On this episode, Travis talks with community psychologist, Dominick Shattuck, PhD, whose work focuses on global public health topics including reproductive health, COVID-19, masculinities and men’s health. Together, they discuss and encourage men to take a more active role in family planning and reproductive health. His expertise is needed now more than ever as women's reproductive healthcare options are being limited (even removed in some cases) post the US Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. Topics discussed include: - Growing beyond the struggles of your parents. - The uncles who helped shape his own masculinity. - Seeking inroads into relationships. - The lessons from his time doing HIV prevention and family planning work in Africa. - How the current approach to reproductive health puts most of the burden on women AND limits men's engagement in intimate conversations. - Men's role in family planning and reproductive health. - Men's birth control options.
To connect with Dominick:
LinkedIn: Dominick Shattuck, PhD
Johns Hopkins: Bloomberg School of Public Health
To connect with Travis:
IG: @travers03