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Taproot S6E4: Can We Force Academic Structures to be Inclusive?
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Jan 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode, we speak with Jason Williams, Assistant Director of Inclusion and Research Readiness at the DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Jason is also lead for CyVerse Education, Outreach, and Training – the U.S. National Cyberinfrastructure for Life Science. Jason received his B.S. in Biology from SUNY Stonybrook in 2004, then worked as a technician in several labs at Cold Spring Harbor, and then transitioned to multiple roles in the DNA Learning Center In 2009.
We discuss an article Jason and colleagues recently published in Science, entitled “Achieving STEM diversity: Fix the classrooms. Outdated teaching methods amount to discrimination”. We also talk about the nuance and complexities around improving diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM education, in planning conferences, and in running scientific societies. Have a listen!
Show Notes:
Paper: J. Handelsman, S. Elgin, M. Estrada, S. Hays, T. Johnson, S. Miller, V. Mingo, C. Schaffer, and J. Williams. (2022). Science 376:1057-1059.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35653460/
Twitter Handles
Liz Haswell Twitter @ehaswell
Ivan Baxter Twitter @baxtertwi
Jason Williams Twitter @JasonWilliamsNY
We discuss an article Jason and colleagues recently published in Science, entitled “Achieving STEM diversity: Fix the classrooms. Outdated teaching methods amount to discrimination”. We also talk about the nuance and complexities around improving diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM education, in planning conferences, and in running scientific societies. Have a listen!
Show Notes:
Paper: J. Handelsman, S. Elgin, M. Estrada, S. Hays, T. Johnson, S. Miller, V. Mingo, C. Schaffer, and J. Williams. (2022). Science 376:1057-1059.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35653460/
Twitter Handles
Liz Haswell Twitter @ehaswell
Ivan Baxter Twitter @baxtertwi
Jason Williams Twitter @JasonWilliamsNY
Released:
Jan 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (43)
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