I have been so pleased to help initiate the position of Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion in the UB School of Nursing with the backing and support of Dean Marsha Lewis.
“Imagine you are approved for a roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery – you lose your excess weight, buy new clothes, throw away your ‘big’ clothes, get attention – then you gradually start regaining weight,” says Laura Anderson, assistant professor and licensed psychologist. “Imagine the depression and dismay, the hopelessness that ensues.”