Ricci Melissa, MA Student
Melissa Ricci
MA Student
Graduate Students
Department of Health Aging & Society
Area(s) of Interest:
Biography
Supervisor: Dr. Mat Savelli
Research Interests: medical cannabis, harm reduction, managed alcohol programs, LGBTQ+ sexual health, and international psychopharmaceutical advertising
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Toronto (2017)
- Bachelor of Arts & Science (Honours), McMaster University (2014)
Teaching
TA Experience:
Teaching Assistant, McMaster University
Supervisor: Dr. Mat Savelli
HLTHAGE 2L03: Drugs, Sex and Alcohol: Society and its Addictions
Teaching Assistant, McMaster University
Supervisor: Dr. Mat Savelli
HLTH AGE 2GG3: Mental Health and Society
Teaching Assistant, McMaster University
Supervisor: Dr. Jean Wilson
ARTSCI 3A06: Literature
Research
Publications:
Savelli M, & Ricci M. (2018). Disappearing Acts: Anguish, Isolation, and the Re-imagining of the Mentally Ill in Global Psychopharmaceutical Advertising (1953–2005). Canadian Bulletin of Medical History. 35(2).
Savelli M, Marks S, & Ricci M. (2019). The Long (or Short) History of Mental Health. Critical Issues in Mental Health and Society.
Research Experience:
Research Nurse, 2017 - 2019
Engage Toronto: Advancing Gay and Bisexual Men's Health
Research Assistant, 2016-2017
Dr. Mat Savelli, Health, Aging, & Society, McMaster University
Research Assistant, 2014-2016
"Global Advertising of Psychiatric Medications, 1953-2013"
Health, Aging, & Society, McMaster University
Research Assistant, 2015
Critical Health Research Network
Health, Aging, & Society, McMaster University