Beyond the Pipeline: Inclusive Environments in STEM Training
Description
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Despite decades of effort on the federal and institutional levels to broaden participation of diverse populations in STEM, patterns of underrepresentation persist at all career stages. The dominant narrative around the lack of diversity in STEM has historically been rooted in a deficit model, spurring interventions aimed at better preparing marginalized students, while leaving in place exclusionary cultural norms and practices of science. Creating a culture of inclusion in scientific research spaces begins with a self-reflection on how our identities influence our experiences in the field and examination of the assumptions about what it means to do good science and to be a good scientist. This seminar will discuss strategies for providing a space to have these conversations and implementation of institutional changes that will sustain them.
Speaker Bio
Alycia Mosley Austin, PhD, is the Interim Associate Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Rhode Island. Dr. Austin is a national leader in diversity and inclusion and oversees the Graduate School's Diversity and Inclusion Badge Program. She leads courses and workshops on professional development for trainees at all career stages. While serving as Associate Director of URI's Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program she managed the administrative operations of the graduate program and played a key role in developing a new undergraduate major in neuroscience. Dr. Austin holds a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from Brown University and a doctorate in neuroscience from the University of California, San Diego.