DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION
regina sims wright
Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION
at the UD College of Health Sciences
In the College of Health Sciences, we believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers of academic excellence, impactful research, and proficient practice. We are committed to developing and implementing strategies to recruit and retain highly qualified students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, and nurture an inclusive environment with a sense of belonging and engagement. As a leader in health sciences training, it is our mission to train and mentor future clinicians and scientists who understand and appreciate diversity and have the cultural competence to interact effectively in a diversifying nation and world.
The CHS Health Sciences Summer Camp is among 50 programs receiving the 2019 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine, the largest and oldest diversity, equity, and inclusion publication in higher education. Read more about winning this diversity award here.
Carrie Earthman – Professor, Health Behavior & Nutrition Sciences
Rebecca Hunting – Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders
Huey-Jen Lin - Associate Professor, Medical & Molecular Sciences
Ju Young Shin - Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Daniel White – Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy
Melissa Witman - Assistant Professor, Kinesiology & Applied Physiology
Regina Wright – Associate Dean for Diversity, Deans Office Team
Ellen Wruble - Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
CHS DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND PROFESSIONALISM COMMITTMENT
- March 14th, 2023: Implicit Gender Norms
- October 18th, 2022: Inequities in Burnout
- March 23rd, 2022: Professionalism
- October 25th, 2021: Allyship
- March 25th, 2021: Exploring White Privilege
- January 21st, 2021: Microaggressions
- November 10th, 2020: Safe Spaces
- The Support You Need to Give Your Black Employees Today – Matt Bush
- How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive – Jennifer Brown
- How to be an Anti-Racist
Ibram X. Kendi - White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Robin DiAngelo - Dear White America
Tim Wise - Between the World and Me
Ta-’Nehesi Coates - The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Michelle Alexander
- All American Boys
Jason Reynolds and Brandon Kiely - How It Went Down
Kekla Magoon - Black Lives Matter
Sue Bradford Edwards and Duchess Harris - Stamped: Racism, Anti Racism, and You
Jason Reynolds
Liberate Meditation App – A meditation app for black, indigenous, and people of color
Therapy for Black Girls – Instagram: @therapyforblackgirls
The Nap Ministry – Instagram: @thenapministry
Ethel’s Club – A social and wellness club designed to celebrate people of color – Instagram: @ethelsclub
HealHaus – A wellness center and cafe – Instagram: @healhaus
| Netflix | Hulu | Amazon Prime |
| 13th | Detroit | The Hate U Give |
| When They See Us | Boycott | Selma |
| American Son | 3 ½ minutes, 10 Bullets | Hidden Figures |
| See You Yesterday | The Tuskegee Airmen | Loving |
| All Day and a Night | Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am | Moonlight |
| Dear White People | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | |
| Malcolm X | The Untold Story of Emmitt Till | |
| LA 92 | The Black Panthers | |
Virtual Educational Opportunities
Office of Equity and Inclusion
- Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.com/
- Color of Change: https://colorofchange.org/about/
- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund: https://www.naacpldf.org/
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Defense against chronic stress with Foltyn Seminar speaker Sinha
December 04, 2023 | Written by Colin HeffingerThis fall's Foltyn Seminar, led by guest speaker Rajita Sinha, explored the extensive effects of stress on the body and a discussion on healthy coping mechanisms. -
November College of Health Sciences For the Record
December 01, 2023 | Written by CHS StaffCollege of Health Science community reports appointments, exhibitions, publications, and honors for November. -
Putting mental health first
November 14, 2023 | Written by Colin HeffingerA panel of eight experts from backgrounds including politics, law enforcement, workforce development, women’s health and more joined together with hundreds of attendees on Wednesday, Oct. 25, for the 10th year of the Evelyn R. Hayes Innovations in Healthcare Symposium, hosted by the University of Delaware’s College of Health Sciences. -
Theatre empowers health sciences
October 16, 2023 | Written by Colin HeffingerA collaboration between the College of Health Sciences and College of Arts and Sciences is inspiring healthcare students through the power of theatre -
August College of Health Sciences For the Record
September 01, 2023 | Written by CHS StaffCollege of Health Science community reports appointments, exhibitions, publications, and honors for July.