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Abstract
In this recording, Winthrop student Lillian Peay shares the real-time challenges she faced amid the COVID-19 pandemic as a college student, personal trainer, and young adult. She also details the trials her mother, an obstetrician-gynecologist, confronted as a healthcare worker during the COVID crisis. Notable topics addressed in the recording include social isolation, healthcare, education, professional life, and personal health.
Lillian Peay, a native of Columbia, SC, earned her B.S. degree in Exercise Science from Winthrop University in 2021. She currently works in the personal fitness industry and plans to attend graduate school to study physical therapy.
Spearheaded by Dr. O. Jennifer Dixon-McKnight, an Assistant Professor of History and African American studies at Winthrop University, Project 2020 is best summarized in her words: “The goal was to conduct interviews that explored the various ways in which Americans were experiencing and being impacted by the various watershed moments that emerged during 2020 (the global pandemic, social unrest, financial challenges, issues with healthcare, etc.)."
Publication Date
11-19-2020
Unique Identifier
OH 752
Format
MP4
Length
00:07:59
Restrictions
This interview is open for use.
Keywords
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020, Social Isolation, Education, Virtual Learning, Healthcare
Recommended Citation
Lillian Peay, Winthrop University, and COVID-19 Pandemic, "Interview with Lillian Peay" (2020). Winthrop University Oral History Program. OH 752.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/667
