Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
Supporting Black Students Through Their SEM Career Journeys: A Workshop
May 2 and 3, 2022
Members Agenda
DAY ONE – PUBLIC SESSIONS
MAY 2, 2021–9:30 AM–5:00 PM EST
| 9:30 AM–10:15 AM ET |
Opening Remarks and Introductions |
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Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. |
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Chair of the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine |
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Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) |
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Lynne M. Holden, M.D., Co-chair of the Planning Committee |
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President, Mentoring in Medicine, Inc., and Professor, Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
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Louis Sullivan, M.D., Co-chair of the Planning Committee |
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President Emeritus of Morehouse School of Medicine |
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| SESSION I: | OPENING KEYNOTE |
| 10:15 AM–10:45 AM |
The importance of providing holistic support and setting expectations to achieve excellence in SEM education and career pathways |
| Speaker: |
Freeman Hrabowski, Ph.D., President of University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| SESSION II: | STUDENT VOICES |
| 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM |
Perspectives from lived experience and thoughts about what systems worked or were needed to thrive in SEM |
| Moderator: |
Lamont Terrell, Ph.D., Inclusion & Diversity, Pharma Research & Development Lead at GlaxoSmithKline |
| Presenters: | |
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Afua Awuah, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
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Favour Nerrise, Stanford University |
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Gordon Edwards, CUNY |
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Sabrena Myers, Duke University Medical School |
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Abdoul Madjid Kone, Howard University College of Medicine |
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Andrew (Niyi) Owolabi, Tesla |
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| 11:30 AM–11:45 AM | Short Break |
| SESSION III: | K-12 EDUCATIONAL CONTEXTS – SPARKING INTERESTS |
| 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM |
The effects of early engagement and local environments on SEM educational outcomes for Black students |
| Moderator: |
Lynne M. Holden, M.D., President, Mentoring in Medicine, Inc., and Professor, Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| Presenters: | |
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Elisha Smith Arrillaga, Ph.D., Managing Director at the Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin |
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Moseka Medlock, Director of Teacher Quality and Retention Program (TQRP) of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund |
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Sharif El-Mekki, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Black Educator Development |
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| 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM |
Break for Lunch |
| SESSION IV: | COLLEGE – DEVELOPING SEM IDENTITIES |
| 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM |
How to broaden and strengthen pipeline of Black college students in SEM |
| Moderator: |
Marc A. Nivet, Ed.D., MBA, Executive Vice President for Institutional Advancement at UT Southwestern Medical Center |
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Coyness L. Ennix, M.D., Founder and Chairman of California Medicine Coalition |
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Reginald Blake, Ph.D., Interim Associate Provost and Dean of Curriculum and Research at New York City College of Technology |
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Christopher Botanga, Ph.D., Lead Project Director for the Louis Stokes Midwest Regional Center of Excellence in Broadening Participation, Chicago State University |
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| 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM |
Short Break |
| SESSION V: | PROFESSIONAL AND GRADUATE SCHOOL – HONING SKILLS |
| 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM |
Strategies and programs aimed at supporting the development of Black SEM professionals in research careers |
| Moderator: |
Louis Sullivan, M.D., President Emeritus of Morehouse School of Medicine and Co-Founder of the Association of Minority Health Professions Schools |
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Peter MacLeish, Ph.D., Founding Director of the Neuroscience Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine |
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Michellene Davis, J.D., President and CEO of the National Medical Fellowships, Inc. |
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David Asai, Ph.D., Senior Director for Science Education at HHMI |
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Marie Bernard, M.D., Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity at the National Institutes of Health |
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| SESSION VI: | EMPLOYMENT – RECOGNIZING LEADERS |
| 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
How companies help support career trajectories of Black students and professionals in SEM though dedicated programs as well as retaining and growing the workforce |
| Moderator: |
Ian Henry, Ph.D., Director of Feminine Care Analytical in Baby, Feminine, Family Care Analytical Organization at Procter & Gamble |
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Tania Small, M.D., Vice President, Global Medical Oncology Franchise Head at GlaxoSmithKline |
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Ninah Enane-Anderson, Ph.D., Vice President for Beauty Measurement Sciences, Capabilities, and Digital Innovation at Procter & Gamble |
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Charles Bridges, M.D., Chief Scientific Officer at CorVista Health |
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| 5:00 PM |
Day One Adjourned |
DAY TWO - CLOSED BUSINESS MEETING
MAY 3, 2022 – 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EST
| 10:00 AM – 10:10 AM |
Welcome from the Chair |
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Cato Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., Chair of the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine |
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| 10:10 AM – 11:00 AM |
Discussion of Future Workshops |
| Moderator: |
Maria Lund Dahlberg, M.S., Senior Project Director for the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine |
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| 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM |
Brief Report from Staff on Current Projects |
| Moderator: |
Maria Lund Dahlberg, M.S., Senior Project Director for the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine |
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| 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM |
Roundtable on Roundtables |
| Moderator: |
Cato Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., Chair of the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine |
| 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM |
Next Steps: Recap and Future Meeting Dates |
| Moderator: |
Maria Lund Dahlberg, M.S., Senior Project Director for the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine |
| 12:00 PM |
Break for Lunch |
DAY TWO
MAY 3, 2022 – 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM EST
| SESSION VII: | PERSONAL FINANCE – ALLEVIATING BURDENS |
| 12:45 PM – 1:30 PM |
Financial supports and programs available to Black students throughout their SEM educational journeys |
| Moderator: |
Theodore Corbin, M.D., Emergency Medicine Department Chair, Rush University |
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Ericka Boone, Ph.D., Director, NIH Loan Repayment Programs |
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LeRoy Jones II, Ph.D., Program Director for the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities-Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) at National Science Foundation |
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| SESSION VIII: | PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES – SHIFTING CULTURES |
| 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM |
The role that professional societies can and do serve in setting and shifting norms to better support Black students in SEM |
| Moderator: |
Charles Bridges, M.D., Chief Scientific Officer at CorVista Health |
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David Acosta, M.D., Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Association of American Medical Colleges |
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Favour Nerrise, NSBE National Chair and first-year Electrical Engineering Ph.D. student at Stanford University |
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Iris R. Wagstaff, Ph.D., STEM Program Director for the Inclusive STEMM Ecosystems for Equity & Diversity (ISEED) at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) |
| 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM |
Short Break |
| SESSION IX: | EXTERNAL FINANCING – SUPPORTING SYSTEMS |
| 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM |
Larger-scale partnerships and systems that impact the educational and career journeys of Black students in SEM |
| Moderator: |
Olujimi A. Ajijola, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Neurocardiology Research Program and Co-Director, UCLA-Caltech Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center |
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Bhashkar (Bhash) Mazumder, Ph.D., Senior Economist and Economic Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |
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Tamara Thompson, M.B.A., Assistant Vice President of Programs of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund |
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Chad Womack, Ph.D., Senior Director, National STEM Programs and Initiatives at the United Negro College Fund |
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Brittany L. Mosby, Ed.D., Director of HBCU Success, Tennessee Higher Education Commission |
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| SESSION X: | CLOSING REFLECTIONS |
| 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM |
Final Thoughts: |
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Cato Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., Chair of the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine |
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| 5:00 PM |
Day Two and Workshop Adjourns |
