Date: Friday October 25th at 5:30 pm
Register Here: https://emorylibraries.libcal.com/calendar/whscl_events/l5p
On Friday, October 25th, 2024, please join us in welcoming Dr. Sarah Febres-Cordero, faculty member of the Emory University School of Nursing; sequential artist Joseph Karg, Assistant Professor of Illustration and Sequential Art, Kennesaw State University; and Andy Gish, board certified emergency nurse and overdose prevention educator, for a moderated discussion on their graphic novel “Staying Alive in Little Five.” The conversation will focus on Febres-Cordero’s research and experiences in place-based overdose recognition and response, as well as Karg’s visual approach to bringing these experiences to life. Clint Fluker, senior director of culture, community and partner engagement for the Michael C. Carlos Museum and Emory Libraries will moderate the discussion. There will be an opportunity at the end of the presentation to ask questions. Attendees will receive a copy of the graphic novel.
The discussion will be followed by a reception steps away from the auditorium at the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library.
A hands-on naloxone (Narcan) demonstration will be held after the reception. Attendees will receive a naloxone kit.
Friday, October 25, 2024
| 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Presentation in Whitehead Auditorium, Emory University |
| 6:45 PM – 7:30 PM | Reception at Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library (directly across from the Whitehead Auditorium) |
| 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Narcan Demonstration (see registration link above) |
Location:
Emory University, Whitehead Auditorium
Whitehead Biomedical Research Building
615 Michael St, Atlanta, GA 30322
Parking: Michael Street Visitors Lot. From Clifton Road NE turn onto Houston Mill Road. Take the first left onto Rollins Way. Park in the Michael Street Visitors Lot, which is the second parking entrance on the right. Parking is free after 4:30pm.
If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Hannah Rogers at 404-727-5829 or hkroger [at] emory [dot] edu to arrange services.
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Speaker Bios:
Sarah Febrez Cordero, PhD, RN, combines lived experience with professional expertise in communication and community engagement. Her research focuses on opioid overdose response among service industry workers and laypeople, using ethnographic methods and innovative strategies. She co-created the graphic novel Staying Alive in Little Five with Joseph Karg to present harm reduction research in culturally resonant ways, becoming an essential element of her outreach efforts. As a certified Apple educator, she leverages digital platforms for public health messaging through social media campaigns and E-pubs. Her initiatives—including peer-reviewed publications, public health training programs, and multimedia campaigns—aim to reduce stigma, improve overdose response, and enhance community health outcomes.
Andy Gish, RN, BSN, CEN, is the Director of Georgia Overdose Prevention where she oversees state-wide community outreach and naloxone distribution. She is a Board-Certified Emergency Room and Harm Reduction Nurse who helped pass Georgia’s Medical Amnesty Law in 2014. She is a guest lecturer and speaker at universities and national conferences. Her focus is on teaching how to deliver compassionate, non-stigmatizing care through a harm reduction framework. In 2018, Andy was named one of the Top 10 Nurses in Georgia for her work. That year she was also given a Commander’s Challenge Coin from the Chief Engineer of the U.S. Public Health Service under the Office of the Surgeon General. In 2020, she was presented with Emory’s Excellence in Nursing Award from the Alumni Association. In 2023, Andy created the Georgia Naloxone Map, a live map of all known 24/7 naloxone access points. The map started with 3 access points and continues to grow to over 40 access points.
Clint Fluker serves as the senior director of Culture, Community, and Partner Engagement for the Michael C. Carlos Museum and Emory University Libraries. Raised in Atlanta, GA, Fluker received his B.A. from Morehouse College and M.A./Ph.D. from Emory University’s Institute for Liberal Arts. Fluker is the co-editor of The Black Speculative Arts Movement (2019), a collection that enters the global scholarly debate in the field of Afrofuturism studies. He is also the director of the Bronze Lens nominated film, Zorahead: The Life and Scholarship of Valerie Boyd (2024). As a visual artist, Fluker’s most recent work was included in the 2024 ArtsXchange exhibition, “Hold the Line,” where his origami sculptures are presented as meditations on the themes of memory and fragmentation. Fluker is also the co-founder of The Tenth, an Atlanta-based community granting the intellectually curious and creative access to rich cultural experiences through the hosting of intimate salons inspired by the Harlem Renaissance. Clint is an avid consumer of popular culture and has a passion for weaving connections between archival memory and media trends. In his spare time, you can find him folding origami, reading science fiction, or visiting artist’s studios.
Joseph Karg is an accomplished illustrator and Assistant Professor of Illustration and Sequential Art at Kennesaw State University. With over a decade of experience in the industry, Joseph has worked on major projects with Marvel Comics, Netflix, and the Emmy Award-winning series Archer. His passion for storytelling through visual art extends into his academic and community-focused work. Most recently, he collaborated with Dr. Sarah Febres-Cordero on the creation of Staying Alive in Little Five, a graphic novel that raises awareness about the opioid epidemic in Atlanta’s Little Five Points neighborhood. The project aims to engage and educate communities on harm reduction strategies through the unique and accessible medium of comics. Joseph’s work reflects his deep commitment to both creative expression and social impact, making him a valuable voice in the conversation on public health and art.