TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2021 – 11:00 AM EDT | 8:00 AM PDT
Join Dr. Rajendrani (Raj) Mukhopadhyay of the American Chemical Society, Shaina Lange of ACS Publications, and Kiyomi Deards of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in this webinar for librarians on fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect (DEIR) in the chemistry community.
Raj Mukhopadhyay will cover how the American Chemical Society (ACS) is working to fully realize the DEIR in ACS’s organizational culture as well as its products, programs, and services so that everyone in the chemical enterprise can thrive.
Shaina Lange will highlight DEIR initiatives currently ongoing in the ACS Publications Division, including the author name change policy, demographics data collection, editor training and education, and the creation of an ombuds program.
Kiyomi Deards will examine a selection of past, present, and future DEIR strategies used by herself and University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Additionally, she will highlight DEIR strategies that individuals, departments, and organizations can pursue with varying levels of support.
After the presentations, a live Q&A will conclude the webinar. Can’t attend live? Complete the registration form to receive a link to a recording after the webinar.
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Speakers:
Rajendrani (Raj) Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D.
Vice President, Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Respect
American Chemical Society
Dr. Rajendrani (Raj) Mukhopadhyay is the Vice President of the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Respect at the American Chemical Society. Raj and her team ensures that the ACS core value of DEIR permeates all ACS actions; they also implement the new ACS Strategic Plan Goal, “Embrace and Advance Inclusion in Chemistry.”
After earning her Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University, Raj began her career as a science writer at the American Chemical Society. After several years at the ACS and then running her own freelance business, Raj shifted to the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology where she eventually became the managing editor for the society's magazine, ASBMB Today.
Shaina Lange, MPS
Senior Publications Ethics Manager, Publishing Integrity Office
ACS Publications
Shaina Lange (she/her) is the Senior Publications Ethics Manager in the Publishing Integrity Office at the American Chemical Society (ACS).
Shaina joined ACS Publications in 2015 and the Publishing Integrity Office in 2020. As Senior Publications Ethics Manager, she oversees the overall strategy and activities to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect in ACS Publications. She also supports ethics policy, case management, and education. Shaina represents ACS in several cross-publisher working groups and committees to improve diversity and accelerate change within the scholarly publishing industry and larger research ecosystem.
Kiyomi D. Deards, MSLIS
Associate Professor and Subject Librarian for Chemistry, Biochemistry, Forensic Science, Physics and Astronomy, and Water, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Kiyomi Diane Deards is an associate professor and the librarian for Chemistry, Biochemistry, Forensic Science, Physics & Astronomy, and Water at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) University Libraries. Currently, she serves on UNL’s Chancellor’s Commission on the Status of Gender and Sexual Identity and is the secretary for the ACS Nebraska Local Section. Kiyomi is also a member of the Chemical Information Section of ACS. In 2019 and 2020 she was the visiting program officer for Leadership and Diversity with the Association of Research Libraries. She has worked with and led librarian mentoring programs since 2010.
Kiyomi has co-led the interactive SciPop: Where Science Intersects Pop-Culture talks and events since 2014, and is a founding member of the SciComm conference planning board at UNL. She researches, writes, and presents about issues of management and equity in libraries; and science literacy, education, and outreach.
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