{"id":1021,"date":"2015-05-03T13:43:44","date_gmt":"2015-05-03T21:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southasia.washington.edu\/?page_id=1021"},"modified":"2025-05-05T19:08:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T19:08:17","slug":"speaker-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/nepal\/programs\/speaker-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepal Speaker Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Speaker Series<\/h2>\n<h2>Spring Quarter 2025:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bikram Vaidya:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/events\/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D182028842\">Culinary Heritage and History: &#8220;The Mystic Kitchens of Nepal&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> THO 317<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 6:00PM<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bikram Vaidya Spring 2025 04 23 2025\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fsUrG-4c-oQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Winter Quarter 2024:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Shree Krishna Dhital: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/events\/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D172121286\">Cultivating Tomorrow: Empowering Change through Community Farming, Agro-tourism, and Climate Action in Nepal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>THO 317<\/p>\n<p><strong>When: <\/strong>Tuesday, January 30, 2024, 6:00PM<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shree Krishna Dhital Winter 2024 01 30 2024\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OXf2VohHO6U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Autumn Quarter 2022:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Mary Anne Mercer: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/events\/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D162600586\">Beyond the Next Village: A Year of Magic and Medicine in Nepal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>HRC 101<\/p>\n<p><strong>When: <\/strong>Thursday, October 13, 2022, 3:00PM<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mary Anne Mercer Fall 2022 10 13 2022\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nxSo8xYHyIk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Spring Quarter 2022:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Meeta Pradhan: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/news\/events\/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D159187769\">Leaving No One Behind: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in the Context of Nepal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:\u00a0<\/strong>Thomson Hall 317 and online over Zoom<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:\u00a0<\/strong>Thursday, June 2, 2022, 3:30PM<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meeta Pradhan - Leaving No One Behind: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Nepal\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TkfK213lFpI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Winter Quarter 2020:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Shradha Ghale:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cParks vs. People: An Unresolved Conflict in Nepal&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Where: <\/strong>Thomson\u00a0Hall, Room 101<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>W<\/strong><strong>hen: <\/strong>Thursday January 16th 2020, 5:30PM<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shradha Ghale Winter 2020 01.16.20\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eqSC5m4AY1g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6740 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/01\/SGhale_flyer_01.16.20-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/01\/SGhale_flyer_01.16.20-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/01\/SGhale_flyer_01.16.20-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/01\/SGhale_flyer_01.16.20-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/01\/SGhale_flyer_01.16.20-375x485.jpg 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/01\/SGhale_flyer_01.16.20-750x971.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/01\/SGhale_flyer_01.16.20-1140x1475.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/01\/SGhale_flyer_01.16.20.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Fall Quarter 2019:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Lauren Leve:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cChristian Women, Ethical Practices of Care: Engaging the (Im)moral Nepal State&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Where:\u00a0<\/strong>Denny Hall, Room 313<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>W<\/strong><strong>hen: <\/strong>Thursday December 5th 209, 3:30 &#8211; 5:00PM<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lauren Leve Fall 2019 12.06.19\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tVVHQWX-FLc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6664 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/LLeve_flyer_12.05.19-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/LLeve_flyer_12.05.19-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/LLeve_flyer_12.05.19-375x485.jpg 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/11\/LLeve_flyer_12.05.19.jpg 742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Spring Quarter 2018:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Manjushree Thapa:\u00a0<\/strong>&#8220;How Not To Narrate A Nation&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Where:\u00a0<\/strong>Thomson Hall, Room 101<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>W<\/strong><strong>hen: <\/strong>Thursday April 19th 2018, 4:30 &#8211; 6 PM<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Manjushree Thapa on How Not To Narrate A Nation\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CgGGvSVpmU0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5711\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/thapaposter-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/thapaposter-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/thapaposter-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/thapaposter-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/thapaposter-375x530.jpg 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/thapaposter-750x1061.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/04\/thapaposter-1140x1613.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\">Winter Quarter 2018:<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Amanda Snellinger, PhD<\/strong>: &#8216;Scalar Politics: Techniques of Accumulating Political Influence&#8217;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Where: <\/strong>Thomson Hall, Room 317 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/maps\/#!\/tho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click\u00a0for map<\/a>)<br \/>\n<strong>When: <\/strong>Tuesday, February 27, 2018: 4:30pm &#8211; 6:00pm<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Amanda Snellinger Winter 2018 02.27.18\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EhNtnw-nPAU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5252\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/AS_02.27.18-212x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/AS_02.27.18-212x300.jpeg 212w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/AS_02.27.18-375x530.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/AS_02.27.18.jpeg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Autumn Quarter 2017:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>James Fisher, PhD<\/strong>: &#8216;Trans-Himalayan Traders Transformed&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>Thomson Hall, Room 317 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/maps\/#!\/tho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click\u00a0for map<\/a>)<br \/>\n<strong>When: <\/strong>Wednesday, December 6, 2017: 6:00pm &#8211; 7:30pm<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jim Fisher Fall 2017 12.06.2017\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GOVXYr_Shko?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5251\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/Fisher_NSI_lecture_12.06.17-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/Fisher_NSI_lecture_12.06.17-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/Fisher_NSI_lecture_12.06.17-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/Fisher_NSI_lecture_12.06.17-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/Fisher_NSI_lecture_12.06.17-375x485.jpg 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/Fisher_NSI_lecture_12.06.17-750x971.jpg 750w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/02\/Fisher_NSI_lecture_12.06.17.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Spring Quarter 2017:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bhagawan Koirala, MD<\/strong>: &#8216;Federalism and Nepal&#8217;s Health System: Challenges and Opportunities.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>Thomson Hall, Room 101 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/maps\/#!\/tho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click\u00a0for map<\/a>)<br \/>\n<strong>When: <\/strong>Thursday, May 18, 2017: 5:00pm &#8211; 6:30pm<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bhagawan Koirala Spring 2017 05.18.2017\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4ecIuw5bmhc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4952\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-05-08-at-11.31.49-AM-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"Federalism and Nepal\u2019s Health System - flyer\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Jointly hosted by the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/southasia.washington.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South Asia Center<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealth.washington.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Global Health<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalhealth.washington.edu\/connect\/global-health-resource-center-ghrc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Global Health Resource Center<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Sara Shneiderman, PhD<\/strong>: &#8216;Restructuring Life: Citizenship, Territory and Religiosity in Nepal&#8217;s State of Transformation&#8217;<br \/>\n<strong>Where: <\/strong>Thomson Hall, Room 101 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/maps\/#!\/tho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click\u00a0for map<\/a>)<br \/>\n<strong>When: <\/strong>Thursday, April 13, 2017: 4:30pm-6:00pm<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sara Shneiderman Spring 2017 04.13.2017\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pYKXJkw8ZlE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/southasia.washington.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Shneiderman_win2017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4953\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/02\/Shneiderman_win2017-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"Restructuring Life flyer\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Turin, PhD<\/strong>: &#8216;Collaborations in Language: Partnerships, Representations, and Resurgence&#8217;<br \/>\n<strong>Where: <\/strong>Thomson Hall, Room 101 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/maps\/#!\/tho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click for map<\/a>)<br \/>\n<strong>When:<\/strong>\u00a0Friday, April 14, 2017: 5:00pm-6:30pm<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mark Turin Spring 2017 04.14.2017\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u_enMCJb2k0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/southasia.washington.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Turin_win2017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4955\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/02\/Turin_win2017-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Collaborations in Language flyer\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/02\/Turin_win2017-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/02\/Turin_win2017-375x501.jpg 375w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/02\/Turin_win2017.jpg 521w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Spring\u00a0Quarter 2016:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Shobha Hamal Gurung, PhD<\/strong>: &#8216;Nepali Migrant Women: Resistance &amp; Survival in America\u2019<br \/>\n<strong>Where: <\/strong>Thomson 101<br \/>\n<strong>When: <\/strong>Thursday, May 5, 2016: 5:00pm-6:30pm<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shobha Hamal Gurung Spring 2016 5.5.2016\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r2BZ2oLVrGY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/southasia.washington.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Shobha-Hamal-Gurung_flyer_5.5.2016.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2654\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4954\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/02\/Shobha-Hamal-Gurung_flyer_5.5.2016-232x300-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"Nepali Migrant Women\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ram Shrestha, MD<\/strong>: &#8216;From Survival to Revival: Redefining the role of a University in Post-Earthquake Nepal. Experience from Kathmandu University&#8217; The Chronic Disaster of Mental Health in Nepal: Strengthening Health Systems Before and After the Earthquake\u2019<br \/>\n<strong>Where: <\/strong>Foege Auditorium (GNOM S060)<br \/>\n<strong>When: <\/strong>Thursday, April 14, 2016: 5:30pm-6:20pm<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ram Shrestha Spring 2016 4.14.2016\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fGc69dD5YaA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4947\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/02\/Ram-Shrestha-flyer-218x300-218x300.png\" alt=\"From Survival to Revival\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Winter Quarter 2016:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Bihav Acharya, MD and Brandon Kohrt, MD, PhD<\/strong>: &#8216;The Chronic Disaster of Mental Health in Nepal: Strengthening Health Systems Before and After the Earthquake\u2019<br \/>\n<strong>Where: <\/strong>Foege Auditorium (GNOM S060)<br \/>\n<strong>When: <\/strong>Tuesday, February 9, 2016: 4:30pm-6:20pm<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bibhav Acharya\/Brandon Kohrt Winter 2016 2.9.2016\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_WEqzMhZ-wI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4940\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/southasia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/02\/GMHNepal_lecture_2.9.2016_final-225x300-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Chronic Disaster flyer\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Autumn Quarter 2015:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Robert Desjarlais, PhD<\/strong>: &#8216;Poeisis in Living and Dying\u2019<br \/>\n<strong>Where: <\/strong>Gowen 201<br \/>\n<strong>When: <\/strong>Wednesday, October 7, 2015: 3:30pm-5:00pm<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Robert Desjarlais Fall 2015 10.7.2015\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xPZJr1f3qpM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; 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