An IDEA seminar
Seminar Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Time: 11:00 AM PT
Location: 67-3111 & Zoom
Talk Title: Leveraging the ‘Funds of Knowledge’ Framework to Support Programs, Diversity, and Retention in the STEM Workforce
Zoom recording (available for 30 days)
Bio:
Laleh received A.S. and A.A. degrees in Science and Liberal Arts from Laney College in 2010, a B.A. in Biology from San Francisco State University in 2012, and began her doctoral studies at UC Berkeley in 2016, where she is studying Science Education (Ph.D.) and Microbiology (master’s) in the Baranger Group. As an undergraduate, Laleh worked in the Andersen Lab for 4 years at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), participating in both the CCI and SULI programs during that time. She then worked as a part of the Transplantation Research Laboratory at UCSF Medical Center before returning to work at the Lab. Since 2011, she has been working as the Internship Coordinator with Workforce Development & Education at LBNL, supporting interns in many programs, including BLUFF, BLUR, CCI, GEM, MLEF, MEISPP, SULI, and VFP. Her research interests include culturally-responsive pedagogies, evaluation and assessment of STEM undergraduate research experiences (UREs), and increasing diversity in STEM fields by addressing issues of equity and access. Passionate about her community, she serves on the Steering Committee for the Coalition for Education & Outreach (CEO) and provides support to TechWomen, Marcus Foster Education Institute, Black Girls CODE, Level Playing Field Institute, and the Cards Against Humanity Science Ambassador Scholarship.
