Anti-Racism Resources for the Biomedical Research Training Community

Recap of DPC Annual Conference Webinar:
Infusing Equity-Mindedness in the Biomedical Sciences: Strategies & Implications for STEM Educators.

The CEC hosted an informative and timely webinar in lieu of the in-person Annual Grantees Conference cancelled due to COVID-19. The webinar was led by Dr. J. Luke Wood and Dr. Frank Harris III, nationally-renown experts in racial (in)equity and anti-racist strategies in education, who are the founders of the Center for Organizational Responsibility and Advancement. Their talk provided an overview of pressures facing underserved students and equity-minded practices for teaching students in a virtual setting. The webinar recording is available to DPC community members via the DPC Intranet. For more information, please contact info@diversityprogramconsortium.org.

Webinar recording (requires login)

J. Luke Wood, Ph.D. is a Distinguished Professor of Education and the Vice President of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity at San Diego State University. Dr. Wood is also the Co-Director of the Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL) a national research and practice center that has data collection and training partnerships with over 150 schools, colleges, and universities across the nation.  Wood’s research focuses on factors affecting the success of boys and men of color education and has authored over 140 publications, including nearly 70 peer-reviewed journal articles.  His forthcoming book, Black Minds Matter: Black Minds Pedagogy as a Tool for Civil Resistance, will be released this fall.  During the Obama administration, his research was featured through the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans and the My Brother’s Keeper Initiative.

Dr. Wood is a former recipient of the Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Fellowship from which he served as research fellow at the Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research (SIHER) at Stanford University. Wood received his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies with an emphasis in Higher Education and a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Education from Arizona State University (ASU). He also holds a master’s degree in Higher Education Leadership in Student Affairs and a bachelor’s degree in Black History and Politics from California State University, Sacramento (CSUS).

Frank Harris III, Ed.D. is a Professor of Postsecondary Education and Co-Director of the Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL) at San Diego State University. He is best known for his expertise in racial [in]equity in postsecondary education and has made important contributions to knowledge about college student development and the social construction of gender and race in college contexts. His work prioritizes populations that have been historically underrepresented and underserved in education and has been published in leading journals for higher education and student affairs research and practice. He has delivered more than 1,000 academic and professional presentations throughout his career. Before joining the faculty at San Diego State, Harris worked as a student affairs educator and college administrator in the areas of student affairs administration, student crisis support and advocacy, new student orientation programs, multicultural student affairs, academic advising, and enrollment services.

Dr. Harris earned a bachelor’s degree in communication studies at Loyola Marymount University, a master’s degree in speech communication at California State University Northridge, and a doctorate in higher education from the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California.