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Generation Y 10 Years After 9/11

August 31, 2011 by

[HTML1] This September 11 marks the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that brought down the World Trade Center, wreaked the Pentagon, and forever changed our lives. But how have the 9/11 attacks continued to shape our society and its youngest members?

Dr. Sally Karioth, professor of nursing and certified traumatologist at Florida State University, joins Keeping Up with Gen Y to talk about how older generations can learn a thing or two from Generation Y, who have adjusted much better to the changes brought by 9/11. She also discusses how young people, with their broader worldview, can lend a hand to help the United States become a better global neighbor.

More about Sally Karioth
Dr. Sally Karioth is a professor of nursing and certified traumatologist at Florida State University. For more than 25 years, Sally has been a counselor, helping people cope with the death of loved ones. She has been active in trauma work, and is called in frequently to speak to tragedy survivors. In the aftermath of 9/11, Sally counseled the survivors of the terrorist attack on the Pentagon and children who lost parents in the World Trade Center.

Sally is a 1967 graduate of the Wisconsin Green Bay Bellin School of Nursing and a 1969 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which in 1992 honored her as Outstanding Alumnus. She went on to earn two master’s degrees and a Ph.D.

Author of  If You Want To Know If You’re Dying, Ask the Cleaning Lady (And Other Thoughts On Life and Happiness), Sally has also contributed to two other widely available books: Chicken Soup for the Surviving Soul and Feeling Safe:  Talking to Children About War and Terrorism.

Sally has received numerous national, state and local awards, including the Joan Ashley Fiffick Award, given each year to the nation’s most humanistic cancer care giver, and the Ross Oglesby Award, given annually to the students’ choice for most influential teacher at Florida State University. She also teaches each summer at the FSU Study Center in London, has worked with cancer patients at the University of London Hospital, and conducted palliative care seminars in Norway.

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About Tamara Bell

Tamara Bell is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Y Gen Out Loud, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that provides a platform for Generation Yto discuss national politics and public policy issues.

Tamara began her journalism career as a staff reporter for the Dallas Times Herald. A few years later, she moved to York, Pa., as a political reporter for the York Dispatch, covering local, state, and national government as well as writing investigative stories for the mid-sized daily newspaper.

A Texas girl at heart, Tamara returned to Dallas a year later to work as press relations director for the re-election campaign of U.S. Rep. John Bryant. The next year, she moved to Austin and the Texas Legislature, where she stayed for 15 years. While at the Legislature, Tamara worked for Democratic House members as Chief-of-Staff and Press Secretary, and as a Senior Policy Analyst for the Senate State Affairs Committee chaired by a Republicansenator.

In 1996, Tamara became co-owner of a political newsletter covering state issues and elections. As Editor-in-Chief, Tamara helped shape the weekly publication into a must-read for state officials, legislative aides, and lobbyists. More recently, Tamara wrote a regular column analyzing coverage by the Texas Capitol Press Corps for an online political publication. She also works as a lecturer in the Advertising Department at The University of Texasat Austin.

Tamara has also been a judge for the 2010 Bright Ideas Award given by the Texas Daily Newspaper Association, served as a panelist at the Society of Professional Journalists 2010 Region 8 Conference where the theme was How to Save Journalism, and has been a guest lecture for the Advertising Department’s Internship course, speaking about the jobs outlook for graduating seniors.

Tamara earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Journalism from The University of Texas at Austin, and her B.A. in Journalism from Texas A&M University. She resides in Austin with her son, Jackson.

Tamara Bell is also the Host of Keeping Up with Gen Y on WomensRadio. Keeping Up with Gen Y offers discussions, interviews, and commentary about important issues of the day from the perspective of Generation Y (18-to 30-years-old). Aimed at all generations interested in learning about and inspiring young people, this show features professionals, experts, researchers, and members of Gen Y who share insights and experiences about the topics on the minds of today’s young adults.