By Jackson Lanzer for the GW Hatchet's 2023 Guide to The Best of Northwest
With student-led lessons and open discussions that inspire innovative approaches to public health discourses, the classroom dialogue professor Tamara Henry fosters establishes her courses as some of the most captivating on campus.
Henry – a teaching associate professor at the Milken Institute School of Public Health who teaches everything from foundational classes, like Intro to Public Health, to graduate classes, like Preventing Health Disparities – said she regularly updates her lesson plans to include readings relevant to current events in public health. She said debates and discussions on course content comprise either half or the majority of class time to maintain an engaging environment, allowing students to debate positions that they disagree with and develop a deeper understanding of the material.
“Every single day, I come prepared to teach students in a way that’s enthusiastic but, more importantly, in a way that allows students to be who they are, to express themselves freely and without judgment,” she said.
Read the full story in The Hatchet's 2023 Guide to the Best of Northwest.