147: Author + Activist: Luticha André Doucette

Luticha André Doucette is the author of the groundbreaking book: Cultivating An  Intersectional Mindset. She graduated from the Rochester Institute of  Technology with a degree in Bioinformatics where she developed protein  surface prediction algorithms. After graduating, she was a Fellow at the  University of Rochester where she worked in a genomics lab that focused  on analyzing the venom of parasitoid wasps to develop new drug  therapies for various diseases. In 2017 she authored a report on wage  disparities across race, gender, and disability in Rochester and Monroe  County in conjunction with the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative  and in 2018 authored a follow-up report on employment barriers for  disabled people in Rochester and Monroe County. She is a graduate of the  Leadership and Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND)  Fellowship program and an AUCD Emerging Leader an inductee into the  Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame established by the  National Disability Mentoring Coalition and the 2020 – 2021  Distinguished Alumni Awardee from the Rochester Institute of Technology.  Luticha’s research and writing has been featured in various  publications such as Insect Molecular Biology, Toxicon, The New York  Times, and Yes! Magazine. . She is the owner of Catalyst Consulting,  which helps organizations, leaders, and advocates examine equity across  race, gender identity, and disability in policies, practices,  procedures, and relationships. Social media links: Website: www.catalystconsultingassociates.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luticha-andre-doucette/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catalystconsultingroc/ https://www.instagram.com/freedomofmovement35/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/catalystroc/ TikTok: freedomofmovement