working in applied public health full-time while also caring for her three daughters who are in zoom school for the year. She is an example of the best of epidemiology.
Keyword(s):
public outreach
pandemic school planning
anti-racism
Black women
Website/URL:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/ct-oak-park-new-health-director-tl-0429-20210427-ar6jabxjwnajvniihypfuq52zu-story.html, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/opinion/virtual-school-racism.html, https://newrepublic.com/article/161608/inside-long-messy-year-reopening-schools, https://twitter.com/Theresa_Chapple/status/1365121563733942274?s=20