Racial affinity caucuses as anti-racist pedagogy in an epidemiology course.

The University of Washington Department of Epidemiology launched a quarterly virtual anti-racism journal club in spring 2020. After two quarters, students expressed concerns that White students dominated discussions. Students and instructors worked together to amplify the voices of Black, Indigenous...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 194; no. 12; pp. 3572 - 3581
Autores principales: Barrington, Wendy E, Kumar, Ramya, Frivold, Collrane, Massey, Anne E, Mugo, Cyrus, Cox, Sarah N, Sesay, Fredericka A, Hajat, Anjum, Balkus, Jennifer E
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Dec2025
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          Barrington, Wendy E
          Kumar, Ramya
          Frivold, Collrane
          Massey, Anne E
          Mugo, Cyrus
          Cox, Sarah N
          Sesay, Fredericka A
          Hajat, Anjum
          Balkus, Jennifer E
        affil: Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United StatesDepartment of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United StatesDepartment of Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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          Racism Epidemiology
          Antiracism Education
          Racial Equality Education
          Public Health Education
          Implementation Science
          White Persons
          Conceptual Framework
          Teaching Methods
          Outcomes of Education
          Cultural Diversity Education
          Program Evaluation
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          United States
          Journal Clubs
          Students, Health Occupations
          Faculty
          Multimethod Studies
          Online Education
          Qualitative Studies
          Social Justice Education
          Pilot Studies
          Thematic Analysis
          Faculty-Student Relations
          Social Identity
          Learning Environment
          Student Attitudes
          Feedback
          Self Report
          Social Dominance
      ab: The University of Washington Department of Epidemiology launched a quarterly virtual anti-racism journal club in spring 2020. After two quarters, students expressed concerns that White students dominated discussions. Students and instructors worked together to amplify the voices of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) students using racial affinity caucuses (RACs) as a pedagogical intervention before classroom discussions. We used the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to examine intervention process and determinants as described by students via anonymous course evaluations and the Public Health Critical Race Praxis (PHCRP) to identify "how is racism operating here?" across CFIR domains. On a scale of zero to five (0: Very Poor, 5: Excellent), the overall course effectiveness was rated just below "Excellent" (average: 4.8), while the effectiveness of RACs was rated just below "Very Good" (average: 3.7). Student comments endorsed the RAC intervention as a CFIR innovation that effectively supported BIPOC students while acknowledging the barriers and facilitators of its implementation. Student and instructor flexibility, humility, courage to engage in praxis, and willingness to learn from failure were essential to implementation. Yet, students rated the course and RAC intervention highly, suggesting that anti-racism praxis can foster classroom learning in an epidemiology classroom.
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