Dec. 2, 2024 — Professor Neely Myers published an op-ed last week in the Dallas Morning News. In the piece, “Young Psychosis Patients Need Early Intervention,” Myers argues that youth with psychosis need proactive forms of care that empower them to feel that they can control their lives and gain respect from others. Myers develops these ideas further in her new book, Breaking Points: Youth Mental Health Crises and How We All Can Help (University of California Press, 2024).
Oct. 8, 2024 — The department is delighted to share that the university’s Board of Trustees has approved the promotion of Neely Myers to Full Professor.
Myers, a leading medical anthropologist, is the author of many journal articles and two books, Breaking Points: Youth Mental Health Crises and How We Can All Help (University of California Press, 2024) and Recovery’s Edge: An Ethnography of Mental Health Care and Moral Agency (Vanderbilt University Press, 2015). At SMU, she directs the Mental Health Equity Lab.
Oct. 1, 2024 — Assistant Professor Kelly McKowen is the guest on the latest episode of Mergers & Acquisitions, the podcast for the Society for Economic Anthropology (SEA). He joins Princeton University’s Nikita Taniparti to discuss the welfare system and “unemployment business” in Norway.
Notions of Unemployment and Welfare: A Conversation with Dr. Kelly McKowen