About Us

We are a passionate group of students who participated the interdisciplinary American Studies course, American Identities: Race and Medicine, at Saint Louis University in the spring of 2024. Throughout the semester, we explored the relationship between racial identity, medical practice, and healthcare delivery in America.

Get to know a bit more about us below!

Kendyl m. schmidt (she/her), instructor

Kendyl is a PhD Candidate in American Studies and designed this course to help bridge the gap between STEM and the humanities. Having previously worked in the health care field, she wanted to bring her experience from the "real world" and academia together in a way that illuminates disparities in health care delivery, access, and outcomes while providing the historical context to help explain why American medicine is the way that it is and promote critical thinking about how future generations can improve it to ensure quality care for all Americans.

BIPOC Representation

Mia Martin

Current freshman at Saint Louis University majoring in Studio Art. Participated in SLU’s American Studies class by creating an infographic to bring awareness to the treatment of Asian American doctors and healthcare workers, along with resources to engage in.

d'vonte pigue

What's the word, my name is D'Vonte, I am originally from Memphis, TN. A freshman, majoring in Biology, with a focus of animal biology. I am Creole, I love fashion, music, working out, sports, basketball and track. I am glad I took this class, I have learned a lot about how race and medicine overlap. It was great.

isabelle ross

Hi! My name is Isabelle Ross and I am currently a sophomore here at Saint Louis University. I am majoring in Speech Language Hearing Sciences. I took this class because it looked interesting and I am so glad that I did. This has been a class that has actually taught me new information I never knew would be so important in today's society. This class has also put a spotlight on so many topics that no other class has ever taught me before.

Pseudo to Science

carmen myers

Carmen is a freshman at SLU majoring in American Studies, Spanish, and Psychology. She took this class to gain a deeper understanding of how racism has affected the delivery of healthcare. She hopes that the section Pseudo to Science will illustrate how racism negatively impacts the delivery of medical education.

max browning

My name is Max Browning, I am from Kansas City, MO and a student at SLU studying Finance and Business Technology Management. In my free time I enjoy competing in various case competitions as well as working on a prospective business.

heaven Nance

My name is Heaven, and I am a freshman at Saint Louis University majoring in Communication.

I took this class in particular because I wanted to understand why there could be disparities in healthcare based on the social construct of race.

Internal Medicine

william ma

Yo what’s good. My name is William. I am a senior majoring in biology planning to go to medical school. I like tennis, basketball, golf, football, soccer, and F1 racing.

amelia redman

Hi, my name is Amelia! I am a sophomore majoring in Speech Language & Hearing Sciences with an interest in American Studies. I like music, tennis, thrifting, and Instagram. I hope to one day be a speech pathologist and specialize in communication disorders with Autism.

will he

Senior in Biochemistry. I like swimming and tennis, although not much time now.

Health Care Delivery

aleijah patterson

Hello! My major is Neuroscience and I’m a sophomore. I am from Washington State. The picture above is me in the butterfly sanctuary at the STL Zoo. Zoos are definitely my happy place. My goal is to one day find someplace with Giant Pandas so I can meet my favorite animal.

colin swan

Colin is a graduating Senior and is currently majoring in Psychology. They have an interest in healthcare applications and their delivery and are currently pursuing future endeavors in psychology applications.

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