Dr. Veronica Segarra is an Assistant Professor and Interim Chair of Biology at High Point University. To learn more about her NSF-funded work to enhance the diversity of individuals working in STEM fields, see the following:

https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/simpleSearchResult?queryText=1445076&ActiveAwards=true

1.  | Scientific Societies Fostering Inclusive Scientific Environments through Travel Awards: Current Practices and Recommendations. Segarra VA, Vega LR, Primus C, Etson C, Guillory AN, Edwards A, Flores SC, Fry C, Ingram SL, Lawson M, McGee R, Paxson S, Phelan L, Suggs K, Vuong E, Hammonds-Odie L, Leibowitz MJ, Zavala M, Lujan JL, Ramirez-Alvarado M.CBE Life Sci Educ. 2020 Jun;19(2):es3. doi: 10.1187/cbe.19-11-0262.PMID: 32453676
2.  | Scientific societies fostering inclusivity through speaker diversity in annual meeting programming: a call to action. Segarra VA, Primus C, Unguez GA, Edwards A, Etson C, Flores SC, Fry C, Guillory AN, Ingram SL, Lawson M, McGee R, Paxson S, Phelan L, Suggs K, Vega LR, Vuong E, Havran JC, Leon A, Burton MD, Lujan JL, Ramirez-Alvarado M.Mol Biol Cell. 2020 Nov 1;31(23):2495-2501. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E20-06-0381.PMID: 33119460
3.  | Scientific Societies Advancing STEM Workforce Diversity: Lessons and Outcomes from the Minorities Affairs Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology.Segarra VA, Blatch S, Boyce M, Carrero-Martinez F, Aguilera RJ, Leibowitz MJ, Zavala M, Hammonds-Odie L, Edwards A.J Microbiol Biol Educ. 2020 Apr 10;21(1):21.1.8. doi: 10.1128/jmbe.v21i1.1941. eCollection 2020.PMID: 32313596 Free PMC article.
4.  | The Minorities Affairs Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology-Fostering the Professional Development of Scientists from Underrepresented Minority Backgrounds.Segarra VA, Carrero-Martínez F, Shugart E.CBE Life Sci Educ. 2017 Summer;16(2):le1. doi: 10.1187/cbe.16-10-0288.PMID: 28389427 Free PMC article.

To learn more about HPU’s Mobile Lab, visithttp://www.highpoint.edu/community/mobilelab/ .

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Music for this podcast (“Spitfire”) is written by Nathan Daughtrey for Dr. Brian Meixner, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Instrumental Studies at High Point University. Dr. Meixner is the performer of this piece.

Thanks to our podcast editor, Johanna Seal (High Point University student within the Nido Qubein School of Communication) for her excellent work in preparing this podcast.