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Proximity

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While the pandemic sweeps the world, a clinical psychologist in the US awaits news of her best friend, 8,000 miles away in India. She expresses her deep emotions in a poem.

Artist

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Myfanwy Tristram

Myfanwy Tristram draws comics about activism, social history, reportage and fashion. She fits her practice around a fulltime job at a digital democracy NGO, with each side of her life inspiring and informing the other.

Storyteller

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Dahlia Mukherjee

Dahlia Mukherjee, PhD, is a clinical scientist and licensed clinical psychologist with a focus on depressive disorders. She completed her undergrad and postgraduate education from the University of Calcutta followed by another postgraduate degree from the University of Glasgow, Scotland. She completed her doctoral training in clinical psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. She is currently the Ling and Ester Tan Early Career Assistant Professor at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania. She enjoys traveling, hiking, reading, and, spending time with loved ones all over the world!

Facilitator

Kimberly R. Myers