Interviews & Podcasts
Dr. Fani & Victor Blackwell discuss Dr. Fani’s work on racial discrimination and the effect it has on the brain.
“Dr. Negar Fani, joined Host/Airshifter April Taylor, to discuss the science and community implications of new research outlining, “Racism produces subtle brain changes that lead to increased disease risk in Black populations” and the work of Grady Trauma Project. The discussion outlined the insidious nature of racism and the effects on the body. The impacts of racism/white hegemony can impact health irrespective of “subtle” encounters but the cumulative effects of racism/white hegemony can have a profound impact on key organ systems of the body especially impacting the prefrontal cortex of the brain.”
News Articles
Dr. Fani & Dr. Tamar Gur discuss Dr. Fani’s article on racial discrimination and neural architecture in trauma-exposed Black women
Research conducted at the Fani Lab is featured in Pamela Fuller’s “Disconnecting to Survive”
Books
Research conducted at the Fani Lab is featured in Stephanie Foo’s “What My Bones Know”
Dr. Fani discusses her current study that is using a vibration-augmented mindfulness to help people who feel disconnected from their body and the physical effects of racism on the brain.
Dr. Fani joins Short Wave to discuss how experiencing racism may physically change your brain.
Dr. Fani joins Anna Staver to discuss how racism factors into health risks for African-Americans