The 4th Annual Virtual Symposium: Transforming the Health Research Landscape for Justice and Equity
November 8th-9th, 2023
REGISTER FOR DAYS 1 & 2 HERE!!!
Keynote Speakers
Dr. David S. Kountz – Chief Academic Officer and Vice President, Academic Diversity for Hackensack Meridian Health
Dr. Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha – Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, and Julia A. Okoro Professor of Black Maternal Health at Tufts University
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DAY 1, November 8th
- 12:00-12:15pm – Opening Remarks, Moderated by Dr. Kirk A. Johnson
- 12:15-1:15pm: Keynote Presentation – Dr. David S. Kountz
- Diversity in Research: Challenging Assumptions Regarding Minority Participation
- 1:30-2:30pm: Student Panel Discussion – Navigating Health Science Research as a Graduate Student
- 2:30-3:00pm: BREAK
- 3:00-4:00pm: Unpacking the Day
DAY 2, November 9th
- 12:00-12:15pm – Opening Remarks, Moderated by Dr. Jason Williams
- 12:15-1:15pm: Keynote Presentation – Dr. Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha
- Black Women and Maternal Health Inequities: Addressing the Role of Racism
- 1:30-2:30pm: Panel Discussion – IRB Process for Reviewing Health Research with an Inclusive Lens
- 2:30-3:00pm: BREAK
- 3:00-4:00pm: Unpacking the Day
Dr. Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha is the Julia A. Okoro Professor of Black Maternal Health in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Amutah-Onukagha is the Founder and Director of the Center of Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice (CBMHRJ), and of the Maternal Outcomes of Translational Health Equity Research (MOTHER) Lab. In addition, she is the founder of the largest conference on Black maternal health in the United States held annually in April during Black maternal health week. In its 7th year, the conference attracts participants from over 46 states and 10 countries. An active scholar, Dr. Amutah-Onukagha’s research investigates maternal health disparities, infant mortality, reproductive health and social justice, and HIV/AIDS as experienced by Black women. She also serves as the inaugural Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the university’s Public Health and Professional Degree Programs. Currently, Dr. Amutah-Onukagha is the Principal Investigator of two multi-year studies on maternal mortality and morbidity, an R01 funded by National Institutes of Health and an interdisciplinary grant on maternal health equity funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Dr. Amutah-Onukagha also serves as the DEI training director for the KL2 and BIRWCH fellowship programs at the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI).
The 2023 Black Lives Matter in Research Virtual Symposium is sponsored by:
- Montclair State University
- The Office of Research Compliance
- The College for Community Health
- The College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- The College for Education and Engaged Learning
- The College of Science and Mathamatics
- Rutgers University
- The Office for Research
- PRIM&R
- Cayuse
BLM in Research Reading and Reference List (will be updated as new resources are received)
Registration for this event is free – Instead we ask that you consider a donation to the MSU Food Pantry:
- If you’d like to support the on-campus food pantry, you can make your gift online. Please select “Red Hawk Pantry” on the donation form.
- You also can choose from our Amazon Wish List. Once you have chosen items be sure to request they be delivered to the following address:
The Red Hawk Pantry C/O Sonja Tillman
Montclair State University
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Student Center Rm 104
Montclair NJ 07043