March 16, 2023

Ray, Sharrief win McGovern DEI Awards

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion selected Keisha Ray, PhD, and Anjail Sharrief, MD, as the 2023 winners of the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Faculty Awards in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). The Distinguished Faculty Award in…


February 15, 2023

Keisha Ray receives distinguished faculty research award

Congratulations are in order for Keisha Ray, PhD, who was selected for the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished Faculty Research Award in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion! Ray is assistant professor with the McGovern Center, the director of both…


November 9, 2022

Keisha Ray quoted Bloomberg Law article on affirmative action and biomedicine

A recent article in Bloomberg Law, “Affirmative Action Ban Looms as Biomedicine Strives to Diversify,” discusses how ending affirmative action policies would affect diversity gains in biomedicine. Keisha Ray, PhD, shared that diverse researchers bring different perspectives and encourage other…


August 26, 2022

New paper from Keisha Ray discusses citation bias

Keisha Ray, PhD, recently published a commentary with fellow coauthors about bias in citation patterns and practice. They discussed that past research has demonstrated that an author’s gender, race, and nationality can affect whether they are cited. To address such…