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John K. Aggrey

@jkaggrey

Social Scientist | Infectious Diseases | @sts_vt & @VTCeZAP | (Re)Tweets ≠ endorsement

Joined March 2014
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Sending our biggest congratulations to our Book and Media Review editor @DrMcinthemaking, who successfully defended her dissertation @LsuSoc, "Child Support in the Deep South: An Analysis of Race, Gender, Class and Place." We could not be more proud of you, Dr. McDonald!
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Congrats to @coracoffesandru @jkaggrey and @lioraodg for receiving a Pathways Grant! Looking forward to seeing our course offerings expand!
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Localisation only pays lip service to fixing aid’s colonial legacy: thenewhumanitarian.org/opini… (@newhumanitarian)
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Join us this Friday for John Aggrey’s (@jkaggrey ) talk, “Epidemic Uncertainties and the Construction of Risk in Emerging Infectious Disease (EID) Epidemics: The Case of Ghana." Livestream will be available via Facebook: fb.me/e/2bUPyVltr. @VT_LiberalArts
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@WHOAFRO16 Dec 2021
GOOD NEWS! 🥳 The #Ebola outbreak in #DRC🇨🇩 has now been declared over by @MinSanteRDC after just over 2 months! No new confirmed cases have been reported since 30th October. Congratulations to national authorities and the people of DRC! 👉🏿bit.ly/3pZAoW0
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John Paget, PhD@PagetPhd11 Nov 2021
Hope you can join our ESCAIDE session on 'Using social science methods to support the prevention and control of infectious diseases in Europe' @ESCAIDE @SonarGlobalEU
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Freya Jephcott@FreyJephcott8 Nov 2021
Tomorrow’s talk will be by Dr Hillary Ash and explore the neglect of women in early epidemiological studies of HIV. I’m so looking forward to this talk and the subsequent discussion, which should touch on broader questions of demographic groups and epidemiological obfuscation.👇
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Replying to @HiddenEpidemics
When: Nov. 9 at 2pm GMT Where: online Please register here: eventbrite.com/e/hidden-epid… #epitwitter #medhistory #medhum
Hidden Epidemics & Epidemiological Obfuscation: Session 3 'Demographics'

Hidden Epidemics & Epidemiological Obfuscation: Session 3 'Demographics'

Join us as we hear about hidden epidemics and start to the characterise the public health practices that conceal them.

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Next session in just one week @CRASSHlive! We will look at a #HiddenEpidemic in the Categorically Other We welcome @hillaryaash for what promises to be a fascinating talk on How Bias Shaped Epidemiological #Data about #Women in the First Decade of the United States #AIDS Epidemic
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Now available: PLS Author Presentation (w/ Q&A) of “Politics and trust in #Ebola #vaccine trials: The case of #Ghana” by @jkaggrey & W Shrum at youtu.be/-KTkAHsdeiM. For more information on the article see doi.org/10.1017/pls.2020.1 | @CUP_PoliSci @LSU
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Don't miss the next our next session on Diagnostics and Epidemiological Obfuscation! Tomorrow (Oct. 26) at 2pm BST Register here: eventbrite.com/e/hidden-epid… @CRASSHlive #HiddenEpidemics
Hidden Epidemics & Epidemiological Obfuscation: Session 2 'Diagnostics'

Hidden Epidemics & Epidemiological Obfuscation: Session 2 'Diagnostics'

Join us as we hear about hidden epidemics and start to the characterise the public health practices that conceal them.

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Replying to @WHO @DrTedros
"No country can end the #COVID19 pandemic in isolation from the rest of the world. And no country can protect the health of its own people without working to protect the health of all people"-@DrTedros #WHS2021
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Congratulations to Felicia Henry on winning the graduate student paper (for “Yo Bro, What Imma Do Now?”: Understanding the Impact of Disasters on Populations Under Community Supervision") at the 46th annual Natural Hazards Workshop! hazards.colorado.edu/awards/…
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The Epidemy@EpidemyErc7 Jun 2021
One week to go! Online early career workshop "What was Epidemiology?" 14-17 June is open for registration. Join us for excellent set of papers to rethink the history of an undisciplined field. Free Tickets: epidemiology-2021.eventbrite… Programme (pdf): img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/919…
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June's Student Spotlight is Ifeyinwa Davis. She is a Sociology Doctoral student. Her dissertation research investigates Black Women's experiences with pregnancy, labor and delivery, and postpartum periods. Read more here: ow.ly/yLIU50F30sM
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June's Student Spotlight is Maretta McDonald. She is a Sociology Doctoral student. Her research focuses on the intersection of race, gender, class, and place. Read more here: ow.ly/mFL750F30hA
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4S 2021 early bird registration is now open!! We encourage everyone on the program to get the early bird discount and register before June 25th. We look forward to hosting you! 4sonline.org/meeting/registr…
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The Epidemy@EpidemyErc17 May 2021
What was Epidemiology? New Perspectives on the History of an Undisciplined Field. Online Early Career Workshop at @UoE_STIS, June 14 - 17 Full programme: ➡️ theepidemy.net/news-%2F-even… Register here (free): ➡️epidemiology-2021.eventbrite…
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'New Pandemics, Old Politics is an extremely comprehensive, fascinating political history of previous epidemics, their metaphors and manifestations, and a highly thought-provoking read in our current times' ow.ly/tgfr50EJBpl
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LSU Research@LSUResearch30 Apr 2021
#LSU breaks record on number of students awarded prestigious @NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. Eleven students & alumni from disciplines across campus selected. @LSU_BioSci @LSU_Chemistry @LSUphysastro @LSU_CCE @LSUEngineering @lsuscience @LSUHSS @LSUOSI lsu.edu/mediacenter/news/202…
LSU Ph.D. candidate Marvin Stewart

ALT LSU Ph.D. candidate Marvin Stewart

LSU Ph.D. candidate Tiffany Duong.

ALT LSU Ph.D. candidate Tiffany Duong.

LSU Ph.D. candidate Keilah Davis.

ALT LSU Ph.D. candidate Keilah Davis.

LSU Ph.D. candidate Rasidah O. Ali.

ALT LSU Ph.D. candidate Rasidah O. Ali.

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Dr Nina Gobat@dr_nina_g30 Mar 2021
Join us tomorrow! With @doctorsoumya @Elhadj_As_Sy @Afri_Alliance @BlanchetKarl @SonarGlobalEU @SSHAP_action @shoffmania @J_RAlmeida @Ammer_B @dannydevries00 @WHOGOARN
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@WHO30 Mar 2021
What is the role of communities in early disease detection, readiness, response and recovery during outbreaks? Join WHO/@WHOGOARN ad hoc consultation on community-centred approaches to health emergencies. 🗓️ Wed., 31 March 2021 ⏲️ 13h00-17h00 CEST More: bit.ly/3rteQzX
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