Dr. Jeanne Lemkau, professor emeriti, Wright State University School of Medicine, will present "The Gifts of Empathic Activism: Advocating for Cuban-American families" as a part of Bluffton University's weekly Forum series on Tuesday, Nov. 24.

The forum will be held in Founders Hall at 11 a.m. and is free and open to the public.

Lemkau has traveled to Cuba eight times since 2000 for research as well as for educational and humanitarian trips. She also traveled to Nicaragua in the 1970s, serving in a rural part of the country through the Peace Corps.

Through her travels, she has been able to publish widely on cultural issues, psychology and family medicine. Her works include a forthcoming book titled, Lost and Found in Cuba: A Tale of Midlife Rebellion.

She was also the primary writer for the 2006 book, Love, Loss and Longing: The Impact of U.S. Travel Policy on Cuban-American Families.