Karis Boyd-Sinkler, PhD
@KarisBoyd
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Director of DEI for School of Engineering at Duke University | UVA & VT Alum | Pronouns: she/her | All views are my own
Durham, NC
Joined September 2017
Our June SWEet Mentoring Newsletter includes another academic spotlight! This month we are featuring Karis Boyd-Sinkler (@KarisBoyd), Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at @DukeEngineering - https://t.co/BFk1HuZacx
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Join @WalterLeePhD and some of our amazing PhD candidates (@KarisBoyd, @crystalmpee, Janice Hall, Taylor Lightner & Tierra Holloman) in the Reimagining Engineering panel from the Hennebach Program in the Humanities! This zoom mtg is open to all: https://t.co/KgedB5DWfJ
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“there’s a real desire to not just talk about positive change, but take action to get things done.” Congrats @KarisBoyd on your role & your impactful research & advocacy in diversity, equity, & inclusion! So excited for @DukeEngineering! @GUIDE_VT
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Always a blast teaching coding at STEM Day with @VALHENetwork at Hispanic College Institute at @virginia_tech
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Ginger snaps and cookie butter from Trader Joe’s as a night time writing snack while at @disinstitute 🍪📝👩🏾💻
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HUGE gratitude to @VTadmissions Donnell Wright for an awesome, engaging session with our #VTPathwaysScholars19. Excited to spend the next 2 weeks w/ these amazing first gen Scholars! @VTCollegeAccess @VTCEED @VTEngineering @deucevt @JuanMoreHokie #pathwaysforfutureengineers
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"There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." – Margaret J. Wheatley #CoNECD #ENGEDiversity #VirginiaTech #DiversityInSTEM #CoNECD19 (also: @JeremiLondon @jess_deets @dknightVT @DustinGrote @vinodklohani #CassGroenMcCall #YasmineSikder)
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Having an Exoskeleton of a Time at National Biomechanics Day #NBD2019 #Biomechanics @GranataLab @novel_USA @BiomechanicsDay @VTEngineering @OEBLab
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Current student artwork from the chalkboard wall in @KarisBoyd and my office. I am SO grateful for, proud of, and committed to the powerful, passionate, and resilient community of @VTCEED. This is what it’s all about. @VTEngineering @deucevt @WalterLeePhD
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Our research group embraced collaboration and escaped the Puzzlr room! 🧩 #Puzzlr #EscapeRoom #VTENGE #GUIDE #CEED #Engineers
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NAMEPA leadership hard at work identifying next steps in executing our 20/20 vision to be known as the nation's leading community of change agents cultivating diversity, equity, access, and inclusion in engineering. #SHPE2018
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. @_AshleyRTaylor did an AMAZING job presenting her research talk at the Nutshell Games! Wonderful event, @VT_ACT. 😃
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“First get your letters together, next form your words, and then create your sentences even if they’re fragments” - @freddysfocus
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Celebrating birthdays with laughter and good research! @GUIDE_VT @WalterLeePhD @KarisBoyd @AdamSMasters @mayrasharlenne @HollomanTeirra
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Had so much fun teaching students how to code the game Hangman with @NationalAero and @VALHENetwork at the Hispanic College Institute. Can’t wait to help out next year!!
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Hoping to bowl a turkey 🤞🏾
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So excited to kick off CEED Summer Engineering Outreach Programs with our wonderful student leadership and summer staff !! @VTCEED @VTEngineering
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