Presenter(s)
Gift Olalusi
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Description
The study aims to explore the challenges individuals with non-native American accents face in healthcare settings, examining different experiences based on how they manage communication stigma, and offering solutions to eliminate stigma, stereotypes, and biases. The study employed a qualitative approach, where interviews of individuals with non-native American accents in the United States were coded and discussed thematically. Results from the study seeks to improve healthcare outcomes by ensuring non-native English speakers and people with accents can access care equally and without fear or stigma. The study is an on-going research thesis, and the findings aim to raise awareness among healthcare providers about implicit biases, fostering better patient-provider communication and greater patient satisfaction and inform better healthcare policies in the United States.
Publication Date
4-23-2025
Project Designation
Graduate Research
Primary Advisor
Jen K. Ptacek
Primary Advisor's Department
Communication
Keywords
Stander Symposium, College of Arts and Sciences
Institutional Learning Goals
Scholarship; Diversity; Critical Evaluation of Our Times
Recommended Citation
"Assessing how speakers with non-American accents experience and manage communication accent stigma in health care situations in the United States." (2025). Stander Symposium Projects. 4041.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/stander_posters/4041

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3:00-4:15, Kennedy Union Ballroom