IDSTEM Co-Chairs (2023-2024)

 

Jordan VanderBurgt

Program: PhD in Biology, 3rd year

Kara Hannah

Program: PhD in Psychology, 4th year

 


PosterS (2023-2024)

 

CAILEY SALAGOVIC

Co-HEAD OF Poster committee

Program: PhD in Psychology, 3rd year

Zakara Stampp

Co-HEAD OF Poster committee

Program: PhD in Geography & Environment, 2nd year

 

Additional members: Miray Youssef (MSc in Neuroscience), Samina Panjwani


EXPOS (2023-2024)

 

Chloe Jang

Co-Head of INDustry & Graduate Program Expos

Program: PhD in Biochemistry, 4th year

Rutva Master

Co-Head of INDustry & Graduate Program Expos

Program: MSc in Neuroscience, 2nd year

 
 

Additional members: Anamika Dutta (Master’s in Physiology and Pharmacology, 2nd year), Elizabeth Connelly (PhD in Biochemistry, 4th year), Charlotte Smith-Perez (Master’s in Physics & Astronomy, 1st year), Nima Zargarnezhad (MSc in Neuroscience, 2nd year)

 

Media & Design (2023-2024)

 

Khashayar Khasheeipour

Program: MSc in Neuroscience, 2nd year

Kara Hannah
Head of Media & Design

Additional members:
Ella Doornaert (PhD in Neuroscience, 2nd year), Miray Youssef (MSc in Neuroscience)

Special thank you to Sarah Murad for our IDSTEM rebranding!

 

Founding members

 
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Ramina adam

Ramina co-founded Inspiring Diversity in STEM and was the Co-Chair from 2015-2019.

Contact: LinkedIn

 
 
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nicolette armstrong

Nicolette co-founded Inspiring Diversity in STEM and was the Co-Chair from 2017-2019.

Contact: LinkedIn

 

Previous Members

Avital Sternin was a Co-Chair in 2017-2019. Contact: LinkedIn

Emily Nichols was a Co-Chair in 2015-2016. Contact: Website

Click here for a full list of past Conference Committee members.

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