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A Freshman Year Research Intensive Sequence for Improving Inclusive Equity in Research Training
A Randomized Trial of Grant Writing Coaching Groups: Participant Demographics and Background Experiences
A Randomized Trial of Grant Writing Coaching Groups: Qualitative Interviews Revealing Critical Elements of Effective Groups
ASCEND: Cultivating Biomedical and Behavioral Science Researchers through Entrepreneurial Research Training
Accelerating adoption of inclusive, evidence-based practices for PhD career development
Addressing Structural Barriers to Improve Health Equity: An Interactive Course Development
Amplifying similarity to promote STEM instructor–student mentorship quality: a cluster randomized trial
An Evidence-based, Holistic Model of Faculty Hiring and Retention
Ascending in Biomedical Research Through Leadership and Community Engagement
Breakfast
Breakfast
Bridging the Gap: Enhancing STEM and Psychology Pathways for Underrepresented Minorities through the BRIDGE to BS Program (B2B) at Morgan State University
Build Your Research Community”: An Inclusive Online Course Effectively Guides Research Trainees in Building Mentoring Networks
Building a 'RAMP' to Research for Baltimore City High School Students: Pilot Results from a 2-year Summer Research Training And Mentoring Program
Building a Culture of Community Engagement among University Students
Bystander Intervention Training for Geoscientists: Short and Long-term Workshop Effectiveness
Career Differentiation of Biomedical Scientists: Career Goals and Outcomes of 464 PhD students followed longitudinally from the start of the PhD
Changes in Two-Eyed Seeing Among Native Undergraduates in Life and Earth Sciences
Closing Reception
Conference Registration and Information
Coordinating Change: Lessons from a Multi-Campus Faculty Diversity Initiative
Creating a Research Center and Leveraging Internal Funding Opportunities to Develop a Culture of Grantsmanship at an Urban Community College
Cultivating Biomedical and Behavioral Science Researchers through Self-Assessment and Individual Development Plans
Diversifying the MSTEM Talent Pool Through the Enhancing Undergraduate Education and Research in Aging to Eliminate Health Disparities (ENGAGED) Program
Do I Fit? Am I LINKED?, is leaving STEM to much of a SACRIFICE?: STEM Persistence and Career Embeddedness Theory
Empowering Agents of Change to Reduce Bias, Create Inclusion, and Promote Equity: 16 Years of the Bias Habit-Breaking Training
Empowering Chicago Youth to Impact Local Health and Education Disparities
Empowering people to break the bias habit: Evidence-based approaches to reduce bias, create inclusion, and promote equity
Enhancing Diversity and Professional Development in STEM: Evaluating the Impact of a Preprofessional Workshop Series at an HBCU.
Enhancing Diversity and Professional Development in STEM: Evaluating the Impact of a Preprofessional Workshop Series at an HBCU.
Enhancing Learning Retention in Civil Engineering Students through Glossary Development
Enhancing STEM Engagement: The Power of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Belonging
Evaluating the Impact of Peer Supplemental Instruction on STEM Course Outcomes at an HBCU: A Five-Semester Study at Morgan State University
Exploring First-Year Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions of STEM Career through Reflections on a Summer Research Program
Exploring Science Self-Efficacy Trajectories in Undergraduate STEM Education: Insights from the BUILD PODER Program
Factors Affecting College STEM Major’s Participation in Extra-Curricular & Co-Curricular Activities
Fair Play: Conversations about Racial Bias in STEMM
Fair Play: Conversations about Racial Bias in STEMM
Familial Ties and Student Success: Perspectives from Biomedical Research Program Alumni
Family STEM Nights and Teen Leadership Development as a Transformative Justice Strategy
Five years of mentorship in Culturally Adaptive Pathways to Success
Fostering Indigenous STEM Identity Harmony through Online and In-Person Interventions
Fostering the Development of Research Entrepreneurs through ASCEND
Have We Been Achieving Desired Outcomes? NO! Time to Think Outside the Box of a 45 Year Old Forumula
Impact of Culturally Aware Mentoring Interventions on Research Mentors and Graduate Training
Innovative Strategies for Broadening Participation in STEM: Leveraging Virtual Engagement and Leadership
Language Diversity: Understanding Impacts, Responding Effectively
Leading To Transgress: A leadership curriculum to promote equitable, systemic change.
