April 13, 2026

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Meagan McMahon, Patron Experience and Marketing Manager, PURE Theatre

Performing Knowledge: Theatre as a Tool for Education and Empathy

In performing knowledge, theater is a tool for education and empathy, both for students in the classroom and students of life. Meagan McMahon will explore how theater is an accessible tool for empathy, communication, and developing independence through all walks of life.

2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Light Refreshments and Social Time

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Katherine Regan Sterba, Professor of Public Health Sciences, MUSC

Caring for a Loved One with Cancer: Research Highlights and Future Directions Over 6 million adults care for a family member or friend with cancer. They provide uncompensated care at home and perform complex symptom management, medical and nursing tasks, and report limited training in how to complete these tasks. Katherine Sterba will highlight the challenges experienced by cancer caregivers and new directions for supportive care services for caregivers.