Inclusion, Equity and Justice Committee
- Meeta Banerjee, University of South Carolina — Co-Chair
- Alaina Brenick, University of Connecticut — Co-Chair
- Dawn Witherspoon — Board Representative
- Mitiku Hambisa Abdisa — Member
- Annabelle Atkin, Purdue University — Member
- Farzana Saleem, University of California, Los Angeles — Member
- Fatima Varner, University of Texas at Austin — Member
- Margarita Azmittia — Member
- Mamfatou Baldeh — Member
- Aexis Brieant — Member
- N. Keita Christophe — Member
- Stacey Horn — Member
- Sara Katz-Wise — Member
- Mingqi Li — Member
- Amy Bintliff — Member
Current Committee Initiatives
To suggest strategies to increase the representation, inclusion, and professional development of individuals from underrepresented groups in the membership of the society, and to increase the representation and inclusion of research focused on underrepresented populations in the biennial program and publications.
- Update IESJ award based on 2024 experience.
- Work with Emerging Scholars Program on idea to develop award for current graduate students with IESJ component.
- Develop ideas for committee participation in 2026 conference.
- Work with staff and Media & Communications to improve IESJ resources on the SRA webpage.
- Subsume internal policies and forward facing functions of antiracism taskforce.
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