UNMC will continue its Breakthrough Thinking Conference Series on March 30 with online presentations focused on gender inclusion in the workplace and the changing landscape of higher education today.
Open to all UNMC faculty, staff and students, the thought-provoking discussion will be from 9:30 a.m. to noon and feature:
- Nathan Grawe, PhD, the Ada M. Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of the Social Sciences and professor of economics at Carleton College, discussing "Navigating Demographic Change in Higher Education."
- Brad Johnson, PhD, and David Smith, PhD, discussing "Leveraging Male Allies to Create a Gender Inclusive Culture." Dr. Johnson is a professor of psychology in the department of leadership, ethics and law at the United States Naval Academy and a faculty associate in the graduate school of education at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Smith is co-author of the book "Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace," and an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.
Join the webinar online.
Dr. Grawe is a labor economist whose work examines intergenerational connections in education and labor market outcomes. His book, "Demographics and The Demand for Higher Education" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018), examines how recent demographic shifts are likely to affect demand for higher education. In a follow-up project, "The Agile College" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021), he draws on interviews with higher education leaders to provide examples of how proactive institutions are grappling with demographic change.
A former Navy pilot, Dr. Smith led diverse organizations of women and men, culminating in command of a squadron in combat, and flew more than 3,000 hours over 30 years, including combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. As a sociologist trained in military sociology and social psychology, he focuses his research in gender, work and family issues, including gender bias in performance evaluations, dual-career families, military families, women in the military and retention of women. He is the co-author of "Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women" and numerous journal articles and book chapters that focus on gender and the workplace.
A clinical psychologist, Dr. Johnson is a mentoring expert specializing in developing gender-inclusive mentoring cultures for organizations around the globe. Dr. Johnson is the author of numerous publications, including 14 books in the areas of mentoring, professional ethics and gender inclusion. Recent books include: "Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace," "Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women" (both with David Smith) and "The Elements of Mentoring 3rd Ed." (with Charles Ridley).