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Improving the Promotion and Tenure Success of Scientists from URiA Groups
September 25, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
NORC Initiative to Advance the Careers of Researchers from Groups Underrepresented in Academia (URiA)
The Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORCs), supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), host an initiative to identify the barriers and challenges to success of scientists from URiA groups and to identify actionable strategies to overcome these challenges. The goal is to provide specific recommendations to improve equity and inclusion for the NORCs, NORC-associated institutional leadership, and scientific societies such as the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) and The Obesity Society (TOS). Each event is from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. (Central). And all sessions will be recorded and widely distributed through NORCs, NIDDK, the American Society of Nutrition, The Obesity Society, and other interested groups.
Improving the Promotion and Tenure Success of Scientists from URiA Groups
Moderator: Michelle Cardel, PhD, MS, RD, FTOS
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics
Director, Obesity Research Alliance
Associate Director, Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases
University of Florida College of Medicine
Speaker: Current landscape of promotion and tenure in academia by race/ethnicity and why these disparities exist – Joan Reede, MD, MPH, MS, MBA
Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership
Harvard Medical School
Speaker: Solutions to improve outcomes in promotion & tenure attainment in URiA groups – Jose Fernandez, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair for Education
Department of Nutrition Sciences
University of Alabama at Birmingham