Lunch (on your own)
Luncheon/Wards/Plenary II
MARC at CU Denver Wellness Program: Student Perspectives on Program Improvement
MARC at CU Denver Wellness Program: Student Perspectives on Program Improvement
MSU PERSIST Summer Program: Enhancing Science Student Retention through Pre-Matriculation Case-Based Learning
Mending the Path to Broader Participation in STEM Through Contemplative CRiT Collage
Mentoring to Advance Students’ Academic Success and Career Readiness
Mentors Changing the Course of History for Biomedical PhD Trainees
Mentors Changing the Course of History for Biomedical PhD Trainees
Mid-Point Assessment of Successes and Opportunities for Improvement of a Five-Year NIH-funded Summer Research Program to Broaden Representation and Inclusion in Neuroscience
Mid-Point Assessment of Successes and Opportunities for Improvement of a Five-Year NIH-funded Summer Research Program to Broaden Representation and Inclusion in Neuroscience
Navigating Inclusive Excellence: Rethinking Metrics for Equity and Diversity in Higher Education
Navigating STEM Pathways: Belonging Mediates the Impact of Goal Congruity on Persistence (but not Well-being) Among Indigenous Students
Navigating STEM Pathways: Belonging Mediates the Impact of Goal Congruity on Persistence (but not Well-being) Among Indigenous Students
Networking Reception
Neuroscience for Neurodiverse Learners: Enhancing Student Interest in Pursuing STEM
Neuroscience for Neurodiverse Learners: Enhancing Student Interest in Pursuing STEM
PROPEL: a scalable model for postbaccalaureate training to promote diversity in the biomedical workforce
Patterns of Effective Mentorship Among NIH Career Development (K) Awardees
Patterns of Effective Mentorship Among NIH Career Development (K) Awardees
Promoting Inclusivity and Equity Through a Multidisciplinary Course-Based Research Experiences Intervention
Refreshment Break
Relationship Between Sense of Belonging and Grantsmanship Self-Efficacy Among Early Career Biomedical Researcher
Rocket to Retention Fostering Belonging and Self-Efficacy In a STEM Multiracial Cohort
STEM Education Research Through a Social Justice Lens (SJL)
Scholarship to practice: Strength based approaches to program design and evaluation
Scientific Writing Support for Early-Career Faculty Retention and Success
Seeing isn’t believing? Mixed effects of a perspective-getting intervention on science doctoral students’ mentorship quality
Skills Trumps Tutoring: Maximizing STEM Students Academic Outcomes at an HBCU
Star-Prep Post-Baccalureate Program Increases Ascension and Retention of Under-Represented Students to PHD MD-PHD and MD-Dual Degree Programs
Strategies and Resources to Support Mentorship Ecosystem Development
Strengthening Physics Achievement via Research and Collaboration at an Urban Community College – The SPARC Model
Sustaining Grant-funded Programs: Conditions for Sustaining Initiatives that Enhance Diversity in STEMM
Testing a Parent-Support Intervention to Improve Success of First-Year Students at a Historically Black University
The Hostos Engineering Academic Talent Scholarship Program – The Impact of Combined Mentorship and Financial Support After Five Years of HEAT
The Investigator Career Advancement Program Prepares Early-Career Research Faculty for Success
The Investigator Career Advancement Program Prepares Early-Career Research Faculty for Success
The UMB CATALYST Program: connecting cancer research to the classroom
Unpacking Recommendations for Developing Undergraduate Research Infrastructure: Leveraging Ten Years of Lessons Learned from the Diversity Program Consortium
Unpacking Recommendations for Developing Undergraduate Research Infrastructure: Leveraging Ten Years of Lessons Learned from the Diversity Program Consortium
Whose Fault is it Anyway? The Case of Instructor Misbehavior in the Persistence of Underrepresented Students in Science
“Professional Skills for Proactive and Engaged Scientists,” a Free, Online Courses Series to Pave the PhD-to-Postdoc Transition
“Professional Skills for Proactive and Engaged Scientists,” a Free, Online Courses Series to Pave the PhD-to-Postdoc Transition
Tolulope Adeyina, The University of Texas at El Paso
Rafael Aguilera, The University of Texas at El Paso
Christabelle Agyapong, Morgan State University
Toufeeq Ahmed Syed, National Research Mentoring Network
Oluwatyoin Ajayi, Morgan State University
Stephen Alkins, TERC
Jessica Allen, UCSF
Nieves Angulo, CUNY, Hostos Community College
Joan Barth, The University of Alabama
Ashita Bawankule, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Crystal Bedassie, NovaMultiVerse
Christine Bell, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abbas Benmamoun, Duke University
Bhubanjyoti Bhattacharya, Lawrence Technological University
Bruce Birren, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Sherilynn Black, Duke University
Janet Branchaw, CIMER
Lisa D. Brown, Morgan State University
Amanda Butz, Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and C...
Angela Byars-Winston, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Carrie Cameron, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer C...
Karina Canaba, The University of Texas at El Paso
Greg Carey, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Cristian Cervantes Aldana, University of California, San Fra...
Lawita Germaine Cheatham-Hemphill, Delaware State University...
