#NeuroRacism

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Keeping with tradition, this day will explore ongoing racism in neuroscience and neurology, and how can we effectively combat it.

Events

Journal Club: Meet the Experts

9-10 AM PT / 12-1 PM ET / 5-6 PM BST

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Dr. Termara Parker
Grants & Contracts Administrator, Lieber Institute for Brain Development

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Dr. Lucina Uddin

Professor, Psychiatry Department, University of California Los Angeles

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Jocelyn Ricard

Incoming Neuroscience PhD Student, Stanford University; RA, Yale University

In this event we’ll hear from Dr. Termara Parker, Dr. Lucina Uddin and Jocelyn Ricard who will discuss various neuroimaging techniques and their current exclusionary practices. An emphasis will be placed on two papers (links below). Join us to learn about all things neuroimaging.

 

The Impact of NeuroRacism on the Mental Health of Trainees and Professionals

1:30-3 PM PT / 4:30-6 PM ET / 9:30-11 PM BST

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Dr. Brenda Gonzalez Flores
Clinical Psychologist and Co-Founder of bePResent LLC

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Dr. AZA Allsop
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University and Director, Center for Collective Healing, Howard University

In this event we will hear from Dr. Brenda Gonzalez Flores and Dr. AZA Allsop as they discuss the mental health of Black trainees and professionals and ways in which we can protect ourselves whilst going up the ranks of academia. Dr. Allsop will discuss his research and personal experiences in academia and Dr. Flores will give us practical tools and methods to fortify ourselves.

 

How to Participate

  • Engage with the day’s content on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtags #NeuroRacism, #NeuroInclusion and #BINW23. With the hashtag #NeuroInclusion we want to hear of success stories in our community regarding the inclusion of Black participants in research studies. Tag us @BlackInNeuro if you’d like us to share something you post!

    • Please try to caption your videos, to ensure that folks who need captions can enjoy your content! Clipomatic is a great captioning app for iOS, and AutoCap is great for Android. If you generate automated captions, remember to proofread them and correct any errors.

    • When posting images, add alt text so people who are Blind or have low vision can participate fully in the community! Learn more about how to add alt text on Twitter and on Instagram.

  • Read “Structural Racism in neuroimaging: perspectives and solutions” and “Confronting racially exclusionary practices in the acquisition and analyses of neuroimaging data,” participate in our journal club event, and consider discussing the paper at a journal club in your lab or at your institution!

  • Also take a moment to think about the ways in which you can make your lab environments more conducive for the success of Black trainees and colleagues.