Minority Affairs Committee
The Minority Affairs Committee, composed of five or more Members of the Society, shall work to enhance participation by minorities in the Society and in the field of reproductive sciences. Minorities shall be defined as underrepresented groups including, but not limited to, members of racial and ethnic minorities and persons with disabilities. The Committee shall report on the status of minorities in the Society to the Board of Directors. The Chair shall work with the Chairs of the Membership, Program, Nominating, Awards, and Education Committees, with the appropriate ad hoc Committee Chairs, and with Society Officers to enhance participation of minorities in Society activities including participation on Committees.
The purpose of the Minority Affairs Committee is to provide a mechanism for communication between members of the Minority Affairs Committee (MAC) and the SSR members who self-identify as underrepresented; to facilitate access to resources available to underrepresented members of SSR; and to provide a physical resource where issues of concern to underrepresented members of SSR can be raised for discussion.
Members
Winston E Thompson (Chair)
Anthony E Archibong
Riaz Farookhi
Idhaliz Flores
Jennifer Hernandez Gifford
Rebecca L Krisher
Daudi K Langat
Carol Linder
Lilitha Chamindrani Mendis-Handagama
Olga M Ocon-Grove (Trainee)
Susan S Suarez
Lindsey S Trevino (Trainee)
Janice Evans (Board Liaison)
Resources for Underrepresented Groups
- Assessment of NIH Minority Research and Training Programs: Phase 3 (2005) - published by National Academies Press, made available for public reading on the web.
- Diversity 2007 - a special supplement to The Scientist
- FAESB MARC Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP)—SSR Member Michael Palladino, PhD, has volunteered to be a host mentor for this program. Please visit http://marc.faseb.org/pages/srop_profile1.htm
- FASEB: Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)
- Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships
- Frontiers in Reproduction (sponsored by the Marine Biological Laboratory)
- GrantsNet: New Award and Program Information
- NIH NIGMS: Minority Access to Research Careers
- Travel Awards for Scientific Meetings & Conferences