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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel conversation next with field experts and ta
 bling fair to follow\, made possible by Agnes Scott's Interfaith America F
 aith & Health Grant. The topic of discussion will be "Religion and Spiritu
 ality as a Social Determinant in Mental Health and Health Professions".  T
 he panelists are:\n\nDr. Eunice Chay `07 is the Chief Dental Officer and c
 o-founder of Ethnē Health Dental\, where she leads efforts to expand acce
 ss to high-quality\, affordable dental care for underserved communities in
  Clarkston\, GA. She earned her BA in International Relations from Agnes S
 cott College\, her DMD and MPH from the University of Pennsylvania\, and c
 ompleted advanced clinical training through a General Practice Residency a
 t Virtua Health System in Camden\, NJ and an Advanced Education in General
  Dentistry program with NYU-Langone Health in Atlanta. Deeply shaped by he
 r Chinese/Taiwanese American identity and compelled by her faith\, Dr. Cha
 y has long been committed to serving underserved communities\, in particul
 ar\, refugee and immigrant communities. Her public health research and ear
 ly nonprofit work focused on oral health education and outreach among rese
 ttled populations. She played a pivotal role in launching Ethnē Dental—
 recruiting and training a diverse team\, leading fundraising and strategic
  planning\, and overseeing the development and expansion of a growing clin
 ic. Dr. Chay is passionate about addressing disparities in dental care and
  is honored to serve the vibrant and diverse Clarkston community.\n\nDr. E
 ugene Robinson (Gene)\, D.Min.\, LMFT\, ACPE\, APA\, is an Association for
  Clinical Pastoral Education\, Inc. Certified Educator and Marriage and Fa
 mily Therapist. He holds professional membership in the American Associati
 on for Marriage and Family Therapists and the Association for Clinical Pas
 toral Education. He has published several articles and facilitated worksho
 ps on a range of topics related to mental and spiritual health. Gene comes
  from a Baptist heritage. He has served as Director of Spiritual Health Pr
 ograms and Counseling Centers. He was privileged to teach at Interdenomina
 tional Theological Seminary\, Union Theological Seminary\, and Candler Sch
 ool of Theology at Emory University. Gene currently serves as Senior Educa
 tor in Emory Healthcare’s Spiritual Health Department\, where he facilit
 ates CPE groups and coordinates the work of the Cognitive Compassion Spiri
 tual Health Fellows\, who specialize in spiritual care in mental health. G
 ene is married and the father of two sons\, five grandchildren\, and four 
 great-grandchildren.\n\nDr. Katie Sundermeier is the Executive Director of
  Samaritan Counseling Center. She also provides pre-marital counseling and
  pastoral counseling. Katie enjoys providing pastoral counseling to those 
 who are seeking ways to understand and process life’s circumstances inte
 grating one’s faith\, doubts and theology. Dr. Sundermeier attended Vand
 erbilt University where she double majored in German and Communication Stu
 dies. Following two years in a corporate job\, Dr. Sundermeier earned her 
 Master of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and did additional 
 coursework at the University of Bonn\, Germany. Dr. Sundermeier is ordaine
 d as a Presbyterian Minister in the PC(USA). She has recently completed he
 r Doctorate in Pastoral Care and Counseling at Louisville Presbyterian The
 ological Seminary.\n\nPanel Conversation will be held in JTS Chapel\, with
  reception and community partner tabling to follow in the Bullock Science 
 Center. Parking information: The college's free parking deck is located at
  137 S McDonough St\, Decatur\, GA 30030. Signs will direct you to the cam
 pus chapel.
GEO:33.76825;-84.294489
LOCATION:Julia Thompson Smith Chapel\, BSC-Baker Atrium & Lobby
SUMMARY:Religion and Spirituality as a Social Determinant in Health Profess
 ions
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.agnesscott.edu/event/religion-and-spirituali
 ty-as-a-social-determinant-in-health-professions-community-partner-tabling
CATEGORIES:Information Session
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