NSF INCLUDES Coordination Hub: Collaborative Strategies for Inclusive Change: Recent Episodes
NSF INCLUDES Coordination Hub
Collaborative Strategies for Inclusive Change is a product of the NSF INCLUDES Coordination Hub (www.includesnetwork.org), a project of the National Science Foundation. Host Dr. Ivory Toldson, co-principal investigator for the NSF INCLUDES Coordination Hub, guides 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. Each 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.
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 research and training programs with more than 40 million in the research portfolio since 2005, he has been the PI and director of the University of Texas system, Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, and also the University of Texas system Bridge to Doctorate Program.
Interview withDr. Casey W. Miller,Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs and Professor in the College of Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology and PI of the NSF INCLUDES Inclusive Graduate Education Network (IGEN) Alliance. 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.
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 improving representation in STEM faculty, advancing inclusive practices, and creating opportunities for underrepresented faculty. The Alliance aslo works with graduate students aspiring to be faculty.
Host Dr. Ivory Toldson interviews David Gruber, Director of Backbone Institute at Growth Sector and Team Member of the STEM Core Initiative
Host Dr. Ivory Toldson interviews Dr. Karen Marrongelle, Assistant Director, Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation.