GlobeMed Annual Gala 2022

GlobeMed at Northeastern is a student-run organization that partners with a grassroots organization in Masaka, Uganda, called the Twesiga Mukama Federation. Currently, we are working with the Federation to improve water sanitation and hygiene conditions in a region of Uganda with historically poor water access. We aim to do so through daily fundraising and advocacy events, such as our Annual Gala.

The Annual Gala highlights the work we do with our partner organization and initiates conversations within our local community about important health issues and disparities, including mental health. At this Annual Gala, a respected professor of the Northeastern community, Dr. Vanessa Johnson, will discuss the mental health of college students and communities abroad. We hope you can join us!

Speakers

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  Vanessa Johnson

  Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology
  Northeastern University

  Professor Vanessa D. Johnson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology for Northeastern University. She has designed and taught multiple courses at Northeastern that focus on college student development and the administration of programs and services in student affairs. Dr. Johnson is also the faculty leader of two Dialogues of Civilizations to Ghana, West Africa, which explore Education and Learning in Ghana, as well as the study of Health Care and Health Systems in Ghana. Dr. Johnson has traveled to Ghana for the past few years to not only guide students through the culture, tradition, and beauty Ghana has to offer, but also to discuss important topics such as mental health.

  At GlobeMed's Annual Gala, Dr.Johnson will discuss the mental health of college students within our local community and of those abroad.