Brown Bag: Selecting a Good Health Volunteer Program...

Dr. Judith N. Lasker
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 12:00pm

Location: 

Williams Hall, Room 070

“Selecting a Good Health Volunteer Program: What to Look For”
Dr. Judith N. Lasker Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Dr. Judith N. Lasker, Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, will discuss her research on global health volunteering. Based on extensive interviews, surveys, and participant research in two programs, she has developed a set of recommendations for how potential volunteers can choose the best programs. Her research and recommendations are in a newly published book called “Hoping to Help: the Promises and Pitfalls of Global Health Volunteering”, Cornell University Press.

Bring your own lunch. Beverages provided.