The School of Medicine kicked off a new restorative justice pilot program last week with participants from across School of Medicine departments and units. Shifting the Paradigm: Restorative Justice as a Framework for Workforce Well-Being is a year-long pilot program organized by the Office for Faculty (PI Mara Becker, MD, MSCE) and co-sponsored by the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
Seven faculty-staff teams were competitively selected to participate:
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
- Monica Elam, Chief Administrative Officer
- Steven Grambow, PhD, Associate Chair for Education, Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
- Susan Halabi, PhD, Co-Chief of the Division of Biostatistics, James B. Duke Distinguished Professor
- Laine Thomas, PhD, Associate Chair for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
- Tiffany Adams, PT, DPT, MBA, PhD Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Assistant Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
- Todd Cade, PT, PhD, FAPTA Division Chief, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
- Tiffany Hilton, PT, PhD Program Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
- Jeffrey Hoder, PT, DPT Director of Student Affairs, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program, Associate Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
Duke Office of Scientific Integrity (DOSI)
- Jenny Ariansen, Director, Research Integrity
- Emily Hazlett, PhD Research Integrity Associate
- Kindra King, PhD Senior Compliance Auditor
- Kristi Prather, MPH Associate Director, Research Operations, Research Quality Management Program
- Monica Lemmon, MD Associate Dean for Scientific Integrity, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Family Medicine and Community Health
- Ken Alexander, Service Access Manager
- Tiffany Covas, MD, MPH, Director Maternal Child Health, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health
- Wendy Perry, Division Administrator
- John Ragsdale, MD, Division Chief, Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Jeanine Holland, MBTA Operations and Outreach Coordinator
- Judy Seidenstein, Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Dane Whicker, PhD Director of Gender and Sexual Diversity Initiatives, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Pediatrics
- Sydney Allgood, HR Departmental Director
- Katy Bartlett, MD, Vice Chair of Faculty, Professor of Pediatrics
- Catherine Hart, MEd Education Manager
- Jasmine Willis-Wallace, EdD, MS Vice Chair of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Sheree R. Harmon, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Director of HR
- McLean Pollock, PhD, Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Angela Tunno, PhD, Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Annise Weaver, MSEd, CRC, Associate Director EDI/ Director NC PAL
Each team will take part in interactive classroom training sessions throughout the fall, and will develop and implement restorative practices in their home units throughout the spring. The curriculum is being led by Ada Gregory, MA, Associate Director of the Kenan Institute of Ethics.
Teams will be supported throughout the program by a “Restorative Justice Core,” a group of individuals with previous RJ experience who will help facilitate training and mentor program participants. Core members are:
- Ann Brown, MD, MHS, Professor Emeritus of Medicine
- Jane Gagliardi, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Arius Murray Rowe, Program Manager, Culture and Wellbeing
- Leigh-Anne Royster, PhD, VP Institutional Equity
- Greg Sawin, MD, MPH, Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
- Melissa Segal, LCSW, Administrative Director, Culture and Wellbeing
- Madhav Swaminathan, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology
The training program and it’s impact will be evaluated by Karen Steinhauser, PhD, Professor in Population Health Sciences and Medicine and Laura Fish, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health.
If you have any questions about this program please reach out to facdev@duke.edu.