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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
Contact
Name:
Nannette Fromm, EdM
She / Her / Hers
Position:
Associate Dean of Student Affairs
901 Walnut Street 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Email:
JCRS.Diversity@jefferson.edu
Contact Number(s):
Education & Training
Inclusive Language & Demographic Reporting in Research
Presented by the JCRS IDEA Committee
This microlearn explores how thoughtful demographic reporting enhances scientific rigor, reproducibility, and equity. Learn to distinguish between sex and gender, avoid common reporting pitfalls, and align your practices with ICMJE and NIH guidelines. The module also covers respectful approaches to race and ethnicity data collection, emphasizing precision, self-identification, and inclusive language.
Specialized Training Programs
Professional Development Program For Sexual & Gender Minority Education & Training (SG-MET)
SG-MET is an innovative, interdisciplinary professional development program specially designed to help academic, staff and healthcare providers better understand, educate and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community.
SG-MET Community Partners
The Mazzoni Center and the William Way Center in Philadelphia
Publications & Articles
- Hunzinger, Katherine J.; Pollen, Travis R.; Bilimoria, Aliya M.; Hough, Alissa K.; Hough, Joseph D.; Lutz, Veronica N.; Medagam, Ronika H.; Schneider, Andrea L. C. Representation of Women Authors in 4 Decades of Rugby Research. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 39(10):p e1188-e1194, October 2025. | DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000005183
- Melissa C Hofmann, Nancy F Mulligan, Karla A Bell, Chris Condran, Hannah J Scarince, Eileen Gulik, Vivian He, Felix Hill, Erin Wolff, Gail Jensen, LGBTQIA+ Cultural Competence in Physical Therapy: An Exploratory Qualitative Study from the Clinician’s Perspective, Physical Therapy, 2024.
- Zapletal, A.L., Bell, K.A., Sanchez, A. et al. LGBTQ+ Inclusion: A Pilot Interdisciplinary Professional Development Program for Faculty, Clinicians, and Administrators in Higher Education. Innov High Educ (2023).·
- Nguyen M K, Anthony S P, Manganiello M P, Bell KA, Papanagnou D. (September 10, 2023) An Interactive Module to Enhance Clinical and Non-clinical Communication Skills With LGBTQIA2S+ Patients. Cureus 15(9): e44999.
- Karla A. Bell, PT, DPT, PhD(c), Department of Physical Therapy; Tracey Vause Earland, PhD, OTR/L, Department of Occupational Therapy; Audrey L. Zapletal, OTD, OTR/L, CLA, Department of Occupational Therapy; LGBTQ Curriculum Gap Leads to New Training Program for Jefferson Faculty and Staff
- Karla A. Bell, PT, DPT, PhD(c), Department of Physical Therapy; Ashley K. Poole, PT, DPT; Susan T. Hibbard, PhD; Dawn S. Brown, PT, DPT, EdD; Chris Condran, PT, DPT, EdD; Kyle Covington, PT, DPT, PhD; An Exploration of Doctor of Physical Therapy Students' Belongingness in Clinical Education: A Validation Study.
- Aster Harrison, PhD, OTD, OTR/L, Department of Occupational Therapy; Disability studies and occupational therapy: Renewing the call for change
- Aster Harrison, PhD, OTD, OTR/L, Department of Occupational Therapy; An online training to prepare occupational therapy students to work with clients with limited English proficiency and interpreters.
- Aster Harrison, PhD, OTD, OTR/L, Department of Occupational Therapy; Working with clients with limited English proficiency: Mapping language access in occupational therapy.
- Karla A. Bell, PT, DPT, PhD(c), Department of Physical Therapy; Self-Reported Childhood Sexual Abuse and Other Adverse Childhood Experiences in an International Sample of Transgender and Gender-Questioning Adults
- Karla A. Bell, PT, DPT, PhD(c), Department of Physical Therapy; Susan E. Toth-Cohen, PhD, OTR/L, Department of Occupational Therapy; Tracey Vause Earland, PhD, OTR/L, Department of Occupational Therapy; Audrey L. Zapletal, OTD, OTR/L, CLA, Department of Occupational Therapy; Faculty Development as a Tool to Impact Culturally Competent Care of Sexual and Gender Minorities
Webinars & Lectures
- Adair M. Sánchez, OTD, OTR/L; Iris Wood Burns, MPH, OTD, OTR/L; Tina M. DeAngelis, EdD, MS, OTR/L, Department of Occupational Therapy; Maclain Capron, Outcomes and Measurement and the Occupational and Physical Therapy departments; Abigail Mills, MS, OTR/L; Taylor Kligerman, MSOT, OTR/L; Moving Forward Together: Reflections of a National Survey of OT/OTA Students’ Perceptions of Culturally Aware Educational Content Delivery
- Karla A. Bell, PT, DPT, PhD(c), Department of Physical Therapy; The Intersections of Sexual and Gender Diverse (SGD) Identities with the Social and Structural Determinants of Health and the Physical Therapy Core Values & Code of Ethics
Presentations
- Baird, J., Zapletal, A., Prast, J., Hoppe, M. & VanOss, T. (2023). Addressing microaggressions: Strategies, tools and techniques [Workshop]. American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference. Kansas City, MO: April 2023.
- Zapletal, A., Prast, J., Baird, J., Van Oss, T., & Hoppe, M. (2023). Difficult communication: Address challenges through simulation [Workshop]. International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare. Orlando, FL: January 2023.
- Van Oss, T., Prast, J., Zapletal, A. (2022). Innovations in teaching: Using simulation to support learning about diversity, equity and inclusion [Poster]. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Kelowna, British Columbia: November 2022.
- Zapletal, A., Prast, J., Hoppe, M., Van Oss, T., Lange, R., & Baird, J. (2022). Social determinants of health: Using simulation to train occupational therapy students [Presentation]. American Occupational Therapy Association Education Summit. Orlando, FL: October 2022.