CUNY Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Conference 2023

The Illusion of Inclusion:
Collaborative Solutions for Performative Diversity

Thursday, March 30, 2023 - Friday, March 31, 2023

Poster Sessions

This year's conference sessions cover a wide range of topics. While conference attendees are welcome to attend any session of their choosing, the sections below show the conference sessions organized by an overarching track theme.

Another Curriculum is Possible:
Decolonization, Multi-Generational Voices, and the Creation of Cross Campus Native/Indigenous (N/I) Studies Initiatives at CUNY

Beth Cooper
Adjunct Lecturer
Brooklyn College
Yung-Yi Diana Pan
Associate Professor
Brooklyn College

Challenges and Systemic Disadvantages Among First Generation Community College Students

Stephany Platero
Student
Queensborough Community College
Jody A. Resko
Asst Professor
Queensborough CC

Creating Environmental Sustainability Case Studies for an Advanced Excel Class

Sean Gonzalez
Baruch College
Shuai Jin
Baruch College
Michelle Liang
Undergraduate Student, Baruch College
Baruch College
Mary Tedeschi
Baruch College
Adrienne Wheeler
Assistant Adjunct Professor
Baruch College

Designing Inclusive Interdisciplinary Pedagogies in Bioinformatics through Student-Led Initiatives 

Deidre Anglin
City College of New York
Jennifer Clotaire
Admin Coord
CUNY School of Medicine
Thierno Diallo
CRSP Scholar
Guttman Community College
Karla Fuller
Guttman Community College
Michelle Hernandez
City College of New York
Alexandria Selloni
Graduate Student & Research Assistant
City College of New York
Roger Smith
Student
Guttman Community College

Genetic Ancestry in Brazilian Black and Brown Breast Cancer Patients 

Lissette Delgado-Cruzata
Assc Professor
John Jay College
Brianna Jenkins
Student
John Jay College

Honoring the SEEK Legacy – A Community of Restorative Practice Humanizing Curriculum and Pedagogy 

Virginia Diaz-Mendoza
Asst Professor
John Jay College
Erica King-Toler
Asst Professor
John Jay College
Robert Robinson
Asst Professor
John Jay College

How Educational Organizations Support Their Leaders of Color during Times of Crisis

Elsa Sofia Morote
Professor
John Jay College
Nalini Singh
Coordinator
John Jay College

Institutional Support for Minority Languages in NYC Schools and Its Impact on Asian Minorities

Brian Andrew Collins
Assc Professor
Hunter College
Leimi Obata
Student
Macaulay Honors College/Hunter College

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Assessments to Develop Equity Action Plans

Maya Berrol-Young
Special Educator and Graduate Student
Hunter College
Kristen Hodnett
Clinical Professor
Hunter College

Self Portraits: Explorations of Identity

Mary Ann Biehl
Professor
NYC College of Technology
Jenna Spevack
Professor
NYC College of Technology

Starting at CUNY During Two Pandemics: How CCNY’s SEEK Club Sustained a New Counselor

Aissata Diallo
Student
Baruch College
Sinead Margaret Sant-Barket
Asst Professor-Counselor
City College

Toward a Trauma-Informed Public Health Pedagogy Drawing on Lived Experiences

Ayah Elsayed
Grad Student & TA
CUNY School of Public Health

Understanding Neuropathic Pain in Latinx Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis 

Lissette Delgado-Cruzata
Assc Professor
John Jay College
Veronika Zenkeviciute
Student
John Jay College

Understanding the Relationship between Hardiness and Academic Performance during COVID

Clarence Zhi Xin Chen
Student
Queensborough Community College
Jody A. Resko
Asst Professor
Queensborough CC