Championing Women Scholars
I want to highlight and elevate excellent scholars in my network. Check their profiles, invite them to speak, collaborate, and learn from them.
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Dr. Sylk Sotto is nationally and internationally renowned for her work in (in)equities in academic medicine.
Dr. Lara is a practicing pulmonary and critical care physician and leader in professionalism and health equity. She supports young doctors and researchers who are expanding knowledge of lung and breathing problems.
Dr. Gilmore is a gastroenterologist with extensive experience in esophageal disorders and medical and endoscopic weight loss.
Dr. Brownsyne Tucker Edmonds is a nationally and internationally renowned physician and health services researcher.
Dr. Carolyn Gentle-Genitty is a highly accomplished executive and international research scholar, spanning 25 years in higher education, social work, academic affairs, and leadership roles. She is the current inaugural Dean of Founder’s College at Butler University.
Ms. Ward promotes competency-based and culturally aware mentoring strategies that bolster inclusive mentoring cultures.
Dr. Duncan is a physician scientist with clinical training in pulmonary & critical care medicine. Her research is focused on the intersection of socioeconomic status, environmental exposures, and epigenetics in the development of lung cancer.
Dr. Williamson is an interdisciplinary social scientist and qualitative methodologist by training, specializing in social interactional research, equitable learning systems, and health equity.
Dr. Breathett is national and internationally renowned board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology.
Dr. Lauren Nephew is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and the Associate Vice Chair of Health Equity for the Department of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. Her NIH-funded research program focuses on understanding how the structural and social determinants of health contribute to disparities in liver disease and developing interventions that improve access to liver transplantation.
Upsher acts as a conduit for communication and collaboration among DEI programs across the six schools of the health sciences; creates events that foster community among faculty and students underrepresented in the health sciences; and represents the Office of Health Sciences Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Pitt’s recruitment efforts nationwide.
Nationally recognized speaker encompassing Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) and Organ Donation.
Dr. Meena Madhur is the Division Chief of Clinical Pharmacology and Associate Professor of Medicine with a secondary appointment in the Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology at Indiana University.
Dr. Patricia Silveyra is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at Indiana University Bloomington School of Public Health
Dr. Tripp is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, EMS faculty, and EMS Medical Director of 4 different EMS agencies. She serves as the first Vice Chair of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) of UPMC Graduate Medical Education (GME) since 2020 and first Vice Chair Diversity, Inclusion, & Health Equity (DIHE) of Department of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Sharp’s research interests include social media use, success for underserved populations — specifically Black women, and Black health equity.
Dr. Tasha Alston is an Assistant Professor in the Institute for Clinical Research Education and Director of Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives in the Division of General Internal Medicine (School of Medicine) at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Tasha Alston is a social worker and educational psychologist with over 25 years of experience in both fields.
Dr. Yi as a nationally known higher education scholar committed to advancing knowledge to serve racially minoritized communities.
