{"id":336805,"date":"2023-06-30T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/?p=336805"},"modified":"2025-07-22T11:08:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T15:08:03","slug":"funds-awarded-to-faculty-to-develop-edi-focused-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2023\/06\/30\/funds-awarded-to-faculty-to-develop-edi-focused-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty receive support to develop EDI-focused work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/vpepc\/faculty-affairs\/equity-diversity-and-inclusion-edi-service-course-load-reduction-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Service Course Load Reduction Program<\/a> is an annual fund in the amount of $100,000 for the purpose of providing a course load reduction to support service relating to EDI initiatives by faculty members who self-identify as Indigenous and\/or members of racialized groups.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Course load reductions through this fund will provide recipients with additional time within normal workload to advance or implement aspects of York University's <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/dedi-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Decolonizing, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy <\/a>(DEDI) Strategy, the <a href=\"https:\/\/indigenous.yorku.ca\/framework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indigenous Framework<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/abr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Addressing Anti-Black Racism: A Framework on Black Inclusion<\/a> as well as other EDI initiatives that are specific to Faculties, Schools and\/or departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recipients' proposed activities are expected to further develop critical EDI-focused work and to have broader impacts across the University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recipients and their service initiatives are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rachel da Silveira Gorman<br><\/strong>School of Health Policy &amp; Management: Health<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"962\" height=\"963\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/06\/Rachel-Gorman-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"Rachel Da Silveira Gorman\" class=\"wp-image-336853\" style=\"width:129px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/06\/Rachel-Gorman-edited.jpeg 962w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/06\/Rachel-Gorman-edited-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/06\/Rachel-Gorman-edited-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/06\/Rachel-Gorman-edited-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rachel Da Silveira Gorman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Gorman is the lead faculty and creator of a newly proposed undergraduate program in Racialized Health and Disability Justice (RHDJ) and the founder of the Black, Transnational, and Indigenous Narratives of Disability (BTIND) Working Group. With their course load reduction, they will develop several critical EDI-focused aspects of the RHDJ program, including anti-oppressive pedagogies in assessment and delivery and land-based summer intensive courses, as well as provide weekly support meetings for the BTIND.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Monique Herbert<br><\/strong>Department of Psychology: Health<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2016\/10\/Monique_Herbert.jpg\" alt=\"Monique Herbert\" class=\"wp-image-235030\" style=\"width:134px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2016\/10\/Monique_Herbert.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2016\/10\/Monique_Herbert-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Monique Herbert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Herbert will be offering oversight and guidance on the academic-related components of two experiential education initiatives for undergraduate BIPOC students in the Faculty of Health starting in July. The Work Integrated Learning for Black Students in Health will connect students with field placements in their area of interest and the York-MAP Health Equity Research Scholar Initiative for BIPOC students in psychology is expected to run for three years and provide health-related experiences where research, policy and decisions affect their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Yuka Nakamura<br><\/strong>School of Kinesiology: Health<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"381\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/06\/Yuka-Nakamura.jpg\" alt=\"Yuka Nakamura\" class=\"wp-image-336819\" style=\"width:135px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yuka Nakamura<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Through an decolonization, equity, diversity and inclusion (DEDI) lens, Nakamura will be conducting a review of the School of Kinesiology\u2019s tenure and promotion documents, policies, and procedures, as well as affirmative action plans. In consultation with relevant committees in the School, she will draft revised tenure and promotion documents and an affirmative action plan that will align with the Faculty of Health\u2019s Final Report from the Working Group on Individual and Systemic Racism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rose Ndengue<br><\/strong>Department of History: Glendon<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/06\/Rose-Ndengue.jpg\" alt=\"Rose Ndengue\" class=\"wp-image-336818\" style=\"width:127px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rose Ndengue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>With her course load reduction, Ndengue will be undertaking to enhance the bilingual program in African studies, Black Feminisms and Decolonial studies at Glendon College, a program which she founded by organizing a series of public lectures throughout the year featuring experts on anti-racist, decolonial and feminist issues. As an active member of Glendon\u2019s race-equity caucus, Ndengue will also strengthen the work being done to bring institutional change, notably by enhancing the visibility and expertise of Black, Indigenous and racialized individuals on EDI issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Molade Osibodu<br><\/strong>Education<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"326\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/06\/Molade-Osibodu.jpg\" alt=\"Molade Osibodu\" class=\"wp-image-336817\" style=\"width:117px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Molade Osibodu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Osibodu will be using her course load reduction to revive the Baobab Diasporic Collective (BDC), a service activity that she piloted in the 2022-23 year. Recognizing the absence of opportunities to explore Black studies in the Faculty of     Education with graduate scholars, the BDC centres Black scholarship and Black thought through the form of a reading group. In collaboration with the BDC participants, Osibodu will develop a course proposal that centers Black studies in education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tameka Samuels-Jones<br><\/strong>School of Administrative Studies: Liberal Arts &amp; Professional Studies<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"369\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/06\/Tameka-Samuels-Jones.jpg\" alt=\"Tameka Samuels-Jones\" class=\"wp-image-336816\" style=\"width:133px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/06\/Tameka-Samuels-Jones.jpg 369w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/06\/Tameka-Samuels-Jones-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tameka Samuels-Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As associate director of the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC), Samuels-Jones will be promoting the mandate of an Equity Working Group, which aims to increase the membership of Black and Indigenous members of CERLAC with a view to increasing diversity within the centre. As head of the Equity Working Group, she will continue her work implementing the policy recommendations from the CERLAC Equity Action Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sapna Sharma<br><\/strong>Department of Biology: Science<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"102\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/06\/Sapna-Sharma-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sapna Sharma\" class=\"wp-image-336815\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sapna Sharma<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Sharma will build on the work she presented at the United Nations Water Conference in March 2023. Her transdisciplinary project aims to understand which Canadian communities are most vulnerable to inequitable access to clean drinking water, identifying strategies and policies to mitigate and protect those communities. With the course load reduction, she will continue to showcase the university\u2019s commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and EDI on a global stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wendy Wong<br><\/strong>Department of Design: Arts, Media, Performance &amp; Design<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"248\" height=\"248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/06\/Wendy-Wong.jpg\" alt=\"Wendy Wong\" class=\"wp-image-336814\" style=\"width:121px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/06\/Wendy-Wong.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2023\/06\/Wendy-Wong-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wendy Wong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Wong\u2019s initiative focuses on decolonizing and supplementing the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design\u2019s Euro-American centric curriculum through the theme of Transnational Asian Art (TAA). Wong aims to incorporate Asian-centric materials into existing courses, including through a guest lecture series in undergraduate courses, or proposing new courses with specific Asian content. She also hopes to organize an exhibition and symposium to discuss decolonizing strategies through TAA themes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight faculty members were selected to receive funding from the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Service Course Load Reduction Program to further develop and support EDI initiatives at the University. 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