Xiao-Yin Chen, University of Georgia
Stephanie Cockrell, The Well Experience
Guadalupe Corral, The University of Texas at El Paso
William Cox, Inequity Agents of Change
Lyla Crawford, DO-IT, University of Washington
Robin Cresiski, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jaden Dawson, Morgan State University
Elizabeth Dennis, UMSOM
Anthony DePass, DePass Academic Consulting
Erin Dolan, University of Georgia
Lourdes Echegoyen, The University of Texas at El Paso
Blessing Enekwe, University of Maryland
Mica Estrada, University of California San Francisco
Heather Fedesco, University of Georgia
Cynthia Fuhrmann, UMass Chan Medical School
Jennifer Goins, Duke University
Azuri Gonzalez, The University of Texas at El Paso
Xuanren Goodman, Delaware State University
Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, Yale School of Medicine
TanYa Gwathmey-Williams, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Melissa Harrington, Delaware State University
Caroline Harrison, University of Colorado Denver
Bret Hassel, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Lara Hebert, University of Illinois
Paul Hernandez, Texas A&M University
Cilka Hijara, Northwestern University
Eamen Ho, Lambert Lab
Amber Hodges, Morgan State University
Kanoho Hosoda, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Cleo Hughes-Darden, Morgan State University
Sylvia Hurtado, University of California, Los Angeles
Anna Ivanova, Hostos Community College, CUNY
Matthew Jackson, Cal State, LA
Laundette Jones, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Remi Jones, Northwestern University
Jill Keith, Winston-Salem State University
Alexandra Kuvaeva, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University...
W. Marcus Lambert, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University...
Shana Lassiter, Duke University
Mark Lee, Spelman College
Xingfeiyue Liu, The Ohio State University
Devonian Locke, TERC
Erika López-Alfonzo, Yale School of Medicine
Nicole Maccalla, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)...
Melissa McDaniels, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Rick McGee, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medic...
Shiva Mehravaran, Morgan State University
Angelica Monarrez, The University of Texas at El Paso
Sungmin Moon, California State University Northridge
Mary Munson, UMass Chan Medical School
Clara Nieto-Wire, Hostos Community College - CUNY
Anne-Marie Nunez, The University of Texas at El Paso
Mark Onyango, University of Cincinnati
Sofia Oviedo, Hostos Community College
Justine Pinskey, UMass Chan Medical School
Christine Pribbenow, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Brittany Rice, University of Kentucky
Yoel Rodríguez, CUNY Hostos Community College
Emily Rosenzweig, University of Georgia
Haroon Sahotra, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Blair Schneider, Kansas Geological Survey
Alexandra Schnoes, Science Communication Lab
Matthew Schwartz, UMass Chan Medical School
Felicia Setiono, Lambert Lab
John Shacka, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Christina Silva, TERC
Christopher Smith, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Sharon Smith, NIH
Naomi Stephen, University of California, Los Angeles
Shannon Timmons, Lawrence Technological University
Lisette Torres-Gerald, TERC
Trevor Tuma, University of Georgia
Jocelyn Turner-Musa, Morgan State University
Antonios Varelas, Hostos Community College - The City Univer...
Rosa Veguilla, Science Communication Lab
Anna Volerman, University of Chicago
Amy Wagler, The University of Texas at El Paso
Cynthia White, CATALYST Program - University of Maryland Sch...
Sonia Zárate, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
7:00 AM
7:30 AM
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
9:45 AM
10:30 AM
10:35 AM
10:55 AM
11:20 AM
11:55 AM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
1:50 PM
2:05 PM
2:15 PM
2:25 PM
2:40 PM
2:50 PM
3:25 PM
3:50 PM
4:00 PM
4:40 PM
5:00 PM
6:35 PM
Workshop 1.5 Hours
Workshop 3 Hours
Symposia
Complete Symposia
Deeper Dives
Colloquia - 20 Minutes
Colloquia - 30 Minutes
Colloquia - 40 Minutes
Colloquia - 45 Minutes
Poster
Salon A
Salon B
Salon D
Salon E
Versailles
Salon C
Calvert Foyer
Colloquia A
Colloquia B
Colloquia C
Colloquia D
Colloquia E
Deeper Dives A
Deeper Dives B
Deeper Dives C
Deeper Dives D
Deeper Dives E
Plenary
Poster Session I
Poster Session II
Symposium A
Symposium B
Symposium C
Symposium D
Symposium E
Symposium F
Workshop
February 7, 2025
February 8, 2025
Time
Track
Name
Speakers
Location Name
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Breakfast
Calvert Foyer
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Conference Registration and Information
9:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Workshop
Scholarship to practice: Strength based approaches to program design and evaluation
Anthony DePass, DePass Academic Consulting
Salon A
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop
Fair Play: Conversations about Racial Bias in STEMM
