Letitia Thomas
PhD
Director of Broader Impacts and Workforce Development
Research Advancement
Research Topics
STEM education; social justice; social problems; sociology of education, race & ethnic relations, social networks & social capital; qualitative research methods; social media
Academic and Professional Presentations
- Poster Presentation: UB LSAMP: A Pathway to Broaden Participation in STEM, Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS), Omaha, NE, April 2-4, 2024
- Workshop Presentation: Panel of Admissions Experts: Graduate and Post-Doctoral Programs –29th Annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, Atlanta, GA, October 29, 2022
- Workshop Presentation: Microaggressions – University at Buffalo SEAS 360 Professional Development Diversity and Inclusion Series, [Virtual], November 17, 2021
- Workshop Presentation: Implicit Bias – University at Buffalo SEAS 360 Professional Development Diversity and Inclusion Series, [Virtual], October 21, 2021
- Workshop Presentation: Allyship for Underrepresented Populations: Why it matters for People of Color – UB Student Life 2021 Professional Development Conference, [Virtual], June 30, 2021
- Workshop Presentation: Best Practices for Addressing Microaggressions in the Classroom & the Lab – University at Buffalo Department of Chemistry Diversity Workshop, [Virtual], April 29, 2021
- Workshop Presentation: Microaggressions in Advising – University at Buffalo Undergraduate Advising Council (UAC) Advising Retreat: Advisors as Advocates: Creating an Inclusive Environment, [Virtual], December 15, 2020
- Workshop Presentation: Implicit Bias – University at Buffalo SEAS 360 Professional Development Diversity and Inclusion Series, [Virtual], December 3, 2020
- Workshop Presentation: Power Privilege and Oppression –University at Buffalo SEAS 360 Professional Development Diversity and Inclusion Series, [Virtual], November 19, 2020
- Session Moderator/Participant: Recruitment, Advisement and Creating Community-How it has changed in 2020, Women in STEM Cooperative (WiSC) Webinar Series: Helping STEM Students Thrive, [Virtual], November 19, 2020
- Workshop Presentation: Microaggressions in the Classroom –University at Buffalo Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence Series on Inclusive Pedagogy, [Virtual], September 30, 2020
- Workshop Presentation: STEMpower: Creating Safe Spaces for Students of Color in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) -Good Trouble: University at Buffalo Graduate School of Education’s Virtual Teach-In for Racial Equity, [Virtual], September 4, 2020
- Session Moderator/Participant: The New Normal and the Old Normal: A Chat with Women in STEM about Transitioning from Life to College to Life. Tech Savvy 16, [Virtual], July 25, 2020
- Workshop Presentation: Computing Culture: Building a More Diverse and Inclusive Community in UB CSE, University at Buffalo Department of Computer Science and Engineering [Virtual] July 21, 2020
- Poster Presentation: Engineering for the Greater Good: Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within the University at Buffalo (UB) School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) -American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences (AABSS) Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, February 2020
- Workshop Presentation: They Said WHAT? Best Practices for Addressing Microaggressions in Higher Education –State University to New York (SUNY) Diversity Conference: SUNY2030: Envisioning Change in an Evolving Landscape, Albany Marriott, Albany NY, December 3-5, 2019
- Workshop Presentation: Don’t Say That: Microaggressions in Higher Education –Resident Advisor (RA) Staff Training, Daemen College, Buffalo, NY, August 28, 2019
- Workshop Presentation: They Said WHAT? Microaggressions in Higher Education –University at Buffalo (UB) Professional Staff Senate (PSS) Diversity Conference: Knowing, Being, Doing: Building a Diverse and Inclusive Community at UB, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, June 4, 2019
- Poster Presentation: Engaging Undergraduates in Research as Means to Broaden Participation in STEM -American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences (AABSS) Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, February 2019