Team Members

Stephanie Santos

Project Coordinator, IGEN Inclusive Practices Hub Rochester Institute of Technology Stephanie Santos is Project Specialist for the Inclusive Graduate Education Network (IGEN), an NSF INCLUDES Alliance. She manages operations of IGEN’s Inclusive Practices Hub, including the coordination and delivery of professional development workshops aimed at culture change and the diversification of STEM graduate programs across […]

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Yasmin Kadir

Consortium Manager, Equity in Graduate Education Consortium University of Southern California After graduating from California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor’s in Business Management, Yasmin held an integral development and operational role as the first full-time employee at a human rights nonprofit in Los Angeles. Since then she has managed multiple research projects and

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Casey Miller

Director, Inclusive Graduate Education Network Inclusive Practices HubSenior Advisor, Equity in Graduate Education Consortium Rochester Institute of Technology Casey W. Miller is Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs in the College of Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is an experimental physicist focusing on nanoscale magnetic materials and related devices. He graduated

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Julie Posselt

Director, Equity in Graduate Education ConsortiumDirector, Inclusive Graduate Education Network Research HubAssociate Dean, USC Graduate School, Office of the ProvostAssociate Professor, Pullias Center for Higher Education University of Southern California Julie Posselt is Associate Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Southern California, Associate Professor in the USC Rossier School of Education, and

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Gloria Anglón

Ph.D. Student, Urban Education Policy University of Southern California Gloria Anglón is a Ph.D. student in the Urban Education Policy program, concentrating in higher education at the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education. She serves as a research assistant at the Pullias Center for Higher Education, examining racial and gender inequities in graduate

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Damian Elias

Professor, Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management UC Berkeley Damian O. Elias is an Associate Professor in the Departmental of Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley. Elias’ research focuses on the mechanisms that guide animal behavior and how these mechanisms relate to behavioral adaptation and evolution. Elias received his

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Kathleen Johnson

Associate Professor and Vice-Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Department of Earth System Science UC Irvine Kathleen Johnson is an Associate Professor and Vice-Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Department of Earth System Science (ESS) at the University of California, Irvine. She is a geochemist and climate scientist who researches past climate change

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Franklin Dollar

Vice-Chair of Inclusive Excellence, Department of Physics & Astronomy UC Irvine Professor Dollar is the Vice-Chair of Inclusive Excellence in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. He serves on the graduate admissions committee, co-chairs the mentoring committee, and is heavily involved in equitable efforts for recruiting and retaining graduate

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Devin Horton

Graduate Diversity Officer: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)  UC Davis Dr. Devin L. Horton is the Graduate Diversity Officer for STEM disciplines at UC Davis. With nearly 10 years of experience in teaching and program development, Dr. Horton has a strong background in mentoring and student success. A Los Angeles native, Dr. Horton was

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Román Liera

Assistant Professor Montclair State University Román Liera is an Assistant Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Educational Leadership at Montclair State University. He was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, where he attended Los Angeles Pierce College before transferring to San Diego State University to earn a

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