Manjula Waldron, PhD

MANJULA WALDRON. THREE WORDS THAT COME TO MIND WHEN THINKING OF BELONGING: Validated, Accepted, Included

 

MY NAME IS INTERESTING BECAUSE: In Sanskrit, Manjula means graceful. Bhushan means jewel - it is also my father's last name.

 

Waldron is my married name from my husband who has Australian Irish roots.

 

TELL US ABOUT A TIME YOU FELT A SENSE OF BELONGING IN OUR DEPARTMENT: I felt a sense of belonging when I was included in Audrey Schafer's writing for medicine group. I could freely discuss what matters to me - and why - about the topics of health and healing. I appreciated talking with others over lunch about intersectionality, which can create new ways of looking at aging.