Instructional Designer and High School Physics & Engineering Design Teacher

Briana holds an M.A. in Science Education from Stanford University and has been teaching 5 years in service of making the STEM community more diverse. Focusing on bringing science access to low income schools, Briana designed & published two series of labs to pair with the well known PhET simulations, entitled, Physics For All Labs & Chemistry For All. (see bit.ly/physics4all) She also shares her work and student engagement on her class Instagram account, @msclarkesclass__.

Assistant Professor of Higher and Postsecondary Education in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University

The overarching theme of Meseret's research is the pursuit of gender equity in STEM education, and she focuses on the strategies, programs, and systems that help historically underrepresented students and faculty succeed in these fields. Her research agenda relies on a critical analysis of systems of power, access, and opportunity in postsecondary education.

Postdoctoral Scholar at Fisk-Vanderbilt Regional Center of Excellence, Vanderbilt University Peabody College, Department of Teaching and Learning

Mississippi native, Dr. ReAnna S. Roby scholarship focuses on how the narratives of Black women and girls in science (formally and informally) could be used to reconceptualize science, science education, and policy. A first-generation scholar and HBCU graduate, Roby's background as a Black Southern woman in science greatly informs her service, research, and teaching – praxis.