The Black Biomechanists Association: a movement for diversity and representation in SEM. Ep #473

The Black Biomechanists Association (BBA) was recently cofounded by Associate Professor Matthew McCullough from North Carolina A&T State University, Kayla Seymore, PhD student at the University of Delaware, and Dr. Erica Bell, Postdoctoral fellow at the Mayo Clinic. In this episode, Dr. Erin Macri inquires about the need for organizations like this in our global scientific communities, and learns more about how the BBA is positioned to lead the charge in changing how we think about diversity, representation and anti-racism in biomechanics research. Twitter: @BlackBiomechs @Erin_Macri Links to articles and references: Become a member (allies welcome): bit.ly/BBA-member Contact us: [email protected] Follow us: @BlackBiomechs on Twitter/Instagram Dr. Karl Zelik, Vanderbilt University: https://theconversation.com/chadwick-bosemans-black-panther-gives-a-boost-to-diversity-in-stem-a-black-engineers-take-on-personal-and-professional-inspiration-151983 Dr. Cherice Hill, Clemson University/Medical University of South Carolina: Hill CN, Reed W, Schmitt D, Sands LP, Queen RM. Racial differences in gait mechanics. Journal of biomechanics. 2020;112:110070 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.110070