September 2021
Creating a More Equitable World Through Awareness and Education
Diversity is a core value at The University of Toledo and our faculty support our commitment to equity and inclusion through their work to explore bias in their disciplines, expose systemic injustices and advance more inclusive practices.
The first openly trans female to compete in the Olympics put the issue of transgender inclusion in sports in the spotlight, as Jami Taylor, Ph.D., professor of political science and public administration, . An expert on LGBTQ policies, Taylor notes there are now more inclusive policies in employment discrimination but equality lags in sports inclusion and medical access.
Revathy Kumar, Ph.D., professor of educational psychology, identified in her the importance for teachers to be personally motivated to be unprejudiced and not just to appear to be unbiased in order to implement culturally affirming classroom practices.
Research by Margaret Hopkins, Ph.D., professor of management, of women business leaders reflected in performance evaluations, which contributes to the slow rate of career advancement for women.
In response to political conversations on critical race theory, sociologist Monita Mungo, Ph.D., how she confronts the issue of racism by showing through research how racism affects the choices and chances of individuals, and by sharing the complete history of racism.
Healthcare is a basic human right, but not everyone has access to the same level of care. Shipra Singh, Ph.D., associate professor of health education and public health, is leading a that aims to address health disparities due to social, physical and environmental determinants of health.
In her , published at a time when Asian Americans have been targets of violence across the U.S., Joey Kim, Ph.D., assistant professor of English language and literature, explores Korean history, the feminine body, U.S. foreign policy and coming-of-age in Midwestern America.
Ben Davis, J.D., recently retired College of Law professor, argues in that changing our mindset to think in terms of those who benefit from discrimination helps us better understand the impact of oppression.
Rebecca Monteleone, Ph.D., assistant professor of disability studies, how she worked with news publisher ProPublica to create its first plain-language translation of a story to make it accessible for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Employment and disability law scholar Nicole Porter, J.D., professor of law, the impact of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation on the #MeToo movement and the difficult legal hurdles that face women who report sexual harassment.
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