Voices Through the Mask

Voicing through the mask, Bowen’s interviewee shared the experiences of exploring unexpected romantic scenarios created by Covid. Voicing through the mask, Saketh’s team found that using Zoom is a huge bonus to classroom broadcasting and activities scheduling. Voicing through the mask, Laurie’s guest speaker conducted a thorough analysis of the core objective and user expectations to fulfill remote teaching requirements… Why are we seeing so many instances of positive externalities despite the universal turmoil -- Covid-19 pandemic? In this wrapping episode of Voicing Through the Mask, let’s explore sparkles of how human beings try hard to voice despite the physical difficulties and how those virtues may be perpetuated.  Sources Bai, John (Jianqiu), et al. “Digital Resilience: How Work-From-Home Feasibility Affects Firm Performance.” NBER, 22 Mar. 2021. Galasso, Vincenzo, et al. “Gender Differences in COVID-19 Perception and Compliance.” VOX, CEPR Policy Portal, 7 Nov. 2020. Hershbein, Brad, and Lisa B. Kahn. “Do Recessions Accelerate Routine-Biased Technological Change? Evidence from Vacancy Postings.” NBER, 24 Oct. 2016, . Yayboke, Erol, and Hareem F. Abdullah. "Elevating Women Peacebuilders amidst Covid-19." Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 2020, . Accessed 2 Mar. 2021. “Language Instruction: Abroad vs. In-Person”. FA21 ENGRD221W, David Morgen, Emory University.  "Love in the Time of Covid”. FA21 ENGRD221W, David Morgen, Emory University.  "Rend or Mend? Friendship in the Pandemic”. FA21 ENGRD221W, David Morgen, Emory University.  "Zooming Through Doom”. FA21 ENGRD221W, David Morgen, Emory University.  Music Evan Schaeffer, "Laurel Breeze"Blue Sky Moon, "The Calm of A 12th Morning"Mr Smith, "Darkening of the Light"Ketsa, "Between-Each"

Let’s face it. Moving from pressuring professional environments to the comfortable confines of our homes pushed many individuals to stop paying attention to their aesthetics and fashion during the COVID 19 pandemic. However, others seized the free time to incorporate fashion trends unique to the pandemic into their lives. Therefore, social isolation seems to have created an environment where people can experiment and reinvent their wardrobe through novel fashion trends. Sources Berlinger, Max. "How the Face Mask Took Over Fashion." GQ 17 Nov 2021.Hayes, Adam. "Fast Fashion." Investopedia 29 April 2021.Kelly, Thomas. "Thrifting: a pandemic-inspired trend that's here to stay." Community News 25 Oct 2021. McClure, Samuel M., et al. "Separate neural systems value immediate and delayed monetary rewards." Science 306.5695 (2004): 503-507. Music Ketsa, “Way to West”Ketsa, “Drifting on Wood”Ketsa, “Fireclub”Another Brick “Hear the Birds”Tiktok MusicCretayu, “Concrete Jungle”Audiobinger “The Journey”

The onset of COVID-19 has most definitely brought the field of public health to the center of attention as the pandemic enlarged both the importance and weaknesses of public health infrastructure. Unfortunately, this pandemic will not be the last which places an even greater importance on the strengthening of public health infrastructure. In response, there has been a rise in applicants for public health graduate programs across the nation as more students consider this field as an alternative or supplement to medicine. More interestingly, how have public health graduate schools shifted the way they communicate to prospective students especially as we transition to a greater reliance on virtual platforms?  For this episode of “Voice Through the Mask”, we interviewed Ms. Ivone Foisy, Executive Director of Admissions and Recruitment at Emory Rollins School of Public Health, and Alejandro Arzu, a current MSPH student at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, to hear from both the admission office’s and student’s perspectives on the impacts COVID had on public health graduate schools.  Sources:  Andrew Joseph March, et al. “Driven by the Pandemic, Applicants Flood Public Health Schools.” STAT, 17 Mar. 2021.

Through changing work environments, social lives, family dynamics, politics and the shifting economy, the pandemic has been a turbulent time. During this time of uncertainty, if there’s been anything constant, it’s the negative experiences we shared: being unable to see family, rising unemployment, food insecurity, domestic conflicts and a general loss of connection. While different people may have been affected by the pandemic differently, we all share a collective trauma. … Or do we? What does “trauma” even mean here? Is it the same as the trauma a soldier returning from the trenches or someone who went through abuse? What kind of discussions does “trauma” foster and might it be impeding the way we talk about this pandemic? Sources Cummins, Eleanor. "The Self-Help That No One Needs Right Now." The Atlantic 18 Oct 2021.Harvard School of Public Health. "After pandemic trauma, people’s return to normal will vary, say experts."Lee, Diana. "The Pandemic as Trauma: Accepting Our Emotions." UT News 19 Jan 2021.Prideaux, Ed. "When the pandemic is over, how should we process the memories of what happened?" BBC Future 3 Feb 2021. Music Podington Bear, "Nocturne"Podington Bear, "Steppin’ In"

