Distinguished Guest Speaker Series
The School of Nursing invites you to join us for our monthly development series focused on issues related to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging and anti-racism.
Upcoming Speakers and Lectures
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View Past Speakers and Lectures
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET via Zoom
“Racism, not Race: Leveraging Quantitative Methods for Uncovering Racialized Social Systems”
Featuring:
Deadric T. Williams, PhD
Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET via Zoom
“Understanding the ‘What,’ ‘Why,’ and ‘How’—Expanding Awareness”
Featuring:
Danica Sumpter, PhD, RN, CNE, FADLN
Chief Education, Equity & Wellness Officer, CS Innovations
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
“Turning Harm Into Growth – Laying the Foundation”
Featuring:
Danica Sumpter, PhD, RN, CNE, FADLN
Chief Education, Equity & Wellness Officer, CS Innovations
September 17, 2024
“Understanding Racism and Race in Quantitative Racial Inequality Research”
Featuring:
Deadric Williams, PhD
Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
June 28, 2024
“Addressing Maternal Health Disparities: The Role of Racism”
Featuring:
Ndidi Amutah-Onukagha, PhD, MPH
Julia A. Okoro Professor of Black MaternalHealth in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
October 4, 2023
“Color Me Capable: The Rise of African-American Nurse Faculty at Lincoln School for Nurses”
Hybrid Presentation Featuring:
Ashley Graham-Perel, EdD, RN, NPD-BC, MEDSURG-BC, CNE
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Columbia University School of Nursing
Dr. Graham-Perel centered on the first school established to educate Black women in the arts of nursing in New York City, the lack of diversity in nursing education, and the impact on inequitable health care disparities among the Black community.
June 20, 2023
“Advancing Health Equity in Midwifery & WHNP Education”
Featuring:
Melicia Escobar, DNP, CNM, WHNP-BC, FACNM
Heather M. Bradford, PhD, CNM, FACNM
Christina Marea, PhD, MA, MSN, FACNM
Presenters provided a synopsis of design, implementation, evaluation of an innovative health equity curriculum and present their current scaffolding efforts through the 2022 RADIANCE grant.
May 4, 2023
“The Advantage Spectrum: A Discussion of Privilege Versus Advantage”
Featuring:
Felesia Bowen, PhD, DNP, RN, PPCNP-BC, FAAN,
Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. Bowen helped us navigate the complex landscape of power and privilege and shift our attention to the concepts of advantage and disadvantage to help us better understand the concept of privilege within a social context.
April 5, 2023
“Georgetown Disability Cultural Initiative: How to Create a Culture of Access in Your Classroom, Clubs, and Community”
This online event was not recorded.
Featuring:
Amy Kenny, Ph.D., Inaugural Associate Director, Disability Cultural Initiative at Georgetown University
Dr. Amy Kenny discussed ways we can celebrate the diverse disability community and cultivate a culture of access across campus. Dr. Kenny is a disabled scholar, writer, and advocate. This virtual presentation was part of a monthly development series focused on issues related to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging and anti-racism.
March 21, 2023
“Emerging Issues Surrounding Social and Structural Determinants of Health and Implications for Nursing Science”
Featuring:
Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PhD, MPH, LCSW, RN, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAAN
Dean, Duke University School of Nursing
Dr. Guilamo-Ramos helped us reimagine our perspectives on social determinants of health and highlight the importance of defining terminology and communicating in ways that minimize further stigma, harm and trauma to those we serve.
February 23, 2023
“African-Americans in Healthcare: Privacy, Consent and Trust”
Featuring:
Kim P. Gunter, JD, LLM, CIPP/US, CIPM, CCEP
Vice President and Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer at Drexel University
January 25, 2023
“From Value to Valor: Beyond the Eye of Social Justice”
This presentation was not recorded.
Featuring:
Kenya Beard, EdD, AGACNP-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAAN
Associate Provost for Social Mission & Academic Excellence at Chamberlain University
Lucinda Canty, PhD, CNM, FACNM
Director, Seedworks Health Equity in Nursing Program
University of Massachusetts at Amherst