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Professional Development

Below is a list of Dr. Pamela E. Harris's involvement in professional development work for students and faculty.

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Plenary & Keynotes

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  • Society for Mathematical Biology, Critical Dialogue & Changing our Landscape, DEI Workshop, March 2021,
    Keynote Address - “Critical Transitions: Redefining Your Scope of Work for Equity and Inclusion in STEM”
    Co-presented with Dr. Aris Winger
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Webinars & Workshops

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  • Mentoring Undergraduates in Research: A DEI Approach and OPEN Math MAA Workshop, May 2022
    Co-organized with Allison Henrich, Michael Dorff, and Michael Young

  • University of New Haven, March 2022
    Faculty Workshop on Advocating for Students of Color in STEM
    Co-presented with Aris Winger

  • Seattle University, Departmental Workshop, January 2022
    Advising and Advocacy: A Pathway to Mentoring

  • Workshop on Developing a Mathematical Research Agendas, SACNAS, October 2021

  • Online Seminar On Undergraduate Mathematics Education (OLSUME), October 2021
    Incorporating research opportunities in undergraduate math courses (video)

  • Utilizing  Lessons Learned During the Pandemic to Strengthen Undergraduate Research Moving ForwardMAA Virtual Programming (Panel), September 2021

  • Avoiding the Academic Savior Complex: How to be better mentors, September 2021
    Trinity College

  • Student Workshop on Letters of Recommendation, Davis Center Williams College, September 2021
    Workshop lead

  • Hidden NORMS: Navigating Obstructive Rules in the Mathematical Sciences, June 2021-May 2022
    Sponsored by The American Institute of Mathematics
    Co-organized with Kimberly Hadaway, Daniel Qin, Dr. Vanessa Rivera Quiñones, and Dr. Dwight Williams

  • Latinx Mathematicians Research Network, June 2021-May 2022
    Sponsored by The American Institute of Mathematics
    Co-organized with Jesús De Loera

  • Creating A Better Summer Experience: A DEI Workshop For REU Directors And Faculty Mentors, May 2021
    Sponsored by The Center for Minorities in the Mathematical Sciences
    Lead Organizer and Speaker

  • Advocating for Students of Color: There's More You Can Do - Fall 2020​
    Co-organized with Drs. Aris Winger and Michael Young    ​

Part 1: Advocating for Students of Color in Your Classroom, September 2020

Part 2: Advocating for Students of Color in Your Department, October 2020

Part 3: Advocating for Students of Color in Your Institution, November 2020

Part 4: Advocating for Students of Color in the Mathematics Community, December 2020

  • Math SWAGGER Webinar: Lessons Learned
    Co-organized with Drs. Drs. Vanessa Rivera Quiñones, Aris Winger and Michael Young

    • September 16 and 22, 2020, open to the public

    • October 23, 2020, Colorado School of Mines

    • October 28, 2020, Arizona State University

  • Fostering Equity in the STEM Classroom - June 2020
    Program led by Dr. Aris Winger, co-facilitators: Drs Pamela E. Harris and Dwight Williams

    • Additional webinars in September, October, and November​ 2020

  • Tartan Scholars MEDAL Consultations, Carnagie Mellon University, August 2020
    Co-facilitator for event organized by Dr. Aris Winger and Michael Young


Panels & Invited Talks
 

  • LADO Panel on working at a SLAC, February 2022
    Panelist

  • Meeting of Mexican Mathematicians in the World, Casa de Matematicas Oaxaca, December 2021
    Charla de genero y diversidad

  • Pathways to diversity and inclusion in Mathematics Panel, Pan-American Meeting of the IMU-CWM, November 2021, Talk and panel on DEI in mathematics

  • Book Club Meeting, Appalachian State University, November 2021
    Advocating for Students of Color, with Aris Winger

  • Latinx Mathematicians Research Community Professional Development Session, November 2021
    Finding your place at a Liberal Arts College

  • Special EDI-tion Colloquium, Cardiff University, November 2021
    Avoiding the academic savior complex: How to be better mentors

  • AWM Teaching and Diversity Seminar, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, November 2021
    Avoiding the academic savior complex: How to be better mentors

  • SACNAS, October 2021
    Panel moderator for Testimonios: Stories of Latinx and Hispanic Mathematicians, with Andrés Vindas-Meléndez

  • We Speak: Presidents, AWM virtual panel, October 2021
    Representing Lathisms

  • Murray State University, October 2021
    Faculty Focus Groups & Fostering Faculty Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Through Advocacy, with Aris Winger

  • 2021 PIMS-UBC Math Job Forum for Postdoctoral Fellows and Graduate Students, October 2021
    Finding your place at a Liberal Arts College

  • Lunch in the Time of COVID Series, October 2021
    On Advocating For Students Of Color In Mathematics, with Aris Winger

  • Mathematical Congress of the Americas, July 2021
    Panelist for event organized by the Comisión de Género y Diversidad de la Unión Matemática de América Latina y el Caribe (UMALCA)

  • The Science of Mentoring, MSRI Academic Sponsors Meeting, March 2021
    Co-presented with Dr. Abbe Herzig 

  • On advocating for Students of Color in Mathematics, High Point University, March 2021
    Co-presented with Aris Winger

  • Supporting Students of Color in Mathematics, Looney Math Consulting,  February 2021
    Co-presented with Aris Winger

  • Finding and Amplifying Our Voices: Mathematically Gifted and Black, Lathisms, and Pacific Islanders in Mathematics
    Panel at Joint Mathematics Meeting 2021,  January 2021

  • Belonging in Science And How the Science Community Can Better Address Racial Inequality
    SACNAS @ Genentech, September 2020

  • Women of Color Succeeding in STEM, STEM for Her, August 2020

  • The People - Advancing Math Education Panel,  August 2020

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