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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Our mission is to foster cultural competence and proficiency among all students, staff, and faculty in the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, and to create an environment where all feel fully accepted, supported, and valued.

Meet the Council

College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences Representatives

Petra Klein

Associate Dean

College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences

Aisha Owusu

Assistant Dean of Student Services

College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences

Kat Gebauer

Marketing and Communications Specialist

College of Atmsopheric and Geographic Sciences

Brittney Johnson

Senior Associate Academic Advisor

College of Atmopsheric and Geographic Sciences

Jessica Cavin

Outreach Coordinator

College of Atmopsheric and Geographic Sciences

Landri Ledbetter

Events Coordinator

College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences

Weston Murphy

Digital Media Coordinator

College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences


School of Meteorology Representatives

Elinor Martin

Associate Professor

School of Meteorology

Naoko Sakaeda

Associate Professor

School of Meteorology

Marcela Loria-Salazar

Assistant Professor

School of Meteorology

Hrag Narjarian

Graduate Student

DEI Ambassador

School of Meteorology


Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability Representatives

Chenghao Wang

Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability

School of Meteorology

Renee McPherson

Adjunt Associate Professor - Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability

University Director - South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center


School of Aviation Representatives

Todd Hubbard

Faculty Lead

School of Aviation

Shelly Ainsworth

Academic Advisor

School of Aviation


Research Partner Representatives

Greg McFarquhar

Director - The Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations

Professor - School of Meteorology

Joshua "Jay" Wimhurst

Research Associate

South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center

Jacob Carlin

Research Scientist

The Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations

Elizabeth Smith

Research Meteorologist

National Severe Storms Laboratory

Cayla Cruickshank

Program Manager

Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program

Alex Marmo

Research Associate, NWC REU Co-Director

Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms

Council Subcommittees

Policies and Procedures

Belonging: Recruitment, Retention, & Implementation

Events & Programming

Common Read


Programming

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FYI with DEI

FYI with DEI is a production of a select number of the DEI Council Members. FYI with DEI seeks to bring a majority of the DEI Council's programming right to listeners, wherever they are. The podcast seeks to highlight members of and entities within the OU Community that are working toward an equitable future. 

Check back here or monitor our social media accounts for more information on FYI with DEI's first episode.

Common Read

The AGS Common Read program was launched in 2018 by members of the DEI Council. Since its inception, the purpose of the Common Read is to gather community members around reading material outside of the classroom, with a lens on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Reading for the Common Read has ranged from essays on feminism to indigenous poetry, and everything in between. 

Currently led by Kat Gebauer, the Common Read is open to any members of the AGS and National Weather Center community, and meets once a month.

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Events

Events hosted and co-hosted by the AGS DEI Counil will be listed here as they are scheduled.