Transforming BME Training to Ensure Equity and Justice II

Friday, October 13, 2023

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Location: 323

Track Chair(s)

Stacey Finley (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
University of Southern California, United States
Kelly Stevens

Associate Professor
University of Washington, United States
Brendan Harley

Professor
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, United States

AG

Aidan Gilchrist (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor
University of California, Davis, United States
Ayokunle Olanrewaju

Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering Assistant Professor
University of Washington, Washington, United States

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT

What is Innovation, if not Diversity Persevering
Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth Wayne, PhD (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Mellon University
2:30 PM – 2:45 PM PDT

From Pacemakers to Tastemakers: Defining Contemporary Bioengineering as a Social Justice Project
Presenting Author: Rene R. Canady, MA, BSE (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis, University of Pittsburgh
Last Author: Jorge Jimenez, PhD, Bioengineering, BSE, Biomedical Engineering – Mayan Bioengineer
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM PDT

Developing Curriculum to Help Biomedical Engineers Connect Systemic Racism to Cancer Health Disparities
Presenting Author: Katherine M. Young, PhD (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University
Co-Author: Lauren F. Sestito, PhD – Valparaiso University
Co-Author: Joseph Le Doux – Georgia Institute of Technology
Last Author: Cynthia Reinhart-King, PhD (she/her/hers) – Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM PDT

Approaching and Assessing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Topics in Biomedical Engineering Educational Programs
Presenting Author: Jessica Kramer (she/her/hers) – University of Utah
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM PDT

Ethical Considerations in Global Health Technologies
Presenting Author: Pun To (Douglas) Yung (he/him/his) – Syracuse University