Engaging underrepresented communities with science using social networking platforms

Thursday, October 11, 2012: 10:15 AM-11:45 AM
609 (WSCC)
Chair:
Yaihara Fortis Santiago, PhD, AAAS Fellow at the National Science Foundation, Brandeis University

Description: Social networking platforms are a primary source for information and communication, thus representing a powerful instrument to increase access to scientific knowledge, particularly among minorities. This panel will discuss the use social media to engage underrepresented communities with science and help address some of the challenges they face in STEM.



10:15 AM
Engaging underrepresented communities with science using social networking platforms
Frances Colón, PhD , Deputy Science and Technology Adviser to Secretary Hillary Clinton , Department of State
10:17 AM
Engaging underrepresented communities with science using social networking platforms
Mónica Feliú-Mójer, BS , Graduate Student, Harvard Medical University , Harvard University
10:19 AM
Engaging underrepresented communities with science using social networking platforms
Wilson González Espada, PhD , Associate Professor , Morehead State University
10:21 AM
Panel Discussion