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Social Transformation

Engaging and Empowering Diverse Populations in BME

Thursday, October 12, 2023
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
Location: 325 (Center, Level 3)

    Track Chair(s)

  • Stacey Finley

    Principal Investigator
    Department of Quantitative and Computational Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

  • Kelly Stevens

    Associate Professor Bioengineering
    University of Washington, United States

  • Brendan Harley, Sc.D. (he/him/his)

    Robert W. Schaefer Professor
    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    • Moderator(s)

  • John Clegg, PhD (he/him/his)

    Assistant Professor
    University of Oklahoma, Norman
    Norman, Oklahoma, United States

  • Mykel Green, PhD (he/him/his)

    Assistant Professor
    The University of Texas at Austin
    PFLUGERVILLE, Texas, United States

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM PDT
    Engaging scientific diasporas in STEAM education: The case of Science Clubs Colombia.

    Presenting Author: Ana Maria Porras, PhD – University of Florida

    Co-Author: Team Science Clubs Colombia – Science Clubs Colombia

  • 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PDT
    Exploring the Role of Women and Minority Biomedical Entrepreneurs as Suppliers to the U.S. Federal Government, 2001-2020: Progress, Barriers, and Implications for Social Transformation

    Presenting Author: Olga Pierrakos, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Science Foundation & Wake Forest University

    Primary Investigator: Amol M. Joshi, Ph.D. – Wake Forest University

  • 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    Making the Invisible Adorable - Using Crocheted Art, Bilingual Strategies, and Social Media to Communicate Science and Promote Diversity

    Presenting Author: Ana Maria Porras, PhD – University of Florida

  • 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT
    Empowering Indigenous college students with Project based Learning.

    Presenting Author: Nicholas M. Bittner – University of North Dakota

  • 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    Joint Academic Nurtureship for Underrepresented Students (JANUS): Tiered mentorship structure for Miami Dade County Foster Youth at the University of Miami

    Presenting Author: Ashutosh Agarwal, PhD – University of Miami