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Christopher Godfrey, PhD, Rethinks Healthcare for the Medically Disenfranchised
Healthcare is often viewed through a narrow lens男女操逼视频软件攖he doctor男女操逼视频软件檚 visit, the prescription, the procedure. But Associate Professor of Psychology Christopher Godfrey, PhD, on 男女操逼视频软件男女操逼视频软件檚 New York City campus, challenges this limited perspective. For him, healthcare is not just a sterile clinical exchange between patient and provider. His research challenges providers to consider a patient男女操逼视频软件檚 lived history, advocating for communication, trust, and patient empowerment as essential to equitable and effective care.
男女操逼视频软件淧atients carry a lifetime of experiences that shape how they interact with providers, how they trust institutions, and how they make decisions,男女操逼视频软件 he said.
A traditional deficiency has also existed on the study of healthcare system experiences of marginalized groups, such as Black and brown people, economically disadvantaged families, LGBTQ+ individuals, women, older adults, and those living with HIV/AIDS.
Godfrey and his student research team at Pace, however, want to change that.
The CUHER Lab at Pace
As director of the Center for Urban Health and Education Research Lab (CUHER) at Pace, housed in the Psychology department, he and his student colleagues work with communities and community-based organizations on questions of how medically disenfranchised populations make decisions about their health. Specifically, Godfrey, who teaches undergraduate students as well as directs Pace男女操逼视频软件檚 PhD program in Clinical Psychology 男女操逼视频软件 Health Care Emphasis, has been mapping patients男女操逼视频软件 self-reported experiences onto physiological data男女操逼视频软件攍ifting the voices of patients often left unheard.
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Sexual Health and Silence in Primary Care
One of Godfrey男女操逼视频软件檚 recent projects takes on a subject often neglected in medical settings: sexual health in primary care. According to him, these conversations are often reduced to risk factors, avoiding discussions on sexual behavior itself, such as pleasure, discomfort, or injury that are central to health. Another stream of his research examines how lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals navigate primary care.
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According to him, these nuanced strategies reflect patient resilience and problem-solving within an imperfect system that doesn男女操逼视频软件檛 always meet their needs.
It Takes a Family
Godfrey, who also has a private clinical practice, has also studied healthcare workers男女操逼视频软件 COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic mental health and health-risk perceptions and discovered how family plays a central role in health navigation.
Godfrey and his research colleagues found that what sustained frontline workers was community and family support more than institutional or civic recognition, challenging assumptions about what sustains resilience.
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Improving the Conundrum of Communication
At the heart of Godfrey男女操逼视频软件檚 work is communication.
Whether between patients and doctors, families and communities, or researchers and providers, effective communication determines outcomes. And for those who enter medical appointments unprepared, without the privilege of research or advocacy, he sees an urgent need for support.
Quipping at his own behavior as a patient男女操逼视频软件攕ending journal articles to his physician before a visit男女操逼视频软件攁nd describing himself as 男女操逼视频软件渁 provider男女操逼视频软件檚 nightmare,男女操逼视频软件 he said, 男女操逼视频软件漀ot everyone has the time, access, or background to do that research. My heart goes out to them.男女操逼视频软件
It男女操逼视频软件檚 why he envisions new ways of supporting patients男女操逼视频软件攆rom teaching communication skills to creating advocates who can accompany vulnerable populations.
The Bigger Picture
Godfrey男女操逼视频软件檚 message is clear: health care is not simply delivered; it is lived. It is shaped by memory, culture, trust, and community. And until systems begin listening to the voices of those who live it男女操逼视频软件攑atients and providers alike男女操逼视频软件攖he system will remain incomplete.
Through both his work at Pace男女操逼视频软件檚 CUHER lab and in private practice, he envisions a healthcare system that not only listens to patients but empowers them.
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