Podcast Series: Collaborative Strategies for Inclusive Change
Collaborative Strategies for Inclusive Change podcast features leaders from NSF INCLUDES-funded projects and other scholars and practitioners committed to the NSF INCLUDES vision of a STEM enterprise that reflects the diversity of the nation.
Listen to each episode to learn from guided discussions with invited guests, highlighting projects and partnerships that are shifting inequitable systems in order to improve accessibility and inclusivity in STEM education and careers.
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Episode #10: Interview with Dr. Kinnis Gosha, Academic Program Director for Software Engineering, and Executive Director of the Morehouse Center for Broadening Participation in Computing
Host Dr. Erin Lynch interviews Dr. Kinnis Gosha, Academic Program Director for Software Engineering, and Executive Director of the Morehouse Center for Broadening Participation in Computing. Together, they discuss partnerships: starting small and branching out; what to look for when…
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Episode #9: Interview with Dr. Donald Gillian-Daniel and Robin Greenler, co-leaders of NSF’s Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Aspire Alliance National Change Team
Dr. Donald Gillian-Daniel is the Director of Professional Development for the Office of Inclusion, Equity & Diversity in Engineering within the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Robin Greenler is the Assistant Director for the Center for the…
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Episode #8: Interview with Dr. Talitha Washington, Director of the Atlanta University Center (AUC) Data Science Initiative and Professor of Mathematics at Clark Atlanta University
She is the lead and principal investigator of the NSF-funded National Data Science Alliance to Expand Data Science at HBCUs (NDSA). The goal of the NDSA is to increase the number of Black people earning data science credentials by at…
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Episode #7: Interview with Dr. Benjamin Flores, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Texas El Paso
Dr. Benjamin Flores is professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas El Paso and PI of the Texas Regional Collaborative section of the NSF INCLUDES Aspire Alliance. He has over 25 years of managing STEM education…
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Episode #6: Interview with Chike Aguh, Chief Innovation Officer, U.S. Department of Labor
Mr. Aguh’s career has focused on the future of work as well as its impacts on and opportunities for nations, organizations, workers and underserved communities.
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Episode #5: Interview with Dr. Aaron Thomas, Director of Indigenous Research and STEM Education (IRSE) at the University of Montana
Dr. Thomas has a long history of directing National Science Foundation and NASA funded research projects in the field of chemical engineering and increasing degree matriculation of Native American and Alaska Native students in STEM fields. He has developed a…
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Episode #4: Interview with Dr. Casey W. Miller, Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs and Professor in the College of Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology
In this episode, Dr. Toldson guides a candid discussion of holistic review trainings, identifying roles in large partnerships, and faculty diversity, inclusion, and retention strategies.
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Episode #3: Interview with Dr. Tonya Peeples, Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion and Professor of Chemical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University, Co-leader NSF INCLUDES Aspire Alliance
Dr. Ivory Toldson interviews Dr. Tonya Peeples, Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion and professor of chemical engineering at Pennsylvania State University, co-leader NSF INCLUDES Aspire Alliance. She leads the institutional change work of the multi-initiative Aspire Alliance, focused on…
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Episode #2: Interview with David Gruber, Director of Backbone Institute at Growth Sector and Team Member of the STEM Core Initiative
Host Dr. Ivory Toldson interviews David Gruber, Director of Backbone Institute at Growth Sector and Team Member of the STEM Core Initiative.
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Episode #1: Interview with Dr. Karen Marrongelle, Assistant Director, Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation
Host Dr. Ivory Toldson interviews Dr. Karen Marrongelle, Assistant Director, Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation.