- 1:36You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train | Danya Mazen Qato
Danya Mazen Qato, PhD, PharmD, MPH, associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, delivers her speech “On the Imperative of Courage” at the 2025 University of Maryland, Baltimore Convocation.Quoting Howard Zinn, she reminds us that silence is not neutrality. In a world of uncertainty, courage means speaking up and showing students that universities must remain engines of equity, truth, and justice. #DanyaQato #ImperativeOfCourage #HowardZinn #UMBConvocation #SpeakUp #HigherEd - 1:24Siblings’ “Dual Losses”: How to Keep Families Healthy | Breakthroughs Can't Wait
When a child is seriously ill, siblings often face “dual losses”: the closeness of a brother or sister—and time with a parent pulled into caregiving and hospital stays.Associate Professor Kim Mooney-Doyle listens to siblings and parents to learn their needs and preferences, then turns that evidence into practical family supports that reduce anxiety, strengthen resilience, and protect whole-family health. Research funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR).#BreakthroughsCantWaitUMB #FamilyFirstCare #WholeFamilyHealth #PediatricPalliativeCare #NursingResearch #UMBresearch #NINR - 0:53Helping Families Talk Through Serious Illness | Hope for Siblings
When a child’s life is on the line, families can struggle to talk about tender topics. That silence can leave brothers and sisters feeling anxious, lonely, and left out.This Breakthroughs Can’t Wait story shares how University of Maryland School of Nursing research led by Kim Mooney-Doyle, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC, FAAN, is building practical, family-based ways to keep communication open and help siblings feel seen.Research funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR).#BreakthroughsCantWaitUMB #FamilyFirstCare #WholeFamilyHealth #PediatricPalliativeCare #NursingResearch #UMBresearch #NINR - 1:27Speaking Up Against Racism in Healthcare | Danya Mazen Qato
Danya Mazen Qato, PhD, PharmD, MPH, Associate Professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, shares why courage matters in science and healthcare. In her speech “On the Imperative of Courage” at the 2025 University of Maryland, Baltimore Convocation, she challenges assumptions about pain in Black infants and calls out racism as the true driver of inequity. #Shorts #DanyaQato #ImperativeOfCourage #UMBConvocation #HealthcareEquity #SpeakUp
