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Please join us in welcoming Dr. Imogen Coe for a presentation on: Centering equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility in research culture to drive inclusive excellence
Summary
Research is typically conducted in organizational and disciplinary cultures that reflect the structural and systemic racism, sexism, ableism and homophobia present in society. Research cultures continue to be constrained by the myth of meritocracy which limits inclusion and stifles creativity.
To move towards research cultures that reflect inclusive excellence we must address the structural inequities, challenge the status quo and be intentional about developing strategies that attract, retain, support and promote the widest breadth of research, talent and ideas. This talk will discuss building the toolkit for change and suggest actions that individuals or institutions can take towards sustainable inclusive excellence in research.
Bio
Dr. Imogen R. Coe 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 and is the inaugural NSERC Scholar-in-Residence.
She has published widely on inclusive leadership, misogyny in science and the need for intentional policy around EDI-infused organizational culture.
She is much in demand as a speaker and panelist, and has received numerous awards for her advocacy work, most recently, the 2022 Canadian Science Policy Centre Trailblazer (Policy for Science) Award. https://imogencoeconsulting.ca/.
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