Nov 21 2025

What is Cultural Humility: Theory and Application in Community Spaces

Odehmenan Center Health Equity Speaker Series

November 21, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Location

Library of Health Sciences: Odehmenan Health Equity Center

Address

1750 W. Polk Street, Suite 220, Chicago, IL 60612

Calendar

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Join us on Nov. 21st in the Odeh Center!

We are very excited to spotlight our next group of panelists for our fourth core commitment of Cultural Humility. We are honored to be hosting a joint panel of both UIC researchers and their community partners in this program. As we will all need extra warmth come November and herbal medicine offers valuable tools for promoting health and preventing illness, we will partner with our friends from the Atkins Medicinal Plant Garden and the UIC Heritage Garden to make home grown teas as we engage in dialogue together.

The goal of this session is to listen, self-reflect and discuss what cultural humility is, why it is important from its foundation in theoretical frameworks to its application in practice, and how we can collaborate with each other to uplift its value in real world spaces.

This event is free & open to all.
This event is in person only.

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Contact

Cassandra Solis
cmsolis2@uic.edu

Date posted

Oct 16, 2025

Date updated

Oct 16, 2025

Speakers

Daysi Diaz-Strong PhD, MSW | Assistant Professor | Jane Addams College of Social Work

Elizabeth Cervantes, MA | Co-founder & Associate Executive Director | Southwest Suburban Immigrant Project

Elizabeth is co-founder and Associate Executive Director at Southwest Suburban Immigrant Project (SSIPChicago), an immigrant rights organization in Illinois, serving Will & DuPage counties. Elizabeth oversees the operations, organizing & advocacy efforts at the local, state, and national levels, as well the implementation of civic, parent & youth leadership programs at SSIPChicago. SSIPChicago has been instrumental in the passage of significant immigrant rights state legislation, with the participation of directly impacted immigrant residents of the southwest suburbs, which has helped make Illinois one of the strongest and most welcoming states for immigrants in the country. Elizabeth received a Master’s Degree in Social Sector Leadership and Nonprofit Management from the University of Chicago and serves as board vice-president of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR).

Mansha Mirza PhD, OTR/L | Professor | College of Applied Health Sciences

Mansha Mirza, PhD, OTR/L is a Professor of Occupational Therapy at the University of Illinois, Chicago. She is a clinically trained occupational therapist with doctoral and postdoctoral training in disability studies and health services research. Her scholarship addresses health and social service disparities among low-income, underserved communities, with a special focus on refugees and immigrants. She has researched and published extensively on the topic of community-engaged and participatory approaches to developing and evaluating culturally-tailored interventions.

Crystal Stevenson | Auburn Gresham Community Coordinator | UIC Auburn Gresham Neighborhood Center