IncludeU, an NSF ADVANCE funded bias & bystander intervention training program for faculty, was chosen as the 2022 J. Brent Loy Innovator of the Year. The award, named for plant geneticist J. Brent Loy who received the university’s inaugural Innovator of the Year award, honors UNH faculty and staff who have demonstrated exemplary innovation commercialization and have successfully translated their research and ideas into social and economic impact.
The IncludeU research & development team is composed of several UNH faculty members: Christine Shea (Paul College emeritus), Karen Graham (CEPS), Mary Malone (COLA), & Jennifer Griffith (Paul College), along with Kate Siler, who served as project manager, and Bridget Finnegan, who served as graphic designer.
IncludeU is a bystander intervention training program aimed at improving academic workplace climate by providing tools to effectively intervene when bias occurs. It was developed by faculty for faculty based on research, is online and asynchronous, and works as a standalone course or as part of an existing portfolio of diversity and inclusion offerings. The program has received a warm reception since it's deployment, including two large, R1 universities, George Mason University & the University of Pennsylvania, purchasing the program for their own faculty's use.
