The Disruptor

Leveraging this moment of disruption to empower evidence-based systemic change that advances equity.

  • How Kindness is Part of an Excellent STEM Education

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    Mica Estrada, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Institute for Health & Aging

    University of California, San Francisco

    In 2017 I set my fingers to the keyboard and, in collaboration with my colleagues, wrote a review article titled “The Influence of Affirming…

Advancing Accessibility in Field Programs

Christopher Atchison Ph.D.
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Christopher Atchison Ph.D.

Professor of Geoscience Education, University of Cincinnati
  • Bringing the Field into the Classroom: Using Story Maps as an Inclusive Component of Virtual Field Experiences for Beginning Students

    Through story-mapping, students can address open-ended questions, critically evaluate existing information, and identify gaps in the current knowledge base.

  • Designing for Difference: Conceptualizing and Planning for Variations in Learners’ Needs, Abilities, and Interests

    Let’s leverage this moment of disruption to correct the longstanding failure of academia to recognize and plan for the inherent variability in people’s needs,…

  • How Advocating for Accessibility in the Field Builds a Culture of STEM Inclusion

    Active learning in field-focused science disciplines is widely recognized as highly transformative practice in the undergraduate curriculum. Giving students ea…

Building Engagement Through Student Centered Learning

Calvin Briggs, Ed.D.
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Calvin Briggs, Ed.D.

Executive Director, The Southern Center for Broadening Participation in STEM
  • Building Inclusion in STEM Through Activation of Multicontext Theory

    Our journey begins with a story by co-author, Roberto Ibarra, and his discovery of a new paradigm for enhancing diversity as he analyzed his…

  • Who Am I When the Little Things Add Up?

    My multiple identities impact how I show up in this world. They also guide the experiential framework of my approach to addressing diversity, equity,…

Envisioning Dimensions of Equity in an Academic Ecosystem

Stephanie E. August, Ph.D.
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Stephanie E. August, Ph.D.

Independent Consultant, Engineering Education
  • Teaching Outside the Textbook: Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into the Science Classroom Using Real-World Experiences

    Introducing diverse perspectives in science courses help students progress from simply acquiring knowledge to questioning their own or other assumptions and ar…

  • Dear STEM, It’s Time for Some Identity Work

    What identities are being built? What identities are (and/or ought) to be dismantled? What structures, traditions, philosophies, and/or practices necessitate d…

  • How Disruption Allows Us to Reimagine Convergent STEM Ecosystems

    Learn how placing experiences and growth, rather than content delivery, at the center of activity can help you create an educational ecosystem that supports…

Enriching Education to Grow Inclusion

Mica Estrada, Ph.D.
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Mica Estrada, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Institute for Health & Aging, University of California, San Francisco
  • Make Time Now for Cultural Inclusion and Healing

  • How Food Can Be a Cultural Bridge to Enhance Student’s STEM Identity and Learning Outcomes

  • Filling the Sieve and Wondering Why We’re Still Thirsty: A Call to Humanize the STEM Workplace for Educators and Students

  • How Kindness is Part of an Excellent STEM Education