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Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine

Established in 2019, the Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine (SEM) convenes a broad array of stakeholders that focus on the barriers and opportunities encountered by Black men and Black women as they navigate the pathways from K-12 and postsecondary education to careers in SEM. Through meetings, public workshops, and publications, the Roundtable advances discussions that highlight promising practices for increasing the representation, retention and inclusiveness of Black men and Black women in SEM.

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Any project, supported or not by a committee, that is currently being worked on or is considered active, and will have an end date.

Workshop

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2025

For many Black Americans, trust in science, engineering, and medicine (SEM) institutions is affected by historic and current contexts, with significant consequences including exacerbating health and economic inequities for this population. Many SEM professionals recognize the importance of building...

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Publications

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The context of diversity

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Cato T. Laurencin Science (2019), 366 (6468), 929

Racial Profiling Is a Public Health and Health Disparities Issue

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Cato T. Laurencin, Joanne M. Walker Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2020) 7:393–397

The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call to Action to Identify and Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities

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Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., Aneesah McClinton, M.D. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2020) 7:398–402

We Are the First to Applaud You Regarding Your Efforts in COVID-19: A Message from the African Diaspora to Our Brothers and Sisters of Africa.

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Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., Aneesah McClinton, M.D. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2020) 7:398–402

COVID highlights another crisis lack of Black physicians and scientists

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George Q. Daley, M.D., Ph.D., Gilda A. Barabino, Ph.D., Olujimi A. Ajijola, M.D., Ph.D., Cedric M. Bright, M.D., Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D., Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. Med (2020)

Systemic equity in education

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Gilda A. Barabino, Ph.D. Science (2020): 369 (6509): 1277

Unconscious Bias, Racism, and Trauma-Informed Policing: an Address and Message to the Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project Advisory Board

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Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2020) 7:590-591

A Pandemic on a Pandemic: Racism and COVID-19 in Blacks

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Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., Joanne M. Walker Cell Systems (2020) 11(1):9-10

Black Lives Matter in Science Engineering and Medicine

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Laurencin, C.T. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2020)

Addressing the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color

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Garth Graham J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2021) 8, 280–282

Racial Disparities and COVID-19: the Social Context

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Cora B. Marrett J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2021)

Black Nurses Collaborative Approach to Addressing COVID-19 in Black Communities

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Martha A. Dawson J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2021)

Engineering Solutions to COVID-19 and Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities

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Gilda A. Barabino J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2021) 8, 277–279

Excess Deaths Among Blacks and Latinx Compared to Whites During Covid-19

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Laurencin, C.T., Wu, Z.H., McClinton, A. Grady J.J., Walker J.M. J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 8, 783–789 (2021)

The COVID-19 Vaccine and the Black Community: Addressing the Justified Questions

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Laurencin, C.T., Valantine, H., Yancy, C., Jones, C.P., Bright, C. J. Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (2021)

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