The Ohio State University Anthropology Speakers Series: Janet Childerhose

Headshot of Janet Childerhose. She is a white woman wearing glasses with shoulder length hair. She is wearing a black blouse and purple scarf
November 4, 2024
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Smith Lab 4012

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2024-11-04 16:00:00 2024-11-04 17:00:00 The Ohio State University Anthropology Speakers Series: Janet Childerhose Please join us for the The Ohio State University Anthropology Speakers Series talk on 11/4 by Dr. Janet Childerhose.The overdose epidemic in the US continues to evolve, with different adulterants entering local and regional supply, shifting drug preference and consumption routes, and disparities in access to community harm reduction services and resources. In this talk, I will focus on the promise of fentanyl test strips as an overdose prevention tool and highlight unique research contributions that anthropologists can make to inform our understanding of this complex landscape. Dr. Childerhose is a medical anthropologist with training in the history of medicine and bioethics. She is a Research Assistant Professor in the College of Medicine with appointments to the Division of General Internal Medicine and the Division of Bioethics. She holds a courtesy appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Her research investigates ethical and translational challenges of implementing clinical and community interventions for stigmatized and marginalized populations, with a focus on reducing overdose fatalities in a contaminated North American supply environment. She is a Co-Investigator with the NIDA-funded HEALing Communities Study and leads the Ohio team of the NIDA-funded Stay Safe Study, a three-state prospective cohort study of fentanyl test strips. She was selected as a member of the 2024-25 Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme Society of Fellows for her project, “The Overdose Stories.” Smith Lab 4012 Department of Anthropology anthropology@osu.edu America/New_York public

Please join us for the The Ohio State University Anthropology Speakers Series talk on 11/4 by Dr. Janet Childerhose.

The overdose epidemic in the US continues to evolve, with different adulterants entering local and regional supply, shifting drug preference and consumption routes, and disparities in access to community harm reduction services and resources. In this talk, I will focus on the promise of fentanyl test strips as an overdose prevention tool and highlight unique research contributions that anthropologists can make to inform our understanding of this complex landscape. 

Dr. Childerhose is a medical anthropologist with training in the history of medicine and bioethics. She is a Research Assistant Professor in the College of Medicine with appointments to the Division of General Internal Medicine and the Division of Bioethics. She holds a courtesy appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. 

Her research investigates ethical and translational challenges of implementing clinical and community interventions for stigmatized and marginalized populations, with a focus on reducing overdose fatalities in a contaminated North American supply environment. She is a Co-Investigator with the NIDA-funded HEALing Communities Study and leads the Ohio team of the NIDA-funded Stay Safe Study, a three-state prospective cohort study of fentanyl test strips. She was selected as a member of the 2024-25 Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme Society of Fellows for her project, “The Overdose Stories.”