Christine Pribbenow, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Salon D
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop
Empowering people to break the bias habit: Evidence-based approaches to reduce bias, create inclusion, and promote equity
William Cox, Inequity Agents of Change
Salon E
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Workshop
Mending the Path to Broader Participation in STEM Through Contemplative CRiT Collage
Lisette Torres-Gerald, TERC
Christina Silva, TERC
Salon B
9:00 AM - 12:45 PM
Workshop
Language Diversity: Understanding Impacts, Responding Effectively
Carrie Cameron, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Salon A
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Refreshment Break
Calvert Foyer
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch (on your own)
1:50 PM - 2:10 PM
Colloquia A
Build Your Research Community”: An Inclusive Online Course Effectively Guides Research Trainees in Building Mentoring Networks
Rosa Veguilla, Science Communication Lab
Alexandra Schnoes, Science Communication Lab
Amanda Butz, Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement (WISCIENCE) at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Salon B
1:50 PM - 2:20 PM
Colloquia B
Sustaining Grant-funded Programs: Conditions for Sustaining Initiatives that Enhance Diversity in STEMM
Naomi Stephen, University of California, Los Angeles
Sylvia Hurtado, University of California, Los Angeles
Salon E
1:50 PM - 3:20 PM
Deeper Dives A
A Freshman Year Research Intensive Sequence for Improving Inclusive Equity in Research Training
Amy Wagler, The University of Texas at El Paso
Tolulope Adeyina, The University of Texas at El Paso
Rafael Aguilera, The University of Texas at El Paso
Guadalupe Corral, The University of Texas at El Paso
Lourdes Echegoyen, The University of Texas at El Paso
Angelica Monarrez, The University of Texas at El Paso
Salon D
1:50 PM - 3:20 PM
Deeper Dives A
Familial Ties and Student Success: Perspectives from Biomedical Research Program Alumni
Karina Canaba, The University of Texas at El Paso
Angelica Monarrez, The University of Texas at El Paso
Salon D
1:50 PM - 3:20 PM
Deeper Dives A
Coordinating Change: Lessons from a Multi-Campus Faculty Diversity Initiative
Robin Cresiski, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Blessing Enekwe, University of Maryland
Salon D
1:50 PM - 3:20 PM
Symposium A
Bystander Intervention Training for Geoscientists: Short and Long-term Workshop Effectiveness
Christine Bell, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Blair Schneider, Kansas Geological Survey
Salon C
1:50 PM - 3:20 PM
Symposium A
Relationship Between Sense of Belonging and Grantsmanship Self-Efficacy Among Early Career Biomedical Researcher
Anna Volerman, University of Chicago
Salon C
1:50 PM - 3:20 PM
Symposium A
A Randomized Trial of Grant Writing Coaching Groups: Participant Demographics and Background Experiences
Rick McGee, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Salon C
2:15 PM - 2:35 PM
Colloquia A
“Professional Skills for Proactive and Engaged Scientists,” a Free, Online Courses Series to Pave the PhD-to-Postdoc Transition
Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, Yale School of Medicine
Erika López-Alfonzo, Yale School of Medicine
Rosa Veguilla, Science Communication Lab
Salon B
2:25 PM - 2:45 PM
Colloquia B
Enhancing STEM Engagement: The Power of Culturally Responsive Teaching and Belonging
Xingfeiyue Liu, The Ohio State University
Salon E
2:40 PM - 3:25 PM
Colloquia A
Accelerating adoption of inclusive, evidence-based practices for PhD career development
Cynthia Fuhrmann, UMass Chan Medical School
Salon B
2:50 PM - 3:30 PM
Colloquia B
Whose Fault is it Anyway? The Case of Instructor Misbehavior in the Persistence of Underrepresented Students in Science
Brittany Rice, University of Kentucky
Salon E
3:25 PM - 3:45 PM
Refreshment Break
Calvert Foyer
3:50 PM - 4:35 PM
Colloquia C
Impact of Culturally Aware Mentoring Interventions on Research Mentors and Graduate Training
Angela Byars-Winston, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sylvia Hurtado, University of California, Los Angeles
Salon E
3:50 PM - 4:50 PM
Symposium B
Skills Trumps Tutoring: Maximizing STEM Students Academic Outcomes at an HBCU
Anthony DePass, DePass Academic Consulting
Salon E
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM
Colloquia C
Do I Fit? Am I LINKED?, is leaving STEM to much of a SACRIFICE?: STEM Persistence and Career Embeddedness Theory
Mark Lee, Spelman College
Salon E
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Plenary
Unpacking Recommendations for Developing Undergraduate Research Infrastructure: Leveraging Ten Years of Lessons Learned from the Diversity Program Consortium
Nicole Maccalla, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) - Los Angeles, CA
Salon C
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Networking Reception
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Enhancing Diversity and Professional Development in STEM: Evaluating the Impact of a Preprofessional Workshop Series at an HBCU.
