Outreach and Service
Prof. Jeffery’s contributions outside the lab include serving as a co-founder and co-organizer of the first fifteen Midwest Conferences on Protein Folding, Assembly and Molecular Motions (MWFold) and as a Member of the Biophysical Society Committee for Professional Opportunities for Women (CPOW) national committee. She is an active member of organizations supporting women and other people from groups who are under-represented in STEM careers. She served as a mentor for the AWIS mentoring circle program and was one of the inaugural 24 mentors for the NeXXt Scholars Program, a national program of the New York Academy of Sciences, the U.S. Department of State, and participating women’s colleges to mentor undergraduate women in STEM disciplines from countries with Muslim-majority populations. She is continuing her volunteer efforts with the NYAS as a mentor for the 1000 Girls/1000 Futures Initiative for high school girls from around the world. Prof. Jeffery serves on the Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Admissions Committee and the department's Diversity Committee and was President of Phi Beta Kappa.
Thank you to Tracy Cavanaugh for sending a link to a page with more information about organizations that have information and programs to help keep girls interested in STEM:
http://ithare.com/tips-for-getting-girls-involved-in-stem/
Prof. Jeffery’s contributions outside the lab include serving as a co-founder and co-organizer of the first fifteen Midwest Conferences on Protein Folding, Assembly and Molecular Motions (MWFold) and as a Member of the Biophysical Society Committee for Professional Opportunities for Women (CPOW) national committee. She is an active member of organizations supporting women and other people from groups who are under-represented in STEM careers. She served as a mentor for the AWIS mentoring circle program and was one of the inaugural 24 mentors for the NeXXt Scholars Program, a national program of the New York Academy of Sciences, the U.S. Department of State, and participating women’s colleges to mentor undergraduate women in STEM disciplines from countries with Muslim-majority populations. She is continuing her volunteer efforts with the NYAS as a mentor for the 1000 Girls/1000 Futures Initiative for high school girls from around the world. Prof. Jeffery serves on the Department of Biological Sciences Graduate Admissions Committee and the department's Diversity Committee and was President of Phi Beta Kappa.
Thank you to Tracy Cavanaugh for sending a link to a page with more information about organizations that have information and programs to help keep girls interested in STEM:
http://ithare.com/tips-for-getting-girls-involved-in-stem/
