In the first session, Jennifer Dohrn describes teaching and working in hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic and following the murder of George Floyd. She also describes her experiences on the frontlines of the HIV and Ebola crises in Africa. In this second session, Dohrn continues to speak about her experiences during COVID, her work as a midwife, and her activism
College teachers; Midwives; COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-; COVID-19 (Disease)--Social Aspects; Epidemics--Social Aspects; Midwifery; HIV infections--Africa; Ebola virus disease; Black lives matter movement; United States Race relations 21st century; Dohrn, Jennifer
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
2020
Physical Description
66 pages
Note (Biographical)
Originally from the Midwest, Jennifer Dohrn is faculty at Columbia University's midwifery program. She has a degree in nursing, received her Master's degree in midwifery from Columbia University, and has spent the last twelve years doing work in HIV a nd primary care in sub-Saharan Africa. Dohrn built the first freestanding birthing center in the South Bronx along with the Global Health division at Columbia University's school of nursing. She is also a mother, grandmother, and activist
Note
Interviewed by Nicole JeanBaptiste on May 7 and September 17, 2020
Note (Provenance)
Jennifer Dohrn, Gift, transferred from Columbia Center for Oral History Research 2023