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W114·TOPICAL PLENARY: Leveraging Your Agency to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the Engineering Education Ecosystem
Topical Plenary Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)
Wed. June 28, 2023 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
Room 307, Baltimore Convention Center
Session Description

This session will discuss ways to leverage an agency to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the engineering education ecosystem more effectively.

Speaker
  1. Dr. Tershia A. Pinder-Grover
    University of Michigan

    Dr. Tershia Pinder-Grover earned a B.S. degree in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland in 1999, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2002 and 2006, respectively. She joined CRLT in August 2005 and became the director of CRLT-Engin in 2016. In this role, she leads a team focused on advancing engineering education in the College of Engineering (CoE) through innovative programming, strategic partnerships, and cultivating individual relationships. In collaboration with the Associate Deans in the CoE, she provides leadership on educational priorities, especially as it relates to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. She also works closely with department chairs to create customized programming to meet the needs of their faculty. Her current research interests focus on the adoption of inclusive teaching practices for engineering instructors.