Success and Wellbeing

Mission statement:

“Our mission is to foster a supportive environment for all constituencies within our department and beyond. We are committed to all members of our community to listen, to engage, and to promote awareness of best practices to achieve a respectful and collegial environment. Through collaboration with committees and other organizations across campus and with Emory University, we strive for the success and wellbeing of our community at large.”

Success and Wellbeing Committee:

• Hana Alsheikh, Graduate Student (hana.alsheikh@emory.edu)
• Helen Ansell, Postdoctoral Fellow (Postdoctoral fellow chair; hansell@emory.edu)
• Alissa Bans, Assistant Teaching Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies (alissa.sue.bans@emory.edu)
• Dixie Baronofsky, Undergraduate Student (dixie.baronofsky@emory.edu)
• Justin Burton, Associate Professor (justin.c.burton@emory.edu)
• Zia Dawood, Undergraduate Student (zachariah.dawood@emory.edu)
• Sahand Emamian, Graduate Student (sahand.emamian@emory.edu)
• Elaine Li, Undergraduate Student (elaine.li@emory.edu)
• Leon Palacio Rangel, Graduate Student (jlpalac@emory.edu)
• Michael Pasek, Postdoctoral Fellow (michael.pasek@emory.edu)
• Sean Ridout, Postdoctoral Fellow (sridout@emory.edu)
• Jennifer Rieser, Assistant Professor (Faculty Chair; jennifer.rieser@emory.edu)
• Gauge Thacker, Graduate Student (zachary.thacker@emory.edu)
• Tabitha Watson, Undergraduate Student (tabitha.watson@emory.edu)
• Toler Webb, Graduate Student (Graduate student chair; toler.webb@emory.edu)
• Daniel Weissman, Assistant Professor (daniel.weissman@emory.edu)

Recent activities in the Department:

• Forum on 4/24/2025: TBD
• Forum on 3/21/2024: Personal wellbeing in physics
• Forum on 11/9/2023: Overview of the committee's recent work and plans for the year

Emory Resources:

• James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference
• The Emory Black Student Union (EBSU)
• Centro Latinx
• Asian Student Center
• Emory LGBT Life
• Center for Women at Emory University
• Women in Science at Emory (WiSE)
• Office of Respect
• Office for Racial and Cultural Engagement at Emory University
• Title IX
• Guidance on student mistreatment
• Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
• Ombuds office
• Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Department of Accessibility Services
• Science Education Research Journal Club