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The first session of the workshop will be led by Dr. Vanessa Prosper, and will cover Engaging in active listening and uncomfortable conversations. Faculty members in the UMass IDGPs and Biology Department who are interested in participating in this workshop can sign up here.
Dr. Vanessa Prosper
Licensed Child and Adolescent Psychologist trained at McGill University, Boston College, and Boston’s Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Prosper was an instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School before starting her private practice in Boston. Currently, she is an Adjunct Professor at Boston College, Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology and Lesley University. Her area of expertise is Child, Adolescent and Adult mental health as depicted in her recent talks entitled: “Identifying, recognizing and dismantling racism” at Boston Arts Academy and “Helping young children cope with Covid-19.”
Socially Just Science
Socially Just Science (SJS) is a trainee-led collective of scientists in the NSB program at UMass. It was started by graduate student Kate Otter in the fall of 2019 with the goal of discussing the intersection of science with social justice. This collective is open to all members of the NSB community. More information about the mission, goals, and structure of SJS are available here.
This semester, SJS will:
– Run a second iteration of their “Making our Science Racially Just” Workshop, which they piloted over the summer.
– Pilot a second workshop in the series.
– Facilitate monthly discussions with guest speakers, including a discussion on Social Justice-informed outreach with guest speakers.
Register here to participate as either a Core Member or an Interested Member (read more about the tiers of membership in SJS here).
