Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Changing U.S. demographics, diversity-focused health care systems and persistent health inequities — both domestic and international — are the forces that spurred an initiative accelerating and expanding our diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
Our strategic and evaluation plans are centered on the themes of diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice and are tailored to focus on four areas: leadership and accountability; recruitment and retention; social transformation; and education, research, scholarship and service.
Diversity
Statement
We cultivate excellence in teaching and learning, research and service through equal access to resources, opportunities and advancement for all members of our community. We foster a culture in which we acknowledge, discuss and address privilege to increase success among marginalized people. Our community commits to engaging in the dynamic process of promoting equity and social justice.
Excellence in
Diversity
Recognized for Diversity, 2018 HEED Award Recipient
In recognition of its commitment to diversity, GW Nursing was awarded the 2018 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
Diversity
Resources
- Diversity Council
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Chair
Julianna Gonzalez-McLean
ChairMembers
Sue Bhati
Clinical Assistant ProfessorJulia A. Clarke
Clinical Education InstructorKaren Dawn
Assistant ProfessorKaren Kesten
Associate ProfessorAdriana Glenn
RN-BSN Program Director & Academic Coach
Assistant ProfessorDawn Griffin
Web LeadSydnae Law
Director, Community Engagement & Partnership OperationsIsabelle Shepard
Alumni, DNP class of 2018 - Recommended Websites
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- GWU Office of Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement
- GWU School of Nursing Global Initiatives
- Rodham Institute Community Collaboration Exchange American Assembly for Men in Nursing
- Asian American / Pacific Islander Nurses Association, Inc.
- The National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association (NANAINA)
- National Association of Hispanic Nurses
- National Black Nurses Association, Inc.
- National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations (NCEMNA)
- Philippine Nurses Association Of America, INC.
- GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality
- Faculty Publications
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Davis, S., & O'Brien, A.-M. (2020). Let's talk about racism: Strategies for building structural competency in nursing. Academic Medicine. Published Ahead-of-Print. https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/toc/publishahead
Wyche, K. F., & Miles-Cohen, S. (in press). SES, social class, subjective social status and subjective well-being: Examples of women’s appraisals of their health and work. In C. Travis & J. White (Eds). Handbook of the psychology of women. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association
- Community Outreach
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The Social Determinants of a Heart Healthy Community: A Photovoice Project
The overall goal of this project was to engage middle-school students in a participatory action project to provide them with an early understanding of the connections between the social environment, policy and a heart health community. Social and environmental factors, such as education, housing, places to exercise and healthy places to eat all matter when it comes to heart disease and risk factors for heart disease. Underserved and underrepresented populations, especially African Americans, suffer a disproportionate burden of heart disease morbidity and mortality. Heart disease is preventable yet, it prevails as the leading cause of death in the United States.
Nineteen middle-school students enrolled in the AnBryce Saturday Institute, held at the Thurgood Marshall Public Charter School in Southeast, D.C. (Ward 8), participated in the project. With the George Washington University Accelerated Bachelors of Arts (ABSN) students as teachers and facilitators, the middle-school students learned about social determinants of health, risk factors for heart disease and heart disease prevention. The students received cameras, went into their neighborhoods and photographed the facilitators and barriers to a heart healthy community. Through photography, critical group dialogue and collaborative analysis the middle-school students were able to reflect on their community’s strengths and concerns by identifying the social determinants that promote or hinder a heart healthy community. In addition, students learned that they can and should have a voice in influencing policy and what happens in their communities by writing letters to their local and state policy makers.
The Photovoice Project will be on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in May 2019.
Principal Investigator: Sandra Davis, PhD, DPM, ACNP-BC
Co-Investigators: Karen Dawn, DNP, PHCNS-BC, CDE and Adriana Glenn, PhD, FNP-BC
The Photovoice Project was supported by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation/Astellas Heart Health Through the Age Span Award Program and funded by a charitable donation from Astellas.
- Reading Corner
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