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Diversity, Equity & InclusioN

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Marginalized and socially disadvantaged people have been historically discriminated and excluded from STEM education and inclusion in STEM research. In 2020, despite being 17% of the population, only 7.8% of PhDs were awarded to Hispanic people. Dr. Casillas is one of them which she feels both extremely privileged and disheartened by. She strives for a future where everyone is equally likely to succeed in STEM so that unacceptable consequences like health disparities in BIPOC are eliminated. Here, she has compiled key resources in order to help others in their DEI outreach and education. It will be updated periodically as new material comes out. Dr. Casillas is not author to any of the literature below, but she appreciates the efforts to bridge the gap and endorses all material listed. 

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Key terms

BIPOC: Black, Indigenous and People of Color

Diversity: involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds

Equity: acknowledging and addressing structural inequalities — historic and current — that advantage some and disadvantage others

Inclusion: when diverse groups feel welcome to express opinions and are involved in decisions that involve them

Health disparities: preventable differences in the burden of disease and outcomes that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations

Microaggression: everyday slights, indignities, put downs and insults that people who are marginalized experience 

Stereotype threat: fear or anxiety of confirming a negative stereotype about one's social group

Tokenism: the practice of doing something only to prevent criticism and give the appearance that people are being treated fairly

Imposter syndrome: feelings of inadequacy that persist despite evident success

 

DEI Primary Literature

  • Inclusion in practice: a systematic review of diversity-focused STEM programming in the United States. Palid, et al. International Journal of STEM Education volume 10, Article  number: 2 (2023). DOI: 10.1186/s40594-022-00387-3

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  • Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Cancer Clinical Trials: An American Society of Clinical Oncology and Association of Community Cancer Centers Joint Research Statement. Oyer, et al. J Clin Oncol (2022) 40(19):2163-2171. DOI: 10.1200/JCO.22.00754

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  • The Diversity–Innovation Paradox in Science. Bas Hofstra, Vivek V. Kulkarni, Sebastian Munoz-Najar Galvez, Bryan He, Dan Jurafsky, Daniel A. McFarland. PNAS, (2020), 117 (17) 9284-9291; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1915378117

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  • Discerning Disparities: The Data Gap. â€‹Treadwell, Henrie M, et al. American journal of men's health vol. 13,1 (2019): 1557988318807098. doi:10.1177/1557988318807098

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  • Prevalence, Predictors, and Treatment of Impostor Syndrome: a Systematic Review. Bravata, D.M., Watts, S.A., Keefer, A.L. et al. J Gen Intern Med 35, 1252–1275 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05364-1

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  • Overcoming Disparities in Cancer: A Need for Meaningful Reform for Hispanic and Latino Cancer Survivors. Joshua P Kronenfeld, Kristi D Graves, Frank J Penedo, Betina Yanez. (2021). Oncologist, review. DOI: 10.1002/onco.13729

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DEI editorials/news articles

  • NSF grant decisions reflect systemic racism, study argues. Jeffrey Mervis. (2022). Science. Science, Vol 377, Issue 6605. DOI: 10.1126/science.ade1312

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  • An Antidote to Impostor Syndrome. Dean Jackson, (2014). XRDS, article. Link: article

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Miscellaneous

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