Assistant Professor of Geography Carolina Velásquez-Calderon, Ph.D., was recently accepted as a mentee in the inaugural cohort of the Florida State University ADVANCE Cohort Network Program.
The FSU ADVANCE Cohort Network is just one part of the National Science Foundation (NSF)-sponsored FSU ADVANCE Program, which aims to implement systemic change by increasing recruitment, empowerment, advancement, and systemic equity for underrepresented women faculty in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields.
Throughout the six-month program, mentees will attend mentoring meetings, webinars, and a summer retreat. Mentored faculty will also gain access to resources for their work to help them achieve success through rigorous processes, like tenure, promotion and advancement, and help with grant writing to enhance their own and FSU’s research excellence.
Dr. Velásquez-Calderon joined the FSU Department of Geography in 2023, having previously served as a professor and government consultant in Colombia. Her research topics include environmental studies, water crisis and water justice, disaster risk management, Climate Change, and ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction.
To learn more about the FSU ADVANCE Program, visit advance.fsu.edu. For more information about FSU’s Department of Geography, visit coss.fsu.edu/geography.