Research Seminar: States of Suffering: Comparing how doctors and disability professionals interpret the relationship between social trauma and disabling chronic pain in the United States and France
In this presentation, Jane Pryma, PhD, will compare how pain specialists and disability professionals working in the United States and France explain the role of social trauma in the development of disabling chronic pain. Drawing on interviews with these professionals, she will analyze how distinct institutional features of the two countries’ health and welfare systems shape provides different interpretations of the social dimension of chronic pain and the role of medicine in addressing it.
Seminar title:Â States of Suffering: Comparing how doctors and disability professionals interpret the relationship between social trauma and disabling chronic pain in the United States and France
Speakers: Jane Pryma, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Boston University.
Date:Â Friday October 3, 2025, 12h30-13h30Â
Where: Online via Zoom
Research Seminar Series
Each month, the Department of Family Medicine hosts a research seminar that explores a wide range of topics and methods relevant to primary health care. These seminars feature a variety of speakers, including researchers from other universities and departments, as well as our own faculty, students, and collaborators. Open to the entire 91Ö±²¥ community, these seminars serve as a dynamic forum for learning, discussion, and exchange, fostering meaningful connections across disciplines and institutions.
