Theme: Next Level

As we prepare to take the stage for TEDxUGA 2021: Next Level, we begin a new chapter of ideas worth spreading. We invite you to join us as we launch the first-ever TEDxUGA Virtual Salon Series. Salons offer an intimate audience the chance to engage with each other and explore next level ideas through a collection of highly-curated talks revolving around a globally relevant or locally important theme. The TEDxUGA 2021 Next Level Salon Series will feature six incredible talks, each paired with interviews featuring the presenters and other special campus and community guests. Mark your calendar and join the presenters and TEDxUGA team as each Salon is premiered live on the TEDxUGA Facebook Page. Registration not required.

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Devansh Yerpude

Student

Devansh Yerpude is a second-year undergraduate studying Computer Science, Data Science, and Economics. In addition to his research in machine learning, data mining. and natural language processing in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Yerpude developed an app for Mobile Health UGA to advance access to healthcare in underserved communities in Athens, Georgia. Currently, he is designing and building an asset tracking robot for the UGA Innovation Factory. In his talk, Yerpude paints a picture of how computer science education can empower us to solve problems big and small.

Shawntell Pace and Tanisha Pelham

Students

Shawntell Pace and Tanisha Pelham are doctoral candidates in the Counseling Psychology program. Pace holds a Bachelor of Arts in Radio, Television, and Film and a Masters in Higher Education Administration from Auburn University, as well as a Master of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Georgia. Pelham holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Science in Community Psychology from Florida A&M University. Their research observes the health impacts of race-based experiences on people of African descent. Pace and Pelham co-facilitate the Healing Circle, a sacred space that supports Black women at the University of Georgia throughout their emotional healing journeys. In their talk, Pace and Pelham explore how creating and protecting sacred spaces heals racial trauma.