inspiring young women in stem

2016

Inaugural Conference

Keynote speakers

  • Dr. Jessica Grahn, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Western University

  • Elena Uchiteleva, PhD Candidate in Electrical Engineering at Western University

  • Dr. Sarah Gallagher, Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Western University

industry expo

IBM Canada, Ladies Learning Code, Trudell Medical, Info-Tech Research Group, TechAlliance

Graduate program expo

Anatomy and Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Medical Biophysics, Pathology and Laboratory Science, Statistical and Actuarial Science

workshops

  • “Mentorship” with Dr. Pauline Barmy (Physics and Astronomy), Dr. Kim Baines (Chemistry), and Dr. Irena Creed (Biology)

  • “Professional Development” with Dr. Savita Dhanvantari (Medical Biophysics)

  • “Confidence Building and Stereotyped Language” with Dr. Christine Tenk (Psychology)

  • “Myths and Facts about Women in STEM” with Dr. Anabel Quan-Haase (Sociology)

  • “Programming for Beginners” with Prof Laura Reid (Computer Science)

2016 sponsors

The Brain and Mind Institute at Western University, Social Science Student’s Council, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)

undergraduate poster award winners

1st place: Angela Kim
2nd place: Nadia Sharma
3rd place: Kimberley Lam-Tin-Cheung

2016 Conference Committee

Co-Chairs
Ramina Adam, Emily Nichols, Niki Hosseini-Kamkar

Organizing Team
Theda Backen, Anna Blumenthal, Alenka Bullen, Ysi Domingo, Nellie Kamkar, Maedbh King, Kathryn Manning, Nicolette Noonan, Olivia Stanley, Avital Sternin, Veronica Whitford

 
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📝 Workshop: Vicarious Trauma, Compassion Fatigue, and Resilience 📢 Meet our workshop leader, Rebecca Brown! Rebecca Brown career has spanned over 36 years within medical social work, child welfare and crisis response. The majority of her career wa
📝 Workshop: Implicit Bias in Human and Artificial Intelligence 📢 Meet our workshop leader, Prof. Roy Eagleson! Professor Eagleson teaches Human-Computer Interaction, Hardware/Software for Minds and Machines, and co-organizes an annual workshop on
📝 Workshop: A Neurodiversity-Affirming Approach to Research and Grad School 📢 Meet our workshop leader, Carolynn Hare! Carolynn is a 4th year PhD student in Psychology in the Cognitive, Developmental, and Brain Sciences stream. Her research has 2
📣 Meet our final keynote, Delaney Hines! 🎉 Delaney Hines is best known for his keen ability to foster relationships and strike partnerships to help realize equitable health outcomes. He is deeply committed to advancing health equity and is a stron
📣 Highlighting our next keynote, Carly Charron! 🎉 Carly completed her Bachelor’s of Science, Honors Specialization in Genetics at Western in 2020. During her undergraduate degree she participated in the Western Science Internship Program and