Current Scholars

Class of 2025

Amrita Sivia

Project Title: Culture Chats

Critical Culture Chats is a space for celebration, education, and discussion of diverse identities. In small groups, students share their unique identities with their peers, allowing everyone to learn about various identities and social justice issues related to these identities. Culture Chats are a fun, interactive way for students to get to know each other better and to become more culturally aware genetic counselors.

Cal Burns

Project Title: Equity Challenge

The equity challenge is a competition in which genetic counseling students, instructors, and clinic supervisors earn points by engaging with various forms of equity including race, gender, and socioeconomic class. For example, students can earn a point for using organ-based, rather than gendered, language and an instructor can earn a point for ensuring a diversity of contributors to course material. This engagement takes place individually, interpersonally, and professionally. The goal is to create an environment that values learning about and engaging with equity work and seeks to ensure all students and faculty are equipped to be diversity leaders in their future places of work.