2024 Diversity Summit Poster Central

Welcome to Poster Central – showcasing the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) work being completed by our colleagues and learners across the UMass Chan Medical School community!

S.P.A.R.K—Igniting progress and transformation in DEIB practices.

The 2024 Diversity Summit will utilize the S.P.A.R.K framework as its theme, as we are igniting progress and transformation in DEIB practices.

Below are the featured posters of the 2024 Diversity Summit Poster Session. The table highlights the S.P.A.R.K letter designation(s) for each poster to provide viewers with an overview of the primary focus(es)of the work being outlined (i.e. “S” for System Level Change):

1.      System-level Change: Infuse DEIB practices across services, processes, policies and organizational culture.

2.      Practical Tools: Develop and implement practical DEI tools.

3.      Address Needs: Amplify and unify the voices of marginalized populations through direct service and advocacy.

4.      Research: Create and utilize evidence-based DEIB solutions.

5.      Keep Funding: Keep and increase funding resources for greater financial sustainability.


Primary Presenter(s)	SPARK letter designations	Dept/Affiliation	Poster Title	Presenter’s Community
Hannah Hermanson	P	Nursing Council on Workforce Sustainability /ForHealth Consulting	Creating Brave Spaces: Guidelines for Education, Nurse Practice, and Stakeholder Convening	Staff
Tessa Fonseca	S	ForHealth Consulting	ForHealth Consulting DEIB Strategic Plan Pillar: Better Means All of Us	Staff
Saeed Shakiba	R	Dermatology	Identifying the Difference in Gene Expression Between Mycosis Fungoides and Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Skin of Color Patients	Learner
Michele Brown, Candice Brown, Tom Pomfret	S	ForHealth Consulting	ForHealth Consulting Cultural Diversity Committee	Staff
Kathy Petkauskos	S, A	Work Without Limits/ForHealth Consulting	Advancing Disability Inclusion in the Workplace	Staff
Linhelle P. Charles, Robert Layne	A	Outreach Programs	Outreach Programs	Staff
Jen Hartman	P	Health Care Finance Solutions/ForHealth Consulting	Crossing the Enrollment Finish Line to Increased TPL Benefits and Savings in Massachusetts	Staff
Viveka Prakash-Zawisza	S	Office of Clinical Affairs / ForHealth	Implementing Coverage of Doula Services at MassHealth	Faculty
Hanna Englander	R	Dermatology	Examining Transcriptomic Profile in Mycosis Fungoides Compared to Healthy Margin Skin	Learner
Katie Stickney	P	Office of Community and Government Relations	Dynamic Futures—A Youth Behavioral Pathway Program, Cohort 3	Staff
Ahnyia Sanders	S, A	Medicat Student 1/OBGYN	Standing Up a Doula Program in an Academic Medical Center	Learner
Tracy Kedian, MD	S, A	Admissions Office	Re-examining Admissions Practices: A Community Collaborative	Faculty
Victor M. Acosta-Rivera	P, A	Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine	Trans Care is Primary Care: Outcomes of Internal Medicine Primary Care Track Retreat on Gender Affirming Care	Faculty
Victor M. Acosta-Rivera	P		LOST IN TRANSLATION: Improving Outpatient Encounters for Patients with Limited English Proficiency	Faculty
Ying (Elaine) Wang, Margaret Tiedemann	R	Research and Evaluation / ForHealth Consulting	Rapid Evaluation of the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Roadmap Redesign	Staff
Matthew Schwartz	P	Office of Health Equity	Centering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Early-Career Investigator Training	Staff
Holly Brown	A	Diversity and Inclusion Office	Emerging Professionals	Staff
	P, K		UMass LIGHT	Learner
	A, R		Inclusive Excellence Student Council	Learner
Mayra Rojas Correa	P, R	Department of Microbiology	Dieta Anti-Inflamatoria or DAIN: a Crohn’s disease management strategy tailored to Puerto Ricans	Staff
Kortni Wroten	R	Office of Sustainability	Environmental Justice as Catalyst for Intercampus Dialogue and Capacity Building	Staff
Laura Newhall	A	Disability Evaluation Services	Disabilities Affinity Group	Staff
Natasja Hirabayashi	S, K	Office Of Health Equity	Office of Heatlh Equity—Recruitment and Retention Programs	Staff
Natasja Hirabayashi	A	Office Of Health Equity	UMass Chan Early Independence Fellows Program	Staff
Samantha Doxsey	R, K	Collaborative in Health Equity	Advancing Health Equity: The Collaborative in Health Equity's Role in UMass Chan's DEIB Initiatives	Staff
Ayorkor Gaba	S	Psychiatry	Advancing Equity in Massachusetts Treatment Courts	Faculty
Fernanda Gama	K	Diversity and Inclusion Office	Diversity for Health Care, Innovation and Medicine: Summer Learning Opportunities	Staff
Jeanna R. Lee	S, P, A, R	Diversity and Inclusion Office	Community Building: A Restorative Justice Practice	Staff
Yasmin Carter, Heather-Lyn Haley, Christine MacGinnis, Kenneth Peterson, Susan Hogan, Amanda Whitehouse, Omar Taweh, Oghomwen Igiesuoboro, Carly Herbert, and Melissa A. Fischer	S, P, A, R	T.H. Chan School of Medicine, UMassMemorial Heathcare System, Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing	Building an Interprofessional Approach Towards a Representative and Bias-Free Curriculum at the UMass Chan Medical School -- Developing and Implementing DRIVE: Diversity, Representation, and Inclusion for Value in Education	Faculty