Amber Hodges, Morgan State University
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Patterns of Effective Mentorship Among NIH Career Development (K) Awardees
W. Marcus Lambert, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Felicia Setiono, Lambert Lab
Eamen Ho, Lambert Lab
Alexandra Kuvaeva, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Navigating STEM Pathways: Belonging Mediates the Impact of Goal Congruity on Persistence (but not Well-being) Among Indigenous Students
Mica Estrada, University of California San Francisco
Paul Hernandez, Texas A&M University
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
PROPEL: a scalable model for postbaccalaureate training to promote diversity in the biomedical workforce
Jessica Allen, UCSF
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Strengthening Physics Achievement via Research and Collaboration at an Urban Community College – The SPARC Model
Yoel Rodríguez, CUNY Hostos Community College
Antonios Varelas, Hostos Community College - The City University of New York
Anna Ivanova, Hostos Community College, CUNY
Anthony DePass, DePass Academic Consulting
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Creating a Research Center and Leveraging Internal Funding Opportunities to Develop a Culture of Grantsmanship at an Urban Community College
Sofia Oviedo, Hostos Community College
Yoel Rodríguez, CUNY Hostos Community College
Antonios Varelas, Hostos Community College - The City University of New York
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Coordinating Change: Lessons from a Multi-Campus Faculty Diversity Initiative
Robin Cresiski, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Blessing Enekwe, University of Maryland
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
MARC at CU Denver Wellness Program: Student Perspectives on Program Improvement
Caroline Harrison, University of Colorado Denver
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Empowering Agents of Change to Reduce Bias, Create Inclusion, and Promote Equity: 16 Years of the Bias Habit-Breaking Training
William Cox, Inequity Agents of Change
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Mentors Changing the Course of History for Biomedical PhD Trainees
Cilka Hijara, Northwestern University
Remi Jones, Northwestern University
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Changes in Two-Eyed Seeing Among Native Undergraduates in Life and Earth Sciences
Devonian Locke, TERC
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Mentoring to Advance Students’ Academic Success and Career Readiness
Sofia Oviedo, Hostos Community College
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Amplifying similarity to promote STEM instructor–student mentorship quality: a cluster randomized trial
Cristian Cervantes Aldana, University of California, San Francisco
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Addressing Structural Barriers to Improve Health Equity: An Interactive Course Development
Toufeeq Ahmed Syed, National Research Mentoring Network
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Fair Play: Conversations about Racial Bias in STEMM
Christine Pribbenow, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Bridging the Gap: Enhancing STEM and Psychology Pathways for Underrepresented Minorities through the BRIDGE to BS Program (B2B) at Morgan State University
Amber Hodges, Morgan State University
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Evaluating the Impact of Peer Supplemental Instruction on STEM Course Outcomes at an HBCU: A Five-Semester Study at Morgan State University
Lisa D. Brown, Morgan State University
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Factors Affecting College STEM Major’s Participation in Extra-Curricular & Co-Curricular Activities
Joan Barth, The University of Alabama
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Star-Prep Post-Baccalureate Program Increases Ascension and Retention of Under-Represented Students to PHD MD-PHD and MD-Dual Degree Programs
Greg Carey, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Laundette Jones, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Enhancing Learning Retention in Civil Engineering Students through Glossary Development
Haroon Sahotra, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
MSU PERSIST Summer Program: Enhancing Science Student Retention through Pre-Matriculation Case-Based Learning
Lisa D. Brown, Morgan State University
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Rocket to Retention Fostering Belonging and Self-Efficacy In a STEM Multiracial Cohort
Christopher Smith, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Mid-Point Assessment of Successes and Opportunities for Improvement of a Five-Year NIH-funded Summer Research Program to Broaden Representation and Inclusion in Neuroscience
John Shacka, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Neuroscience for Neurodiverse Learners: Enhancing Student Interest in Pursuing STEM
Lyla Crawford, DO-IT, University of Washington
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
“Professional Skills for Proactive and Engaged Scientists,” a Free, Online Courses Series to Pave the PhD-to-Postdoc Transition
Janet Branchaw, CIMER
Amanda Butz, Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement (WISCIENCE) at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, Yale School of Medicine
Erika López-Alfonzo, Yale School of Medicine
Alexandra Schnoes, Science Communication Lab
Rosa Veguilla, Science Communication Lab
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Scientific Writing Support for Early-Career Faculty Retention and Success
Justine Pinskey, UMass Chan Medical School
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
The UMB CATALYST Program: connecting cancer research to the classroom
Bret Hassel, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Cynthia White, CATALYST Program - University of Maryland School of Medicine Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
The Hostos Engineering Academic Talent Scholarship Program – The Impact of Combined Mentorship and Financial Support After Five Years of HEAT
Yoel Rodríguez, CUNY Hostos Community College
Antonios Varelas, Hostos Community College - The City University of New York
Anthony DePass, DePass Academic Consulting
Nieves Angulo, CUNY, Hostos Community College
Clara Nieto-Wire, Hostos Community College - CUNY
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
