Mica Estrada (left), associate dean of Diversity, Inclusion and Outreach, and Emebet Aklilu, director of operations for the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Outreach.
How to Cultivate a Welcoming and Inclusive Environment
What does it take to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment, especially during times of change and uncertainty?
Mica Estrada, associate dean of Diversity, Inclusion and Outreach and a social psychologist, and Emebet Aklilu, director of operations for the Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Outreach, discuss what is needed and what each of us as individuals can do to help create and sustain an inclusive environment — whether at school, in the workplace or in the community.
The guest host for this episode is Jacob Virtusio, a student in the school's Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner specialty.
Helpful Resources
- The Influence of Affirming Kindness and Community on Broadening Participation in STEM Career Pathways. Mica Estrada, Alegra Eroy-Reveles, John Matsui (2018).
- The Influence of Microaffirmations on Undergraduate Persistence in Science Career Pathways. Mica Estrada, Gerald Young, Jill Nagy, Emily Goldstein, Avi Ben-Zeev, Leticia Marquez-Magana and Alegra Eroy-Reveles (2019).
- Dignity: The Essential Role It Plays in Resolving Conflict. Donna Hicks (2011).
About This Podcast
Illuminating Health is the official UCSF School of Nursing podcast that sheds light on health and health care issues that affect our daily lives. Listen in to short conversations with today’s leading experts. This episode is produced by Lisa Klope and Katherine Tam in the UCSF School of Nursing's Office of Communications and Marketing.
