Who is RIOS?
The Institute for a Racially Just, Inclusive, and Open STEM Education (RIOS Institute) is a virtual synthesis center led by a diverse set of individuals at the interface of open education, STEM post-secondary education, and leadership in social justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (SJEDI).
Our Leadership Team consists of eleven personnel:
- 1 Fellow who sets priorities for Communications
- 2 Advisors who bring perspectives from students and libraries
- 4 Directors that oversee administrative duties, OER cyberinfrastructure and SJEDI
- 2 support staff who support communications, program, and administrative operations
- an external project evaluator who assesses how well our institute aligns and supports SJEDI principles
Carrie Diaz Eaton, PhD
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Dr. Diaz Eaton is a mathematician, computational explorer, a discipline-based STEM education researcher, and co-founder of RIOS.
Karen Cangialosi, PhD
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Dr. Cangialosi is the program director of OE Global’s CCCOER Regional Leaders of Open Education Network (RLOE), and co-founder of RIOS.
Kaitlin Bonner, PhD
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Dr. Bonner is an associate professor of biology at St. John Fisher College, and a HHMI BioInteractive Ambassador, with a focus on data-centric OER.
Bryan Dewsbury, PhD
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Dr. Dewsbury is an associate professor of biology at Florida International University, and the PI for the Science Education And Research program.
Krystie Wilfong
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Krystie Wilfong is an associate college librarian at Bates College, where she works to increase awareness and adoption of open educational resources.
Sam Donovan, PhD
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Dr. Donovan is the director of outreach and strategic engagement with the BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium and the principal investigator for QUBES.
Student Advisor: Sokona Mangane
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Sokona Mangane is a Mathematics major, Digital Computational Studies Minor, and a senior at Bates College. She’s currently a student advisor for RIOS.
Project Coordinator: Jackson Skinner
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Jackson is the grant manager for RIOS. He has a Masters in Public Policy & Management, and previously worked on equitable distribution of public services.
Communications Fellow: Jasmine Roberts-Crews
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Jasmine is a renowned speaker and advocate for socially-just open education, and lecturer in the School of Communication at The Ohio State University.
Communications and Community Manager: Alnycea Blackwell
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Alnycea Blackwell is a communications professional and community builder/activist. She is committed to making STEM more inclusive and equitable.
External Evaluator: Robin Taylor, PhD
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Dr. Taylor is the principal and senior evaluator of RTRES Consulting. She has worked as a professional evaluator of STEM education since 2004.
Past Leadership
Tatiyana Garnes
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Tatiyana Garnes is a Bates alumna, and the grant manager & project coordinator of RIOS. She is passionate about making STEM actively anti-racist.
Student Advisor: Osceola Heard
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Oscoela Heard is a student at Bates College, class of 2023, and the student advisor for RIOS.
Communications Manager: Sebastian Alejandro Echeverri, PhD
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Dr. Echeverri is a spider scientist, educator, and freelance science communicator. He works to make science (and spiders) more accessible for everyone.
Dr. Maggie Diamond-Stanic
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Dr. Diamond-Stanic is a biomedical researcher and the Grants Associate at Bates College. She was previously the project manager for SCORE and RIOS.