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Kats Shelf

The Kats Shelf Project offers the SHSU community a unique opportunity to engage in conversations with faculty and staff about their health-related experiences, learning directly from their stories. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of others within our community and the unique perspectives they bring.

Tuesday, April 21 - Wednesday, April 22

10am - 2pm

Newton Gresham Library

Meet Our Storytellers

  • Kristen Hester

  • Shantal Brissette

  • Todd Primm

    I want to share my story navigating the healthcare system as my wife battles cancer.

  • Benjamin Jefferson

    I want to share my journey growing up with ADHD.

  • Erin Owens

  • Carla D. Jones

    I want to share my journey incorporating a holistic approach to health.

  • Ivys Fernández-Pastrana

    I want to share my journey coming from Puerto Rico to the US mainland and witnessing quiet struggles and injustices.

  • Suraya Mattocks

  • Danica Schieber

  • Brooklynn Wynveen

    I want to share my journey through organ donation—from bone marrow/stem-cell donation to qualitative research with kidney donors to informal advocacy.

  • Doug Dretke

    I want to share my story and lessons learned from living and working as an American in Nigeria.

  • Christine Cardinal

  • Lisa Connor

    I want to share my story and the importance of patient advocacy, clear communication, and culturally competent care.

  • Ben Mitchell-Yellin

    I want to share my journey navigating the health care system as a graduate student to university professor.

  • Suzi Honeywell

  • Stephen Brown

    I want to share my story living with chronic fatigue and my experience with medications versus complementary and alternative methods.

  • Haitrieu Nguyen