The overall purpose of the CEC’s Communication and Dissemination Core (CDC) is to create an infrastructure to develop and refine communication processes and products. The CDC will lead dissemination efforts for CEC-based evaluation products, best practices supports and key processes in evaluation, measurement, and outcomes from the DPC.
The audience drives the communication, so within the DPC, the focus is on enhancing internal communication processes to assure the optimal functioning of the DPC community and direct access to best practices from consortium-wide partners. For external communities, such as broader educational institutions, diversity researchers, and policymakers, the CDC shares information to increase knowledge and impact change. Our products include the Hallmarks of Success and DPC evaluation outcomes, and lessons learned, best practices, and processes from across the consortium.
The Specific Aims of the CDC are to:
Director, Communication and Dissemination Core
Dr. Cynthia Joseph is an investigator with expertise in communication education combined with experience and research interests in STEM diversity initiatives. As a Diversity Director for a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center, she led, implemented and evaluated diversity programming targeting high school, community college and four-year college students. Dr. Joseph's research applies critical theory with components of psychology, sociology and anthropology to identify implicit academic science norms as described by historically underrepresented STEM faculty.
Co-Director, Communication and Dissemination Core
Hansook Oh is the Co-Director of the Communication and Dissemination Core. Hansook graduated from California State University, Northridge with a Master of Arts in Mass Communications and an undergraduate degree in journalism and Asian American Studies. She led previously the communications effort at one of the 10 BUILD sites, BUILD PODER at CSUN, working with the framework of Critical Race Theory. With experience in public relations, marketing and communication in the field higher educaiton, Hansook's passions and expertise is in telling the unique and inspiring stories of students and faculty, particularly of those from backgrounds historically marginalized and underrepresented in higher education. As Co-Director, Hansook seeks to tell DPC success stories and help write a new story of science, inclusive of all voices seeking to speak truth to power.
Administrative Specialist
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