Workplace Climate and Diversity
The physics department has an unusually small proportion of women and under-represented minorities (URMs). We are working to correct this situation. Our diversity goals are:
- Increase the fraction of women and URMs on our faculty, to at least the average level of other similar departments around the country, and preferably to the fraction obtaining Ph.D.s in physics
- Attract more female and URM students to the Ph.D. program and the undergraduate major
- Ensure that the department offers a welcoming and inclusive workplace climate for everyone, including women and URMs
Please help us to provide the best possible experience for all our undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty and research staff, and administrative personnel by contacting one of the members of the "workplace climate and diversity committee" in case of concerns and/or if you have any suggestions for improving our program:
 Dr. Mairin Hynes Lecturer & lead of Woman in Physics Forum and
Diversity Committee Chair 314-935-4495 |
 Professor Christine Floss Research Professor
314-935-6206 |
 Professor Mark Alford Department Chair
314-935-5034 |
 Professor Anders Carlsson Director of Graduate Studies
314-935-5739 |
 Sarah Akin Undergraduate, Graduate and
Chair's Secretary 314-935-6250 |
 Professor Henric Krawczynski Director of Undergraduate Studies
314-935-8553 |
 Alison Verbeck Librarian
314-935-6215 |
 Quin Abarr Graduate Student
314-935-7507 |
 Jamie Elias Graduate Student
314-935-7426 |
 Kelsey Meinerz Graduate Student
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 Stella Schindler Undergraduate Student
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 Izabella Pastrana Undergraduate Student
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All the committee members are committed to strict confidentiality limited only by the University's sexual harassment reporting requirements (see: http://wustl.edu/policies/sexharas.html).
Other resources:
- Washington University's diversity signature program (http://diversity.wustl.edu)
- University Ombudspersons (http://facultyombuds.wustl.edu/resources/, for advice from outside the physics department).
- The Washington University bias reporting system (http://diversity.wustl.edu/students/mosaic/bias-report-support-system/).
- The human resources web page with information related to discrimination (https://hr.wustl.edu/policies/Pages/DiscriminationAndDiscriminatoryHaras...)
- Listing of confidential and non-confidential resources for help with sexual harassment or assault: http://shs.wustl.edu/SexualViolence/Documents/Rape_Crisis_12x18_Revised.pdf
- Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention (RSVP) Center http://rsvp.wustl.edu