The first step to addressing diversity and inclusion in STEM is learning about it! What are the issues? How can you help? Why should you help? Below are several well-qualified speakers/organizations that you can invite to your conference or workplace to talk about this!
| Name | Website | Description | Location | Other information |
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| Dr. Laquana Cooke | Website | Dr. Cooke researches how video games and other forms of media can be harnessed as pedagogical tools in STEM. | Pennsylvania | Faculty Page |
| Dr. Kerry Ann Rockquemore | National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity | Dr. Rockquemore has spent her career supporting underrepresented faculty in academia (specifically those seeking tenure) and has written multiple books on the topic. She is the founder of the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity. | Washington, D.C. | Article |
| Ruha Benjamin | Website | Dr. Benjamin has written multiple books regarding - amongst other topics - race, health inequity, and racial science. | New Jersey | |
| Dr. Donna Ginther | Faculty Page | Dr. Ginther has published many works regarding diversity in STEM, her most notable was a keystone paper that discovered a significant racial gap in NIH R01 funding. | Kansas | |
| Dr. Idaykis Rodriguez | Faculty Page | Dr. Idaykis Rodriguez studies various pedagogical approaches that can be used to help retain URM students in STEM. | Florida | |
| Dr. Simone Hyater-Adams | Biography | Dr. Hyater-Adams is the Education & Diversity Programs Manater for the American Physical Society. Her work is focused on increasing representation in STEM with a focus on physics | Colorado | Video |
| Dr. Mica Estrada | Faculty Page | Dr. Mica Estrada is a social psychologist studying educational interventions that can help solve underrepresentation in higher education. | California | Sample Talk |
| Dr. Shaun Harper | Faculty Page | Dr. Shaun Harper studies race, gender, and LGBTQ+ issues across industries - including higher education institutions. He has published 12 books and over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles on these subjects. | California | Sample Talk |
| Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw | Faculty Page | Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw is a highly regarded professor researching intersectionality and critical race theory. She was fundamental in founding both concepts. | New York | Sample Talk |
| Ready Set | Website | Ready Set was founded to help organizations understand and address diversity in the workplace. | National | Allyship Workshop |
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