November 15, 2022 12:00pm
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1:00pm
Career Path Discussion with Alex Helman, PhD of the National Academies
Event Details
Location: Nursing 511 Event Category: OBE CPD Series Sponsor: Office of Biomedical Education and Markey Cancer Center Office of Education & Mentoring in collaboration with the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Speaker: Alex Helman, PhD Institute: The National Academies of Sciene, Engineering, and Medicine
Additional Event Information
Dr. Helman is a Senior Program Officer with the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine and the Board on Health Sciences Policy at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. During her time at the Academies, Dr. Helman has directed multiple consensus studies focused on improving research equity, including the recent report on Improving Representation in Clinical Trials and Research. She also led the Prevention Working Group and the Evaluation Working Group for the Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education. Currently, Dr. Helman is leading a new consensus study focused on the state of liability around research conducted in pregnant and lactating persons. Before joining the National Academies full time, Dr. Helman was as a 2018 Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the National Academies. Dr. Helman received her PhD in molecular and cellular biochemistry from the University of Kentucky, and her BS in biochemistry from Elon University. Dr. Helman is passionate about issues of health equity, dementia, and creating a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable scientific workforce.