Workshop on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Held on March 26, 2021
Workshop Mission and Vision Statement
The goal of our workshop is to collaborate towards building a welcoming and inclusive environment within the Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB) and scientific community more broadly.
We recognize that structural barriers have and continue to limit voices within our field based on race, gender identity or expression, disability status, sexual orientation, and immigration status among others. These barriers marginalize individuals at all educational and career stages.
We invite our community to join us as we engage in a critical reflection of our practices in order to cultivate a culture in which all voices are heard, valued and validated. Together, by sharing stories and identifying concrete actions, we can make space for everyone.
Recorded Talks and Other Resources from the Workshop
Keynote Address
Critical Transitions: Redefining Your Scope of Work for Equity and Inclusion in STEM
Dr. Pamela Harris | Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Williams College
Dr. Aris Winger | Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Georgia Gwinnett College


Invited Talks
NSF Can Transform Lives: My Story and Broadening Participation to Advance STEM
Dr. Erika Tatiana Camacho | NSF HSI Program Co-Lead, NSF ADVANCE Program Director, Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics, Arizona State University


Cal-Bridge: Overcoming Barriers to Engagement of Underrepresented Students in STEM PhD Programs
Dr. Alexander Rudolph | Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and Director, Cal-Bridge


Constructing Queer Subspaces in Math
Dr. Alexander Hoover | Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, The University of Akron


Postsecondary Education Program for Students with Disabilities in STEM
Dr. Overtoun Jenda | Assistant Provost and Professor of Mathematics, Auburn University


Increasing the Rate of Change
Dr. Candice Price | Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Smith College

Breakout Sessions
Inclusive Pedagogy
Moderators:
Dr. Mario Bañuelos | Assistant Professor of Mathematics, California State University, Fresno
Dr. Reginald 'RB' McGee | Assistant Professor in the Mathematics/Computer Science Department, College of the Holy Cross
Recruitment, Hiring and Retention of Diverse Faculty
Moderators:
Dr. Marcella Gomez | Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics, University of California Santa Cruz
Dr. Suzanne Sindi | Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics, University of California Merced
Disability and Accommodation
Moderators:
Dr. Overtoun Jenda | Assistant Provost and Professor of Mathematics at Auburn University
Dr. Suzanne Lenhart | Chancellor’s Professor of Mathematics and Cox Professor, Mathematics Department, University of Tennessee Knoxville
Underrepresented Genders in Mathematical Biology
Moderators:
Dr. Stacey Smith? | Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Faculty of Medicine, The University of Ottawa
Dr. Rebecca Tyson | Professor of Mathematical Biology, University of British Columbia, Okanagan
Diversity in Graduate Admissions
Moderators:
Dr. Ashlee Ford Versypt | Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo
Dr. Alexander Rudolph | Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and Director, Cal-Bridge
General Discussion and Reflection
Moderators:
Dr. Mikahl Banwarth-Kuhn | Postdoctoral Scholar in Applied Mathematics, University of California, Merced
Dr. Roeland Merks | Professor of Multiscale Mathematical Biology at the Mathematical Institute and the Institute for Biology, Leiden University.
Dr. Elissa Schwartz | Associate Professor in the School of Biological Sciences and Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Washington State University
Closing Remarks

Outcomes of the Workshop
White Paper to appear soon!
Workshop organizers and Breakout Session Facilitators are working on a conference White Paper that will contain not only a record of the Workshop itself (including all content and references mentioned in the talks) but specific calls to action and recommendations for further activities by the SMB.
Workshop Organizing Committee
Mark Alber | University of California, Riverside
Paul Atzberger | University of California, Santa Barbara
Mikahl Banwarth-Kuhn (Co-Chair) | University of California, Merced
Mario Banuelos (Co-Chair) | California State University, Fresno
Weitao Chen | University of California, Riverside
Erika Rutter | University of California, Merced
Stacey Deleria Finley | University of Southern California
Marcella Gomez | University of California, Santa Cruz
Elissa Schwartz | Washington State University
Suzanne Sindi (Co-Chair) | University of California, Merced
Stacey Smith? | The University of Ottawa
Roya Zandi | University of California, Riverside
Lihong Zhao | University of California, Merced