The Diversity & Inclusion Research Conference focuses on how research can help address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion across society.
DIRC20 By the Numbers
47 Presenters
500+ Registrants
29 Partners
#DIRC20
We are thrilled by the success of the third annual Diversity & Inclusion Research Conference (DIRC20). DIRC20 brought together researchers, corporate D&I professionals, and D&I practitioners to showcase a range of projects and ideas. Recordings of DIRC20 sessions are available in the Agenda below.
“The DIRC20 conference is unique in its focus on both science and the wide range of topics that make up the DEI realm. The speakers were some of the best in their fields, and offered insights into both the science behind DEI and the real challenges and opportunities that we are all working to address. Next year’s conference is already marked in my calendar - in all caps!”
DIRC20 Agenda
#DIRC20’s programming included TED-style talks, panels, interactive workshops, fireside chats, 360° Films, live Q&A sessions and more. Recordings of talks, panels and live Q&As are now available. Access recorded content below by clicking on the session title.
Talks & Firesides
Panels
Workshops
VR & 360º Films
Join us for DIRC21, taking place on Nov. 17-19, 2021.
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Meet The DIRC20 Presenters
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Ana F. Abraído-Lanza
Vice Dean & Professor, NYU School of Global Public Health
Angie Beeman
Associate Professor of Sociology, Baruch College
Perry Clemons
Creator, Inequality-Opoly Board Game
Joshua Epstein
Professor of Epidemiology, NYU School of Global Public Health
Stephanie Goodwin
President, Incluxion Works and Research Asst. Professor
Esosa Ighodaro
Co-founder, Black Women Talk Tech & Pinnacle
Emily Ladau
Disability Rights Activist, Writer and Speaker
Karyn Marciniak
Principal Workforce Analytics Manager & Consultant, Mercer
Sara Minkara
Founder & President, Sara Minkara, LLC
Fay Cobb Payton
Program Director & Professor, NSF & NC State University
Spencer Scott Barros
Co-Head of Equity & Inclusion Programming, Seed&Spark
Thomas Woodson
Assistant Professor, Stony Brook University
Kristen Anderson
Chief Diversity Officer, Barilla Group
Shanon Belle
Facilitator, Inequality-Opoly Board Game
Lisa Coleman
Chief Diversity Officer, New York University
Jill Finlayson
Director, EDGE in Technology Initiative, University of California
Derek Ham
Professor & Dept. Head of Art + Design, NCSU College of Design
Andrea Jones-Rooy
Social Scientist & Data Science Professor, NYU
Stephanie Lampkin
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Blendoor
Deena McKay
Founder and Host, Black Tech Unplugged
Pauline Mosley
Professor & Assoc. Chair of Info. Tech, Pace University
Adrianne Pettiford
Head of Client Insights & Analytics, Pymetrics
Brooke Staley
Epidemiologist, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Andres Wydler
Executive Director, StartOut.org
Gilda Barabino
President, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Maya Bialik
VRPerspectives, Curriculum Director
R. Luke DuBois
Associate Professor of Integrated Digital Media, NYU
Paolo Gaudiano
Co-founder & Chief Scientist, Aleria, ARC, QSDI
Cortney Harding
Founder & CEO, Friends With Holograms
David Kaye
Founder & Artistic Director, UNH PowerPlay
Vivian Louie
Director, Asian American Studies Center, Hunter College
Tsedale M. Melaku
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, IRADAC, CUNY Graduate Center
Wilson Ng
Professor, Regents’ University, Emlyon Business School
Martina Potratz
Co-Head of Equity & Inclusion Programming, Seed&Spark
Lyndele von Schill
Director of D&I, National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Chibin Zhang
Research Associate, Aleria Research Corp.
Grey Batie
PhD Candidate, UC Berkeley, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering
Jennifer Brown
Founder & CEO, Jennifer Brown Consulting
Julie Elberfeld
Chief Executive Officer, Belong Strategies, LLC
Denisha Gingles
Owner & Clinical Director, Signature ABA Therapy
Ian Hathaway
Co-founder, Center for American Entrepreneurship
Becky Kekula
Director, Disability Equality Index, Disability:IN
Lisa Magill
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Aleria
Heather Metcalf
Chief Research Officer, Assoc. for Women in Science
Cynthia Overton
Director of Tech Workplace Initiatives, Kapor Center
Antoine Richards
Senior Advisor, Institute for D&I in Emergency Management
Ben Waber
President & Co-Founder, Humanyze
Join us for DIRC21, taking place on Nov. 17-19, 2021.
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