Speaker
Angela Byars-Winston
Vilas Distinguished Professor of Medicine, UW–Madison
Dr. Angela Byars-Winston is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Medicine at UW–Madison. She conducts diversity science research on cultural and organizational influences shaping the career development and effective mentorship of college students and early career faculty in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM). She is Principal Investigator in the NIH National Research Mentoring Network, leading the Culturally Aware Mentorship (CAM) initiative, and is a current appointed member of the NIH National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council. Dr. Byars-Winston is the 2022 recipient of the Outstanding Educator for Innovation in Mentorship Research Award from the Association of Clinical and Translational Science, and the inaugural Chair of the UW–Madison Institute for Diversity Science where she hosts the Diversity Science Podcast. She is the immediate past president of the South-Central Wisconsin chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., the nation’s oldest member organization of Black mothers.
Speaking in
What Does Diversity Science Say About Belonging & Community?
Diversity science research provides evidence-informed solutions to complex social problems, like inequality, so that individuals and communities can be their best and bring out the best in those around them. Diversity science can help harness the power of research to leverage cultural diversity to work for us and not against us.
This panel will present diversity science research from three leading scholars at UW-Madison studying factors that promote belonging and community in various settings. Moderated by Professor Angela Byars-Winston, the panelists will address the following topics:
- How do online systems foster the development of community across diverse coalitions and what does that mean for belonging in society?
- How can better mental health care for marginalized populations increase belonging and lead to better community outcomes?
- How do organizations respond to diversity and what does that say about belonging in the workplace?
Session Objectives
- Understand what diversity science is
- Increase awareness of diversity science research related to belonging and community in mental health, the workplace, and in online environments
- Learn evidence-informed strategies for promoting belonging and community
- Identify local diversity science research opportunities to advance belonging and community