The Investigator Career Advancement Program Prepares Early-Career Research Faculty for Success
Matthew Schwartz, UMass Chan Medical School
Justine Pinskey, UMass Chan Medical School
Mary Munson, UMass Chan Medical School
Cynthia Fuhrmann, UMass Chan Medical School
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Unpacking Recommendations for Developing Undergraduate Research Infrastructure: Leveraging Ten Years of Lessons Learned from the Diversity Program Consortium
Nicole Maccalla, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) - Los Angeles, CA
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Build Your Research Community”: An Inclusive Online Course Effectively Guides Research Trainees in Building Mentoring Networks
Rosa Veguilla, Science Communication Lab
Amanda Butz, Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement (WISCIENCE) at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, Yale School of Medicine
Erika López-Alfonzo, Yale School of Medicine
Alexandra Schnoes, Science Communication Lab
Versailles
6:35 PM - 7:30 PM
Poster Session I
Innovative Strategies for Broadening Participation in STEM: Leveraging Virtual Engagement and Leadership
Crystal Bedassie, NovaMultiVerse
Versailles
Time
Track
Name
Speakers
Location Name
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Conference Registration and Information
7:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Breakfast
Calvert Foyer
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Colloquia D
The Investigator Career Advancement Program Prepares Early-Career Research Faculty for Success
Matthew Schwartz, UMass Chan Medical School
Justine Pinskey, UMass Chan Medical School
Cynthia Fuhrmann, UMass Chan Medical School
Mary Munson, UMass Chan Medical School
Salon A
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Deeper Dives B
Family STEM Nights and Teen Leadership Development as a Transformative Justice Strategy
Ashita Bawankule, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Lara Hebert, University of Illinois
Stephanie Cockrell, The Well Experience
Salon D
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Deeper Dives B
Building a Culture of Community Engagement among University Students
Ashita Bawankule, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Lara Hebert, University of Illinois
Salon D
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Symposium C
Building a 'RAMP' to Research for Baltimore City High School Students: Pilot Results from a 2-year Summer Research Training And Mentoring Program
Elizabeth Dennis, UMSOM
Salon B
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Symposium C
A Randomized Trial of Grant Writing Coaching Groups: Qualitative Interviews Revealing Critical Elements of Effective Groups
Rick McGee, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Salon B
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Symposium C
Mid-Point Assessment of Successes and Opportunities for Improvement of a Five-Year NIH-funded Summer Research Program to Broaden Representation and Inclusion in Neuroscience
John Shacka, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Salon B
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Symposium D
STEM Education Research Through a Social Justice Lens (SJL)
Stephen Alkins, TERC
Salon E
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Symposium D
Empowering Chicago Youth to Impact Local Health and Education Disparities
Anna Volerman, University of Chicago
Salon E
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Symposium D
Fostering Indigenous STEM Identity Harmony through Online and In-Person Interventions
Kanoho Hosoda, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Salon E
9:45 AM - 10:25 AM
Colloquia D
An Evidence-based, Holistic Model of Faculty Hiring and Retention
Abbas Benmamoun, Duke University
Jennifer Goins, Duke University
Shana Lassiter, Duke University
Sherilynn Black, Duke University
Salon A
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
Refreshment Break
Calvert Foyer
10:55 AM - 11:15 AM
Colloquia E
Testing a Parent-Support Intervention to Improve Success of First-Year Students at a Historically Black University
Lawita Germaine Cheatham-Hemphill, Delaware State University
Xuanren Goodman, Delaware State University
Melissa Harrington, Delaware State University
Sharon Smith, NIH
Salon E
10:55 AM - 12:25 PM
Deeper Dives C
Diversifying the MSTEM Talent Pool Through the Enhancing Undergraduate Education and Research in Aging to Eliminate Health Disparities (ENGAGED) Program
Jill Keith, Winston-Salem State University
TanYa Gwathmey-Williams, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Salon B
10:55 AM - 12:25 PM
Deeper Dives C
Exploring First-Year Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions of STEM Career through Reflections on a Summer Research Program
Mark Onyango, University of Cincinnati
Salon B
10:55 AM - 12:25 PM
Deeper Dives C
Navigating STEM Pathways: Belonging Mediates the Impact of Goal Congruity on Persistence (but not Well-being) Among Indigenous Students
Paul Hernandez, Texas A&M University
Mica Estrada, University of California San Francisco
Salon B
10:55 AM - 12:25 PM
Deeper Dives D
Exploring Science Self-Efficacy Trajectories in Undergraduate STEM Education: Insights from the BUILD PODER Program
Sungmin Moon, California State University Northridge
Salon D
10:55 AM - 12:25 PM
Deeper Dives D
Promoting Inclusivity and Equity Through a Multidisciplinary Course-Based Research Experiences Intervention
Bhubanjyoti Bhattacharya, Lawrence Technological University
Shannon Timmons, Lawrence Technological University
Salon D
10:55 AM - 12:25 PM
Deeper Dives D
Seeing isn’t believing? Mixed effects of a perspective-getting intervention on science doctoral students’ mentorship quality
Trevor Tuma, University of Georgia
Xiao-Yin Chen, University of Georgia
Erin Dolan, University of Georgia
Heather Fedesco, University of Georgia
Emily Rosenzweig, University of Georgia
Salon D
10:55 AM - 12:25 PM
Symposium E
Career Differentiation of Biomedical Scientists: Career Goals and Outcomes of 464 PhD students followed longitudinally from the start of the PhD
Remi Jones, Northwestern University
Salon A
10:55 AM - 12:25 PM
Symposium E
Five years of mentorship in Culturally Adaptive Pathways to Success
Matthew Jackson, Cal State, LA
Salon A
10:55 AM - 12:25 PM
Symposium E
Leading To Transgress: A leadership curriculum to promote equitable, systemic change.
