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During these uncertain times, people across the world are facing numerous challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown no border and is affecting us all in every sector of life. Join four experts in the fields of public health, medicine, economics, and history as they discuss the ramifications of COVID-19 across disciplines.This session will focus on the cultural, medical, and economic considerations of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the public health response.To see the live presentations of this COVID-19 Series, go to www.makinghealthhappen.org. Guest Speakers Include: Mehmet Tosun, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, Barbara Smith Campbell Distinguished Professor of Nevada Tax Policy, Director of International Programs Dr. Tosun is the Barbara Smith Campbell Distinguished Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). He is also a Professor of Economics and the Director of International Programs in the College of Business. He is a research fellow at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), an affiliate research fellow at the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, a research fellow at the Economic Research Forum (ERF) for Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey, and a fellow at the Global Labor Organization (GLO). He is an Associate Editor of Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. He is on the journal editorial board of Migration Letters and the journal program committee of Przeglad Organizacji (Organization Review) in Poland. He also serves on the board of the Reno Philharmonic Association and the Ozmen Institute for Global Studies at UNR.Trudy Larson, M.D., Dean of Community Health SciencesTrudy Larson, M.D., is the Dean of the School of Community Health Sciences at the University of Nevada, Reno. She was appointed following an impressive 27 year career at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine where she served as a professor, former chair of the Department of Pediatrics, and also served as an associate dean. As a pediatric infectious disease specialist, she has spent her career focusing on HIV/AIDS and immunizations and has contributed to both fields in research, education and service. She is one of the founders and is the former Medical Director of the HOPES clinic providing medical services to those with HIV/AIDS. In her capacity as co-Medical Director for the AIDS Education and Training Center at the University, member of the Northern Nevada Immunization Coalition and medical consultant to the Washoe County District Health Department, she has taken the lead in speaking to professional audiences and the general public on topics such as AIDS, vaccination, disease outbreaks, bioterrorism, sex education, just to name a few.Cheryl Hug-English, M.D.Cheryl Hug-English, M.D., MPH, is the Medical Director of the Student Health Center at the University of Nevada, Reno. She formerly served as interim dean of the University of Nevada School of Medicine. A 1982 graduate of the medical school who went on to earn a master's in public health from UCLA, Hug-English most recently served as a clinical faculty member in the Department of Family Medicine and medical director of the University of Nevada, Reno's Student Health Center.Hug-English is a past president of the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners and was named the School of Medicine's Alumnus of the Year in 2008. Her prior posts with the school include chair of admissions, assistant and associate dean of admissions and student affairs, and member of the Integrated Clinical Services Board. She has served on several committees, including the Student Development Committee. Hug-English is also a past president of the School of Medicine's Alumni Association.Hugh Shapiro, PhD, Associate Teaching ProfessorHugh Shapiro is a professor of Asian history at the University of Nevada, Reno. As a Smithso