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Dr. Kuheli Dutt is the Assistant Director for Academic Affairs and Diversity at Lamont, and serves as Lamont's Diversity Officer. Dr. Dutt has a PhD in public policy, and extensive experience developing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and initiatives. Her research focuses on STEM diversity issues, with a focus on implicit bias, including gender bias, racial bias, and LGBTQ+ awareness. Her articles on Race and Racism in the Geosciences and Gender Differences in Recommendation Letters for Postdoctoral Fellowships in Geoscience were published in Nature Geoscience. Her book, Women in the Geosciences was published by the American Geophysical Union (AGU), and her op-ed on How Implicit Bias and Lack of Diversity Undermine Science was published in Scientific American. Dr. Dutt was also a co-author for an A Guide to Inclusive Scientific Meetings led by 500 Women Scientists. Dr. Dutt was also a co-author for an article in a special edition of The Lancet on Women in Science.
Dr. Dutt’s work has been featured in various media venues including: NPR Science Friday; New York Times; Huffington Post; Scientific American; Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda; Nature; Science; Eos (AGU); Inside Higher Ed; Physics World; Ars Technica; The Verge; Smithsonian; El Español; Time; Fortune; and others. Dr. Dutt has presented to national and international audiences on STEM diversity and implicit bias, and serves on the International Advisory Board for Gender Equality at the University of Southern Denmark. Dr. Dutt also serves on the Columbia University Senate Commission on the Status of Women; and the Columbia University Task Force on Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging. Dr. Dutt has served on several panels, committees, and workshops including Geological Society of America, American Geophysical Union, National Science Foundation, Association of Women in Science, and Aspen Global Change Institute.
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