Women and Masks

 Laurie recently participated in the transdisciplinary webinar, Women and Masks, sponsored by Boston University. The program will take place several weekends in 2021 and 2022 and include lectures, workshops, exhibits, and films. She is excited to share her research including “Empathy Building with Masks in Academe and Beyond” (25 September 2021) and “The Image and Self-Image of Masking Women in Muslim Southeast Asia” (13 February 2022).

Glocal Matters Research

Glocal Matters conducts trans-regional research, and offers lectures and workshops on visual and material culture in religion, emotions, and performance in Asia, Africa, the Americas, the Middle East, and Empire—emphasizing the Global South. We are further dedicated to compassion-building programs for teachers and students (pre-school to Academe), offering empathy-expanding techniques to address workplace bullying and academic mobbing. Please Note: our research library is closed until further notice due to Covid-19. Consultation and research projects are continuing through electronic media. We look forward to reopening as soon as it is safe to do so. Until then, please stay safe!

unMASKING HOPE 

Dr. Ross appears in the documentary, unMasking Hope, which examines trauma and the shame and pain associated with it. Laurie discusses how masks function across cultures, their healing properties, and their use in the classroom.

SSRC / Yale InterAsia Initiative

Laurie received the Social Science Research Council [SSRC] Transregional Research Fellowship in conjunction with the Yale University InterAsia Initiative in 2020-2021.