Podcast

Author Interview: "Drawing on Black and Queer Communities’ Harm Reduction Histories to Improve Overdose Prevention Strategies and Policies”

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Sterling Johnson joins Ethics Talk to discuss his article, coauthored with Dr Kimberly L. Sue: "Drawing on Black and Queer Communities’ Harm Reduction Histories to Improve Overdose Prevention Strategies and Policies.”

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Sterling Johnson, JD, MA is a doctoral candidate in the Geography and Urban Studies Department at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A lawyer, geographer, and scholar-activist, he has worked in the recovery and housing arenas in Philadelphia for the last 10 years and has served in leadership positions at several organizations. He has a juris doctor degree from the University of California Law San Francisco, a master’s degree in geography from George Washington University, and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from American University. His research focuses on the political ecology of health and the body, Black geographies, and theorizing the connections between homelessness, harm reduction, displacement, decolonization, and settler colonialism.

Recorded March 15, 2024.

 

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Interviewee disclosed no conflicts of interest.

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