Event Description
This COMPAS Panel, “Food as Health,” explores the many social and political dimensions of identifying what healthy food actually means, and how those meanings are influenced by pre-existing biases, social media, and corporate interests. On this panel comprised of media scholars and nutrition scientists alike, we will explore the ways in which health as a construct is communicated, constructed for and by different groups of people, and the role of scientists and experts in creating nutrition guidance.
This event is part of the Center for Ethics and Human Values' 2025-26 COMPAS Program on the theme of Food.
Panelists
Travis Weisse (New Mexico State University, Sociology and Public Health)
Emily Contois (University of Tulsa, Media Studies)
Chris Taylor (Ohio State, Health and Rehabilitation Services)
Accommodations
To ask questions about accessibility or request accommodations, please contact CEHV Associate Director Aaron Yarmel (yarmel.2@osu.edu). At least two weeks' advance notice will help us to provide seamless access.
