Contextualizing Your Research Workshop: Analyzing Engineering through a Social Justice Lens
Title: Contextualizing Your Research Workshop: Analyzing Engineering through a Social Justice Lens
When: November 3, 2023 2:00 – 3:30 PM (Eastern Time)
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Facilitators: Alexis Prybutok, PhD, Jennifer Cole, PhD, Kavitha Chintam, and Meagan Olsen
Abstract:
This workshop is designed to help you think through the process of considering how topics of anti-racism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice play into the broader field of engineering and eventually your research. The workshop presents relevant background and communities guidelines, breakout rooms, and case studies to create a space for respectful discussion and learning independent of experience with this topic.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will:
- Define related terms and connections between anti-racism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and research justice.
- Explain how research and technologies in STEM impact marginalized communities through case studies on various research areas.
- Analyze the impacts of your own research on marginalized communities and actions you could take to move toward research justice.
Learning Outcomes:
- Use connections made about the connection between research and DEI during the workshop to make changes to daily research practices that help move toward research justice.
- Continue engaging in conversations about these topics to deepen your understanding of and engagement with them, using this workshop as a launching point.
Facilitators:
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Dr. Alexis Prybutok (she/her) is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Washington. She earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering and her B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Texas at Austin in 2016 and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University in 2022. Her areas of expertise include computational modeling of cell-based therapies and integrating social justice concepts into engineering curriculum. LinkedIn | Twitter |
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Dr. Jennifer Cole is the Assistant Chair and Associate Professor of Instruction in Chemical and Biological Engineering in the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and the Director of the Northwestern Center for Engineering Education Research at Northwestern University. LinkedIn | Twitter |
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Kavitha Chintam is a Ph.D. Candidate at Northwestern University in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. LinkedIn | Twitter |
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Meagan L. Olsen (she/her) is a Ph.D. student at Northwestern University in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. LinkedIn | Twitter |