MEDIA APPEARANCES
Through my research and my knowledge about the importance of water safety education, I provide a platform for other Black Mermaids to discuss their experiences while swimming through qualitative methodologies, challenge the negative perception of marginalized individuals participating in swimming, address the public health pandemic of water safety (i.e. drowning awareness), and remind all that, "learning to swim is a human right!"
To invite me to your campus or local event, please go to the "Contact" button below!
TEDXBLOOMINGTON WOMEN TALK
November 25, 2019
Quash’s TEDx Talk engages the audience in a dialogue to examine the roots of our swimming history, in Africa. Using historical data and statistical analysis, Quash addresses the participatory disconnect between proficient Black (inclusive of the Trans-Atlantic Diaspora) swimmers and the current statistics provided by the Centers from Disease Control and Prevention (https://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/water-safety/waterinjuries-factsheet.html) and the World Health Organization (https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/drowning). In addition to addressing the public health pandemic of drowning, this speaker encourages audience members to be actively engaged in Water Safety Education by participating on International Water Safety Day on May 15th (https://www.internationalwatersafetyday.org/) and other forms of community collaboration.
To view the promo for this talk go to: https://www.facebook.com/TEDxBloomington/videos/572444210251923/?v=572444210251923
ACADEMIC HAZING IS ABUSE
August 22, 2019
Quash, T. M. (2019, August 22). Academic Hazing is Abuse – WOC Guest Post [Blog]. Retrieved from: http://theprofessorisin.com/2019/08/22/academic-hazing-is-abuse-woc-guest-post
SWIMMING WHILE BLACK. INDIANA MINORITY HEALTH COALITION REAL TALK RADIO
August 2018
Beale-Tawfeeq, A., Quash, T. M. & Roland, K. (August 2018). Swimming While Black. Indiana Minority Health Coalition Real Talk Radio: https://www.facebook.com/IndianaMinorityHealth/videos/531510093950914/?t=42
INDIANA UNIVERSITY'S RUTH CLIFFORD ENGS LECTURE
November 5, 2018
A presentation on the complexities of leisure, race, and swimming at Indiana University.