The use of zoom in education during the covid-19 pandemic has significantly altered how students learn and is often criticized for making academic life more difficult and unmotivating. However, it has actually offered a plethora of new resources and opportunities that continue to shape how students learn even in an in-person environment. Therefore, zoom and online learning may have made learning more manageable and easy to cope with even amidst their negative associations. ZOOM in with us to take a closer look at this multifaceted situation.  Sources Advanced Eye Care "What's the 20-20-20 Rule?"Ramachandran, Vignesh. "Stanford researchers identify four causes for ‘Zoom fatigue’ and their simple fixes." Stanford News. 23 Feb 2021Snider, Mike. "Zoom issues: People hijacking streams, possible security flaws." USA Today. 1 Apr 2020. Music AudiobingerBlue Sky Moon, "Dirty Champion"Cretayu, "Elayun"Ketsa, "Way-to-West"Monolog Rockstars, "At The Restaurant""Sitcom laugh tracks""Walking up a wooden stairs sound effect"

Over the course of the pandemic, people were split apart as schools and workplaces closed, and travel ground to a halt. High-fives in the hallway, shared laughs at a restaurant and sweaty dances in school gyms popped out of existence as quickly as the virus ravished our cities. The virus made animated conversation with strangers were now dangerous, and besides, how could anyone be animated with half their faces covered? COVID-19, for sure, separated us physically but did it do so emotionally? As people became less connected than ever before, how did they retain what precious connection they did have? Just maybe, did the pandemic make our relationships … stronger? Sources Hamedy, Saba and Alisha Ebrahimji. "The pandemic has destroyed friendships and divided families." CNN, 15 Dec 2020. Hu, Jane. "What Did Covid Do to Friendship?" New Yorker, 11 June 2021. Mull, Amanda. "The Pandemic Has Erased Entire Categories of Friendship." The Atlantic, 27 Jan 2021. Music Podington Bear, "The Speed of Life"Podington Bear, "Shapeshifters"Podington Bear, "Tumbledown"Podington Bear, "Well and Good"

In such a stressful time of pandemic, people’s lives are heavily interrupted. The influences of covid on romantic relationships are various, both positive and negative. For some couples, they may build a stronger bond. Fighting side by side against the covid, trying to cope with lockdown under pandemic, and spending more time accompanying each other may bring two hearts closer; on the other hand, some couples who are separated due to the pandemic may have more quarrels and conflicts. In this episode, we try to investigate into Covid’s impact on people’s romantic relationship. Thanks to our interviewees’ time and share, now we know what different types of couples experienced during the pandemic, and we manage to summarize their common places. We know that four people’s experiences are definitely not a large enough dataset to arrive at a universal law, so please feel welcomed to click to our website and leave a comment. Sources Field, B. (2021, April 27). "How romantic relationships might change after the pandemic." Verywell Mind White, T. (2020, November 14). "Intimacy and closeness key to strong relationships during COVID-19." Verywell Mind. Karpowitz, C. F. & Pope, J. C. "American Family Survey Summary Report. Williamson HC. "Early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on relationship satisfaction and attributions." Psychol Sci. 2020; 31(12): 1479-1487. doi:10.1177/0956797620972688 Music: Schellekens, Maarten. "Hopeful" Image: Bradley, Laura.

We’ve all heard news about an athlete’s physical injuries before, but what about their mental health challenges? Do we, as sports audiences or fans, ever notice their mental state rather than their performance on the court? Mental health has always been an important issue that was further exacerbated by the pandemic, but never widely accepted in the sports community. As a table tennis player who is on the national team, Crystal shares her mental health journey and struggles from an athlete’s perspective with Stella. In this episode, Crystal further describes the pandemic’s impact on mental health and the increase in athletes using social media to open up about their mental health journey in an attempt to normalize this highly stigmatized issue. 

After another violent round of increasing infections, hospitalizations, and death caused by the highly contagious delta variant, the number of deaths from the Covid-19 in the United States surpassed 700,00 in October 2021. Compared to the United States, countries like China and Korea have much fewer Covid-19 cases. So what’s causing this huge discrepancy? In this episode, we are going to listen to the stories from a group of international students who come from places with minimal Covid 19 cases. They are going to share their hometown’s response to the pandemic and concerns while studying abroad during the pandemic. What can we learn from these international perspectives?  How can these international perspectives change the mind of the Americans? Sources Caldwell, Travis and Naomi Thomas. "US surpasses 700,000 Covid-19 deaths." CNN. 2 Oct 2021. "Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count." New York Times. Lopez, German. "The 6 reasons Americans aren’t getting vaccinated." Vox. 2 Jun 2021. McGregor, Grady. "China, one of the world’s few ‘COVID-zero’ holdouts, sets a loose timeline for easing virus measures." Fortune. 4 Oct 2021. "Northern Chinese city in soft lockdown amid latest COVID-19 outbreak." Reuters. 18 Oct 2021. "U.S. COVID-19 vaccine tracker: See your state’s progress." Mayo Clinic. Music "Smoke (makaih.com)" by Makaih Beats "Dream Come True" by Scott Holmes

Many people are trapped home during pandemic. Therefore, we notice many people tried to do some cooking at home for different reasons. However, with our life heading back to normal, we want to find its impact on our cooking habits. Does the pandemic really change our habits or not? How it changes us and what are some other reasons that leads people to like or keep the way they used to do? Sources Demarest, Abigail Abesamis. "The Evolution Of Instagram And Its Impact On Food Culture." Forbes. 6 Oct 2020. Haddad, Mohammed. "Coronavirus: How much more time are people spending at home?" Aljazeera. 6 Apr 2020. Ozan, Güler and Haseki Murat İsmet. "Positive Psychological Impacts of Cooking During the COVID-19 Lockdown Period: A Qualitative Study." Frontiers in Psychology. 18 March 2021. Music Macleod, Kevin. "Pleasant Porridge" REW<<. "Tympanum." Voodoo Suite. "Little Grass Shack."