Collected Item: “Dr. Marissa Rhodes, Oral History, July 15, 2021”
Title
Dr. Marissa Rhodes, Oral History, July 15, 2021
Who conducted the interview? List all names, separated by comma.
Angelica S Ramos
Who was interviewed? List all names, separated by commas.
Dr. Marissa Rhodes
Email Address(es) for all interviewers. Separated by comma.
asramos2@asu.edu
If this oral history is related to research conducted in association with an institution (e.g. a museum, university, library), please include the name of the institution. If you are a faculty member or student conducting research, please provide the name of your school.
Arizona State University
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your oral history. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
Buffalo, New York, Gilbert, Arizona, motherhood, baby, children, kid, work, birth, NICU, mental health, mask, mom, hospital, professor, virtual learning, ASU
What is the format of your recording?
Audio
In what ZIP code is the primary residence of the interviewee? (enter 5-digit ZIP code; for example, 00544 or 94305)? In what city/town/village does the interviewee live? In what country does the interviewee live? All comma-separated.
Buffalo, New York
Describe the oral history.
Curator for the JOPTY program, Angelica S Ramos interviews mother of three, Dr. Marissa Rhodes. In this interview she discusses her role as a professor and how COVID-19 halted all the plans she had for her classes. She also discusses her pregnancy with her third baby and the struggles that came with prenatal care and birth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Rhodes also relates her birthing experience and how different the pandemic made it from her first two pregnancies; she discusses the complications that she faced and the stresses she dealt with. Dr. Rhodes also discusses how her social life was impacted and the struggle to find a balance between work, children, virtual-learning and a new baby. Lastly, she reflects on her personal silver lining and the lessons that she hopes will be learned from this experience.
On what date did you record this oral history?
2021-07-15