This workshop will support researchers (whether with small research groups or large research teams) as they develop core competencies in the creation of inclusive cultures in research environments using data-driven, evidence informed approaches. Through interactive sessions, participants will learn about systemic barriers in research and how they limit innovation, creativity and diverse approaches to complex problems. In addition, participants will learn about tools and strategies for identifying and removing barriers to inclusion, creating cultures of care that attract, retain and promote diverse talent and enhancing impact and rigour in all their research activities.
Guest speakers include:
Dr. Imogen R. Coe (She/Her) is a professor of Chemistry and Biology and founding dean (2012-2018) of the Faculty of Science at Toronto Metropolitan University. She is also an affiliate scientist at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, where her research group studies drug transporters. In addition to being an academic scientist, Dr. Coe is one of Canada's leading advocates for organizational change towards inclusive excellence in research, particularly in science and medicine. She runs a consulting company providing advice and training on inclusive excellence and has advised federal and national funding agencies on how to integrate equity, diversity and inclusion principles into diverse research cultures. She has published widely on inclusive leadership, misogyny in science and the need for intentional policy around EDI-infused organizational culture and is much in demand as a speaker and panelist. She was appointed as the inaugural NSERC Scholar-in-Residence in 2022 and has received numerous awards for her advocacy work, most recently, the 2022 Canadian Science Policy Centre Trailblazer (Policy for Science) Award.
Ana Sofía Barrows, CCIP (She/Her)is the Senior Manager for EDI at the Perimeter Institute, one of the world's leading research organizations for physics. She holds Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional (CCIP) designation, and has a multidisciplinary educational background in Medical Physics, Social Justice Education, Leadership and Inclusion, and Human Resources Management. She has coordinated multiple initiatives focused on advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and has spoken about the lack of diversity in STEM and academia, privilege, and allyship in multiple channels such as CBC's On the Money, CBC radio, and multiple conferences and panels. Ana Sofía has written for publications such as FACETS Journal, Canadian Science Policy Centre, and Latinos Magazine.