GRADUATE WOMEN ACROSS NORTHWESTERN (GWAN)
GENDER EQUITY IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM (GEARS) SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM May 6 & 7, 2021 • Thur-Fri • 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (CST) Location: Zoom
SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE
THURSDAY, MAY 6 9:00 - 10:00 AM 10:00 - 11:20 AM 11:30 - 12:30 PM
Workshop #1 Student Presentations Workshop #2
FRIDAY, MAY 7 9:30 - 11:00 AM 11:00 - 12:00 PM
Student Presentations Workshop #3
GEARS COMMITTEE KAYLA MIGUEL
SHARON TAM
Neurobiology
Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences (DGP) Department of Neurology
BLANCA GUTIERREZ-DIAZ
ANGELA TATE
Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences (DGP)
History
EMMALINE LORENZO
EUGENIA VASILEIADOU
Chemistry
Chemistry
WORKSHOPS CULTIVATING AUTHENTICITY AND ASSERTIVE COMMUNICATION THROUGH CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES, AS WOMXN
May 6, 2021 9-10 AM (CST) D r s . V e r o n ic a W o m a c k a n d D a n ie l l e D ic k e n s , S o c i a l P s y c h o l o g is t s a n d C o - F o u n d e r s of www.beneaththefacade.org , will expand upon their book c h a p t e r , “ U n a p o l o g e t i c A u t h e n t ic Early Career Black Women: C h a l l e n g in g t h e D o m i n a n t N a r r a t iv e ” a n d p r o v i d e s t r a t e g ie s f o r a c t i v a t i n g a u t h e n t ic it y a n d a s s e r t i v e c o m m u n ic a t io n a t s c h o o l o r w o r k through contemplative practices. T h i s in t e r a c t iv e w o r k s h o p w i l l i n c l u d e f a c il it a t e d d i s c u s s i o n s , c o l l e c t iv e r e f l e c t i o n s , a n d mindfulness-based exercises.
WORKSHOPS
WORKPLACE WE ENVISION FOR THE FUTURE, AS WOMXN THROUGH INTERGENERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
May 6, 2021 11:30-12:30 PM (CST) I n t h is s e s s io n , J a s m i n e G u r n e a u a n d P a m e l a S il a s w i l l acknowledge and honor the [ l e a d e r s h ip ] l e s s o n s , s k i l l s , a n d gifts that our mothers and m o t h e r - f ig u r e s h a v e p a s s e d down to us. We will each have a chance to share the ways in which the womxn that came before us have positively impacted the workplace, and how we hope to continue the w o r k f o r w a r d in t o a n e v e n stronger next generation of w o m x n . W e w il l b e u t i l i z i n g a “ t a l k in g c ir c l e ” f o r m a t f o r t h i s s e s s io n , in f l u e n c e d b y a c o m m o n N a t i v e A m e r ic a n p r a c t i c e , w h e r e p a r t ic ip a n t s w il l s h a r e w h a t messages and values they’ve r e c e iv e d ( g o o d , b a d , a n d i n between) and what they hope to leave to the next generation.
WORKSHOPS
RESEARCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERSECTIONAL FEMINIST PRINCIPLES
May 7, 2021 11:00-12:00 PM (CST) I n t h is h o u r D r . S a r a h B r o w n w il l t a l k f e m in is t e p i s t e m o l o g y a n d the day-to-day of approaching your work through a feminist l e n s . T o d is e n t a n g l e o u r r e s e a r c h methods from the inequitable p r a c t ic e s t h e y w e r e b u i l t u p o n , p a r t ic ip a n t s w il l b e e n c o u r a g e d t o t h in k t h r o u g h w h a t i t m e a n s for them personally to practice i n t e r s e c t io n a l f e m i n i s t approaches to their work, w h a t e v e r t h e ir f i e l d .
STUDENT PRESENTERS MAY 6TH LAUREN WALTERS Materials Science and Engineering Insights into Preventing Lead Toxicity Through Computational Materials Science
ERIN HUGHES Social Psychology I don't know who I am anymore: Partner-induced change, selfconcept clarity, and authenticity
JIEXI CHEN Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences Function-structure analysis of multifunctional autoprocessing repeats-in-toxin (MARTX) toxin of Vibrios
ALEXANDRIA KEITH History Bronzeville’s Black Arts Scene: The South Side Community Art Center
CARRIE SCHOENEBERGER Chemical and Biological Engineering Opportunities for Solar Industrial Process Heat in the United States
BRIANNA RUGGIERO Chemical and Biological Engineering Tandem Oxidative Chemical Transformations Using Electrochemically Produced Hydrogen Peroxide
SHARON TAM Neurology/Driskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences The Circadian Clock and ALS
STUDENT PRESENTERS MAY 7TH YUNAN WU Electrical and Computer Engineering Geometric Deep Learning on Brain Morphology to Predict Composite Score of Fluid Cognition
EUGENIA VASILEIADOU Chemistry Structure-Property Relationship in 2D Hybrid Halide Perovskites for Energy-Efficient Optoelectronic Applications
STEPHANIE RIBET Materials Science and Engineering The Phosphate Elimination and Recovery Lightweight (PEARL) Membrane
HANNAH ANVARI OB/GYN Ovarian aging markers are similar between non-Hispanic Black and white women
JUHI NARULA Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences/ Molecular Biosciences Investigating mechanisms of female meiosis using C. elegans oocytes
KATHLEEN (KACEY) SUVADA Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences / NUIN Quantifying the Impact of Hemiparetic Stroke on Trunk Motor Control
ELIZABETH BARAHONA History Fighting Injustice, Poor-Housing, and Over-Policing- Black and Latino Coalition Building in Durham, North Carolina
STUDENT PRESENTERS MAY 7TH CONTI NUED KAVITHA CHINTAM Chemical and Biological Engineering Probing the fundamental mechanisms behind electrochemical CO/CO2 reduction
ALLISON ARINAGA Chemistry Sulfur as a "Soft" Oxidant for Propane Oxidative Dehydrogenation into Propylene"
GWAN LEADERSHIP TEAM 2020-21 Co-Presidents
Social Chairs
Angel Bohannon, PhD Student in Human
JoAnna Addy, PhD Student in
Development & Social Policy
Psychology (Meals with Strangers
Emily Cheng, PhD Student in Chemical &
Coordinator)
Biological Engineering
Phalguni Shah, PhD Student in Physics Iva Terwilliger, PhD Student in Health
Treasurer
Sciences
Jane Edgington, PhD Student in Chemical & Biological Engineering
Health & Wellness Chairs Laura Alcantar, Masters Student in
Communications
Mental Health Counseling
Cristina Ceja, PhD Student in
Juhi Narula, PhD Student in
Psychology
Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences
Elsa Koninckx, PhD Student in Chemical
(IBiS)
& Biological Engineering
Marisol Romero Tejeda, PhD Student in Pharmacology (DGP)
Professional Development Chairs Samantha Freeman, PhD Student in
Community Liaison
Screen Cultures
Kat Albrecht, PhD Student in Sociology
Julianne Murphy, PhD Student in Health & Biomedical Informatics
Faculty Advisor Rebecca McMurray, Research
Service Chairs
Associate in Material Sciences &
Alexandra Berl, PhD Student in
Engineering
Chemistry Jiexi Chen, PhD Student in Cancer Biology (DGP) Mariana Lowe, PhD Student in English