Dr. Veronica Segarra

Dr. Veronica Segarra, Associate Professor and Endowed Chair of Biological Sciences and Chemistry at Goucher College in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Segarra helped create ACCESS and the ADVANCE Partnership: ACCESS+ Initiative to Leverage STEM Professional Societies to Accelerate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Systemic Change in STEM Academic Professions. She co-chaired the ASCB Minorities Affairs Committee from 2016 to 2019, initiating inter-committee collaborations that continue to this day (Segarra et al., 2019) and disseminating the work of the ASCB committees through publications (Segarra et al., 2017b; Segarra et al., 2020a). She leads the ASCB Accomplishing Career Transitions project to develop content/practicum experiences for junior faculty to transition into academic tenure-track positions at varied academic institutions. She currently occupies the inaugural education seat in ASCB’s Council.