Five fab stories about seeking aid and giving it. At our new venue: The Kraine Theater.
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Dr. Jen Cadenhead was a stay-at-home mom, when one instant changed her life. Now she is a dedicated professional with a mission to improve the health and nutrition outcomes of all individuals, with a particular focus on Black women and children. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education and Policy and as a Research Assistant Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University. With over 20 years of experience in community service and volunteer work, Jen has a wealth of knowledge and passion for addressing the challenges facing diet-related health concerns. Her research focuses on understanding the impact of government policies on access to healthy, culturally appropriate meals and the impact of food on health. Jen received her Bachelor's degree in math and sociology from Duke University and completed clinical training and research at a number of institutions including New York Presbyterian Hospital and Kaiser Permanente Division of Research. She went on to earn her Master's, MPhil, and PhD degrees in Behavioral Nutrition and Nutritional Epidemiology from Teachers College, Columbia University. With her expertise and unwavering commitment to improving health outcomes, Jen strives to make a real difference in the lives of everyday people.
Eitan Levine is a New York based writer and comedian. Currently, he is the host of "Game Breakers" on Amazon Prime Video Sports Talk everyday from 2-4pm. He’s written for the New York Times, New York Magainze (The Cut), Paper Magazine, Amazon, Sony/Embassy Row, Reader’s Digest and has worked on creative projects with companies like Nike, Red Bull, JEEP, Audible, Tru TV and others. Eitan’s work has been featured on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE, Late Night With Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, Extra and More. He has previously been staffed as a journalist/producer/on-air talent at Elite Daily, Cheddar, Mashable and several other publications.
Fabiola Plaza is a third-year medical student at the Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Native to Venezuela, she grew up as one of seven children in south Florida. Fabiola began playing the viola at a young age and attended a middle and high school for the performing arts. She then attended Columbia University, majoring in Neuroscience and Music. While at Columbia, Fabiola discovered her love for medicine and giving back to the community. Her current research interests involve childhood health disparities in mental health services, health provider bias against those who are justice-involved, and the effects of gun violence in health care. When she is not busy studying, you can find Fabiola playing viola in the New York Reparatory Orchestra, being very competitive at Bananagrams and any other board game, or completing another 1000+ piece puzzle.
Julia Whitehouse is a writer and comedian and mother and daughter. She has written for New Yorker Daily Shouts, McSweeney’s, Splitsider, Mutha Magazine, and POPSUGAR. She hosts Manhattan’s longest running weekly storytelling open mic at The Duplex every Monday at 7 pm. She enjoys figuring out how to build things without looking up tutorials but will always look up a recipe before deciding whether or not to follow it.
Evan Wilson is an archaeologist and paleoanthropologist focused on the dawn of technology and emergence of human culture. They study the interplay between technology/culture and biology via the Stone Age archaeological record of Eastern Africa. They have done fieldwork spanning the last 3.5 million years in Kenya and Ethiopia discovering both fossils and artifacts to better understand the deep human past and our evolutionary history.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.