Summary
November 20, 2024 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
Session 4: Inclusive Leadership in STEM
Leaders in STEM have the opportunity and duty to foster environments where diverse voices are heard, valued, and included in decision-making processes, innovation, and research. They recognize the value of different perspectives and experiences in driving innovation and problem-solving.
The lack of diversity in STEM is amplified for positions of power. Groups that are the most underrepresented and marginalized in STEM (Black, Latino/a/X, Indigenous and people of color) are the least represented in leadership positions. In this session, we will learn about why leadership in STEM can be less diverse and how we can work together to ameliorate this issue. We will also explore strategies for being an inclusive leader that can be implemented at multiple stages of a person’s career.
About the Series
The Inclusion in STEM series delves into a few of the many topics that are essential for actively cultivating a culture of inclusion in STEM, including defining inclusion, promoting inclusive pipelines through mentorship, finding solidarity and power through joining affinity groups, being an inclusive leader, and communicating research in a way that centers inclusion, equity, and intersectionality. Learn more about the series and explore the full lineup of events.
Speakers
Lorelle L. Espinosa, PhD, is program director at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, where she develops and implements evidence-based strategies for grantmaking to advance DEI in STEM higher education. Her portfolio includes the University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring, Sloan Centers for Systemic Change, Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership, and Creating Equitable Pathways to STEM Graduate Education. Previously, she was Vice President for Research at the American Council on Education and committee co-chair of NASEM. She contributes to the national conversation on issues pertaining to college access and success for underrepresented students and on the need for equity-minded leadership in postsecondary settings. Her work has appeared in numerous publications and was cited before the US Supreme Court.
A Pell Grant recipient and first-generation college graduate, Espinosa earned her PhD in higher education and organizational change from the University of California, Los Angeles; a BA from the University of California, Davis; and an AA from Santa Barbara City College.
Mandë Holford, PhD, examines venoms and venomous animals as agents of change and innovation in evolution and in manipulating cellular physiology in pain and cancer. Her work combines scientific research, education, and diplomacy by leveraging our planet’s marine biodiversity for the benefit of human and planetary health. Her honors include the inaugural endowed Anne Welsh McNulty Chair in Science Innovation and Leadership, an NIH Pioneer Award, an Allen Institute Distinguished Investigator Award, an NSF CAREER award, a WINGS Women of Discovery Fellowship, a Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, a AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship, being selected as a World Economic Forum Champion Young Scientist and Sustainability Pioneer, a fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, and a member of the NASEM Roundtable on Science Diplomacy, and the Council of Foreign Relations. She is cofounder of Killer Snails, LLC, an award winning EdTech company that uses tabletop, digital, and XR games as a conduit to advance scientific learning in K-12 classrooms. Her PhD is from The Rockefeller University.
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Pricing
Member: Free
Nonmember: $10.00
By attending this session, you will receive an exclusive 50% discount for upcoming events in the series.
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