Diversity Advisors

Dani Smith
J. Peter Skirkanich Professor, Bioengineering, Electrical and Systems Engineering
I am here to be a resource for gender minorities in STEM, including transgender, nonbinary, genderqueer, and genderfluid people as well as cis-gender women. Pronouns: They/Them
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LeAnn Dourte
Practice Associate Professor, Bioengineering
I am passionate about advocating and empathizing with women and first-generation students. Pronouns: she/her.
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Cesar de la Fuente
Presidential Assistant Professor, Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Microbiology and Psychiatry
I am here to be a resource for underrepresented minorities in science and engineering, English as a second language, and Spanish-speaking scientists.
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Riccardo Gottardi
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering, Pediatrics
I am here to be a resource for first-generation college/graduate students, international, English as a second language, LGBTQ individuals. Pronouns: he/him.
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Michelle Johnson
Associate Professor, Bioengineering, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
I am a black woman who is Caribbean and a naturalized citizen originally from Jamaica. I am passionate about supporting students who feel marginalized. I do feel I can best relate to underrepresented minorities and women, but understand that I have had experience as an immigrant making her way in the U.S. so I can speak to this as well.
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David Lydon-Staley
Assistant Professor, Communication
I am here to be a resource for first-generation college/graduate students, international, LGBTQ individuals. Pronouns: he/him.
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Avery Posey
Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
I am here to be a resource for first-generation college students/graduate students, African American, Native American, and LGBTQ individuals.
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Flavia Vitale
Assistant Professor, Neurology, Bioengineering, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
I am here to be a resource for underrepresented minorities in STEM, including women, international students/researchers, and English as a second language. Pronoun: she/her.
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Ravi Radhakrishnan
Chair and Professor of Bioengineering
I am here as an advocate and resource for underrepresented minorities in science and engineering. I am passionate about identifying means of customized and individualized support for professional development and growth. I am also passionate about developing strong mentor-mentee relationships and serving as an advisor for finding solutions to conflicts or tricky or uncomfortable situations and scenarios arising in these relationships.
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Jina Ko
Assistant Professor of Bioengineering and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
I am here to support women, international students, first-generation students, resident aliens, and any other underrepresented minorities in engineering and medicine.
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Jenny Jiang
Peter & Geri Skirkanich Associate Professor, Bioengineering
I am passionate about advocating for women, first-generation, international students, and any other underrepresented minorities in engineering and medicine. Pronouns: she/her.
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Greg Bowman
Louis Heyman University Professor
I am here to support scientists with physical disabilities, drawing on my experience as a legally-blind scientist. I'm also happy to discuss if/how to talk about "invisible" hurdles (e.g. my disability is not visibly obvious, but everyone's life is easier if I am open about it).
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