Sherilynn Black, Duke University
Sonia Zárate, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Bruce Birren, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Salon A
11:20 AM - 11:50 AM
Colloquia E
Navigating Inclusive Excellence: Rethinking Metrics for Equity and Diversity in Higher Education
Azuri Gonzalez, The University of Texas at El Paso
Anne-Marie Nunez, The University of Texas at El Paso
Angelica Monarrez, The University of Texas at El Paso
Amy Wagler, The University of Texas at El Paso
Guadalupe Corral, The University of Texas at El Paso
Rafael Aguilera, The University of Texas at El Paso
Salon E
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM
Colloquia E
Innovative Strategies for Broadening Participation in STEM: Leveraging Virtual Engagement and Leadership
Crystal Bedassie, NovaMultiVerse
Salon E
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Luncheon/Wards/Plenary II
Salon C
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Plenary
Have We Been Achieving Desired Outcomes? NO! Time to Think Outside the Box of a 45 Year Old Forumula
Anthony DePass, DePass Academic Consulting
Salon C
2:05 PM - 3:35 PM
Deeper Dives E
Strategies and Resources to Support Mentorship Ecosystem Development
Melissa McDaniels, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Salon B
2:05 PM - 3:35 PM
Deeper Dives E
Patterns of Effective Mentorship Among NIH Career Development (K) Awardees
W. Marcus Lambert, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Felicia Setiono, Lambert Lab
Eamen Ho, Lambert Lab
Alexandra Kuvaeva, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Salon B
2:05 PM - 3:35 PM
Symposium F
ASCEND: Cultivating Biomedical and Behavioral Science Researchers through Entrepreneurial Research Training
Christabelle Agyapong, Morgan State University
Oluwatyoin Ajayi, Morgan State University
Jaden Dawson, Morgan State University
Cleo Hughes-Darden, Morgan State University
Shiva Mehravaran, Morgan State University
Jocelyn Turner-Musa, Morgan State University
Salon E
2:05 PM - 3:35 PM
Symposium F
Ascending in Biomedical Research Through Leadership and Community Engagement
Christabelle Agyapong, Morgan State University
Jaden Dawson, Morgan State University
Salon E
2:05 PM - 3:35 PM
Symposium F
Cultivating Biomedical and Behavioral Science Researchers through Self-Assessment and Individual Development Plans
Oluwatyoin Ajayi, Morgan State University
Cleo Hughes-Darden, Morgan State University
Jocelyn Turner-Musa, Morgan State University
Salon E
2:05 PM - 3:35 PM
Symposium F
Fostering the Development of Research Entrepreneurs through ASCEND
Cleo Hughes-Darden, Morgan State University
Shiva Mehravaran, Morgan State University
Jocelyn Turner-Musa, Morgan State University
Salon E
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Closing Reception
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Mid-Point Assessment of Successes and Opportunities for Improvement of a Five-Year NIH-funded Summer Research Program to Broaden Representation and Inclusion in Neuroscience
John Shacka, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Build Your Research Community”: An Inclusive Online Course Effectively Guides Research Trainees in Building Mentoring Networks
Rosa Veguilla, Science Communication Lab
Amanda Butz, Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement (WISCIENCE) at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, Yale School of Medicine
Erika López-Alfonzo, Yale School of Medicine
Alexandra Schnoes, Science Communication Lab
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Factors Affecting College STEM Major’s Participation in Extra-Curricular & Co-Curricular Activities
Joan Barth, The University of Alabama
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Navigating STEM Pathways: Belonging Mediates the Impact of Goal Congruity on Persistence (but not Well-being) Among Indigenous Students
Mica Estrada, University of California San Francisco
Paul Hernandez, Texas A&M University
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Coordinating Change: Lessons from a Multi-Campus Faculty Diversity Initiative
Robin Cresiski, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Blessing Enekwe, University of Maryland
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
MARC at CU Denver Wellness Program: Student Perspectives on Program Improvement
Caroline Harrison, University of Colorado Denver
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Fair Play: Conversations about Racial Bias in STEMM
Christine Pribbenow, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
The Investigator Career Advancement Program Prepares Early-Career Research Faculty for Success
Matthew Schwartz, UMass Chan Medical School
Justine Pinskey, UMass Chan Medical School
Mary Munson, UMass Chan Medical School
Cynthia Fuhrmann, UMass Chan Medical School
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Empowering Agents of Change to Reduce Bias, Create Inclusion, and Promote Equity: 16 Years of the Bias Habit-Breaking Training
William Cox, Inequity Agents of Change
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
“Professional Skills for Proactive and Engaged Scientists,” a Free, Online Courses Series to Pave the PhD-to-Postdoc Transition
Janet Branchaw, CIMER
Amanda Butz, Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement (WISCIENCE) at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, Yale School of Medicine
