Cameos

View all podcasts, films and other works that feature the Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies staff members.

THIS IS THE POINT. (2021)

This Is The Point. is an original podcast featuring impactful conversations on hot button issues such as reproductive rights and justice, gender equality, and adolescent health education in Louisiana. On this episode host Nia Weeks and Dr. Denese Shervington, IWES Founder/CEO, talk with the Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas, about motherhood and sexual education for youth.

This thought-provoking podcast is created by GMc+Company Strategic Communications and funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

DEATH IS OUR BUSINESS (2021)

The documentary, Death Is Our Business, examines how Black funeral homes in New Orleans have had to adapt to the devastating impact of COVID-19 in their community. While revealing the racial disparities of the virus’ toll, award-winning filmmaker Jacqueline Olive shines a light on how the coronavirus has rocked the Black community’s cherished cultural practices in a city that is no stranger to loss and grief. In the film Dr. Denese Shervington, IWES Founder/CEO, discusses the effect of death in New Orleans on the Black community from Katrina to COVID.

DIRECTED BY: Jacqueline Olive

PRODUCED BY: Jacqueline Olive

Louisianans Could Face Mental Health Crisis in Aftermath of Hurricane Ida (2021)

"What if we thought of weather events like floods, fires, and quakes not as disasters, but as shocks?" That's the question Melissa Harris-Perry proposes to Dr. Denese Shervington, IWES Founder/CEO, in a recent interview for her show The Takeaway. During this episode they discuss shock, disaster, and trauma in Louisiana communities as they work through a litany of crises this year.

What Trauma Looks Like For Louisiana Residents 15 Years After Hurricane Katrina (2020)

NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with Dr. Denese Shervington, IWES Founder/CEO, about the lingering post-traumatic stress of Hurricane Katrina 15 years after it made landfall.

Public Affairs: Dr. Denise Shervington of the Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies (2019)

Anne Guillot of WRBH Reading Radio’s show, Public Affairs, sits down with Dr. Denese Shervington, IWES Founder/CEO, to talk about the non-profit health organization, trauma-informed practices and the "In That Number" youth project, a campaign to reframe the view of youth that have experienced trauma & take action to make our systems more trauma-informed.

Talkin’ Bout w/ A.T. #53 - LOUISIANA SHORTS: Right Place Wrong Time #NOFF2019 (2019)

Adam T. Henslee speaks with Iman Shervington, IWES Director of Media and Communications, along with two other filmmakers about their local Louisiana short films from the category Right Place Wrong Time in the 2019 New Orleans Film Festival, including And What Happened After That?

A People’s History of Climate Adaptation (2018)

In episode 75 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons attends a town hall in New Orleans on women and minority groups talking about climate resilience. Women, tribal members, people of color and members of the LGBT community talk about how climate uniquely impacts them and what steps they are taking to adapt to climate change. Dr. Denese Shervington, IWES Founder/CEO, discusses mental health disorders, the impact of storms and how mental health systems are going to have to adapt because of climate change.

Teaching, Learning, and Everything Else (2018)

In episode 75 of Teaching, Learning, and Everything Else, Iman Shervington, IWES Director of Media and Communications discusses her experience working with young people creating media within the public health field and young people’s reactions to media focused on mental, emotional and physical health.

When Trauma In Kids Looks Like Something Else (2017)

WWNO’s Eve Troeh and Mallory Falk speak with mental health expert Dr. Denese Shervington, IWES Founder/CEO, about how trauma in New Orleans children goes unrecognized and is misdiagnosed.