The first event of its kind hosted by SC&I, a recent Rutgers symposium brought together scholars and advocates from Rutgers and beyond to discuss diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare, and share research methods, findings, and next steps.
The study of taxonomy alignment and misalignment in biodiversity contexts; the role of digital platforms and data-driven systems in relation to state institutions and governance; how communication processes address inequity and marginalization; and ways everyday people talk about, engage with, and collectively shape the modern world around them are the research foci of the four new faculty members.
SC&I alumni, students, and faculty members partnered with Rutgers Athletics and Whoo-Rah Productions to produce the film which sheds light on gender inequality in sports and celebrates the 1982 Rutgers Women’s Basketball Team.
A new study by Ph.D. alumna Jinkyung Katie Park and Associate Professor Vivek K. Singh examining bias in mobile phone-based mental health assessment algorithms has found their performance can vary significantly depending on gender.
One of the study’s most important findings is that disaster recovery is not simply based on phases, but that time itself is an organizing mechanism of resilience processes. Staff members’ sense of urgency induced them to work even as they left their homes or worried about flooding.
As a rising senior majoring in Information Technology and Informatics, Ampadu-Nyarkoh said, “Learning how humans interact with technology has resonated with me more than just sitting at a screen and coding, because being in ITI has enabled me to focus on very interesting projects that relate to human beings.”