Erika López-Alfonzo, Yale School of Medicine
Alexandra Schnoes, Science Communication Lab
Rosa Veguilla, Science Communication Lab
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Unpacking Recommendations for Developing Undergraduate Research Infrastructure: Leveraging Ten Years of Lessons Learned from the Diversity Program Consortium
Nicole Maccalla, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) - Los Angeles, CA
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Neuroscience for Neurodiverse Learners: Enhancing Student Interest in Pursuing STEM
Lyla Crawford, DO-IT, University of Washington
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Scientific Writing Support for Early-Career Faculty Retention and Success
Justine Pinskey, UMass Chan Medical School
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Strengthening Physics Achievement via Research and Collaboration at an Urban Community College – The SPARC Model
Yoel Rodríguez, CUNY Hostos Community College
Antonios Varelas, Hostos Community College - The City University of New York
Anna Ivanova, Hostos Community College, CUNY
Anthony DePass, DePass Academic Consulting
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Mentoring to Advance Students’ Academic Success and Career Readiness
Sofia Oviedo, Hostos Community College
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Creating a Research Center and Leveraging Internal Funding Opportunities to Develop a Culture of Grantsmanship at an Urban Community College
Sofia Oviedo, Hostos Community College
Yoel Rodríguez, CUNY Hostos Community College
Antonios Varelas, Hostos Community College - The City University of New York
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
PROPEL: a scalable model for postbaccalaureate training to promote diversity in the biomedical workforce
Jessica Allen, UCSF
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Star-Prep Post-Baccalureate Program Increases Ascension and Retention of Under-Represented Students to PHD MD-PHD and MD-Dual Degree Programs
Greg Carey, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Laundette Jones, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Enhancing Learning Retention in Civil Engineering Students through Glossary Development
Haroon Sahotra, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Amplifying similarity to promote STEM instructor–student mentorship quality: a cluster randomized trial
Cristian Cervantes Aldana, University of California, San Francisco
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Innovative Strategies for Broadening Participation in STEM: Leveraging Virtual Engagement and Leadership
Crystal Bedassie, NovaMultiVerse
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Bridging the Gap: Enhancing STEM and Psychology Pathways for Underrepresented Minorities through the BRIDGE to BS Program (B2B) at Morgan State University
Amber Hodges, Morgan State University
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
MSU PERSIST Summer Program: Enhancing Science Student Retention through Pre-Matriculation Case-Based Learning
Lisa D. Brown, Morgan State University
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Enhancing Diversity and Professional Development in STEM: Evaluating the Impact of a Preprofessional Workshop Series at an HBCU.
Amber Hodges, Morgan State University
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
The UMB CATALYST Program: connecting cancer research to the classroom
Bret Hassel, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Cynthia White, CATALYST Program - University of Maryland School of Medicine Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Patterns of Effective Mentorship Among NIH Career Development (K) Awardees
W. Marcus Lambert, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Felicia Setiono, Lambert Lab
Eamen Ho, Lambert Lab
Alexandra Kuvaeva, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Addressing Structural Barriers to Improve Health Equity: An Interactive Course Development
Toufeeq Ahmed Syed, National Research Mentoring Network
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Evaluating the Impact of Peer Supplemental Instruction on STEM Course Outcomes at an HBCU: A Five-Semester Study at Morgan State University
Lisa D. Brown, Morgan State University
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
The Hostos Engineering Academic Talent Scholarship Program – The Impact of Combined Mentorship and Financial Support After Five Years of HEAT
Yoel Rodríguez, CUNY Hostos Community College
Antonios Varelas, Hostos Community College - The City University of New York
Anthony DePass, DePass Academic Consulting
Nieves Angulo, CUNY, Hostos Community College
Clara Nieto-Wire, Hostos Community College - CUNY
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Rocket to Retention Fostering Belonging and Self-Efficacy In a STEM Multiracial Cohort
Christopher Smith, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Changes in Two-Eyed Seeing Among Native Undergraduates in Life and Earth Sciences
Devonian Locke, TERC
Versailles
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Poster Session II
Mentors Changing the Course of History for Biomedical PhD Trainees
Cilka Hijara, Northwestern University
Remi Jones, Northwestern University
Versailles