DEI Resource Database

The DEI Resource Database task force coordinates resources for open discussions, readings, and other materials for the CSD Department in order to support independent exploration of relevant diversity, equity, and inclusion topics.

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Title of Resource	Media Type	Time commitment	Topic(s)	Keywords / Tags	Link	Sub-discipline	Description (Optional)
Three Things Clinicians Should Know About Disability	Article	Short	Ableism, Clinical Practice	ableism, clinicians, disability	Three Things Clinicians Should Know About Disability		"An overview of recent disability theory, outline a set of responsibilities clinicians have to disability communities, and provide recommendations for clinicians who hope to justly treat patients with disabilities and improve their care and health outcomes."
Confront Ageism - or the rest is noise	Video	Medium	Age	ageism, policies, healthcare, dementia	Link
Aging as a constant	Podcast	Long	Age	ageism, workplace, intersectionality, privelege, diversity, ableism	Link		"In this episode originally recorded as a DEI Community Call, author, speaker and activist Ashton Applewhite joins the program to discuss the source of discomfort and avoidance so often tied to the topics of ageism and ableism when we talk about diversity dimensions, as well as the tremendous and varied cost of that avoidance to us and to the business world. Discover the intersections of ageism and ableism, ageism and social justice, and how ageism intersects with the conversation this year about the election, voting and accessibility."
The Global Campaign to Combat Ageism calls on us to act together	Journal Article	Short	Age	ageism, policies	Link		"Ahead of the release of the global report on ageism, the World Health Organization calls for everyone to take action to change the way we think, feel and act towards age and aging."
The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lived Experience of Diverse Older Adults Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment	Research Article	Medium	Age, Healthcare	health equity, living arrangements, precarity, social isolation, United States, COVID-19	Link
Tackling Health Disparities in the Aging Population	Blog Post	Short	Age, Intersectionality	ageism, health disparities, socioeconomic, social barriers, LGBTQ+, diversity	Link		Overview about the barriers that create the social, health and economic disparities experienced by the older, diverse adult population
Actress Margaret Cho on why racism is a ‘deep well of shame’ for some Asian Americans	Video	Short	Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders	racism, model minority, living in America	Link
After 50 years of 'Asian American,' advocates say the term is 'more essential than ever'	Popular Press Article	Short	Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders	heritage, labels, history, identity, community	Link
Asian Americans Are Still Caught in the Trap of the ‘Model Minority’ Stereotype. And It Creates Inequality for All	Popular Press Article	Medium	Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders	racism, history, multiculturalism, civil rights	Link
How Vincent Chin's Death Gave Others A Voice	Popular Press Article	Short	Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders	civil rights, hate crime	Link
Asian-Americans Are Being Attacked. Why Are Hate Crime Charges So Rare?	Popular Press Article	Short	Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders	hate crime, racial bias, COVID-19	Link
In 1968, These Activists Coined the Term 'Asian American'—And Helped Shape Decades of Advocacy	Popular Press Article	Short	Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders	history, civil rights, movements	Link
Model Minority' Myth Again Used As A Racial Wedge Between Asians And Blacks	Popular Press Article	Short	Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders	racism, history	Link
Episode 002: The Non-United States of Asian America	Podcast	Long	Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders	diversity, identity, labels, representation, stereotyping, empowerment	Link
We need to talk about Anti-Asian Hate	Video	Short - Long	Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Intersectionality	hate crime, model minority,	Link		Suggested watch: 11:57 - 22:55 "... an in-depth conversation about the complex, often untold story of the Asian American community, the unique struggles they face, and find out how you can help"
African American Vernacular English (AAVE)	Video	Short	Bilingualism/Linguistic Diversity	african american english, education	Link
The Cost of Code Switching	Video	Short	Bilingualism/Linguistic Diversity	code switching	Link
An Informed Lens on African American English	Scholarly Article	Short	Bilingualism/Linguistic Diversity	african american english, clinical practice, ASHA	ASHA Link PDF to download	SLP
Why “Correcting” African American Language Speakers is Counterproductive	Scholarly Article	Short	Bilingualism/Linguistic Diversity, Clinical Practice	african american english	PDF here
1619	Podcast	Long (> 30 minutes)	Black History	history, slavery	Link		"An audio series from The Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery." Five podcast episodes that discuss slavery, democracy, the economy, music, health disparities, and the largest civil rights settlement.
What is Juneteenth?	Popular Press Article	Short (< 15 minutes)	Black History	history, holiday, slavery	Link
Made in America, S2 E3	Podcast	Long	Black History	history, slavery	Link		Explains the cultural shifts in colonial America that caused chattel slavery to become the norm. We see how race laws formed and escalated on a shockingly fast timeline. We see how the innovations that built American slavery are inseparable from the construction of Whiteness as we know it today.
The Roots of Route 66	Popular Press Article	Short	Black History	Route 66, Green Book, history, racism	Link
Addressing Client's Experiences of Racism: A Model for Clinical Practice	Article	Short	Clinical Practice	racism, counseling, coping, racial diversity, ethnic diversity	PDF Link
Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Implications for Clinical Practice	Journal Article	Long	Clinical Practice	microaggressions	PDF here
Mass Incarceration	Podcast	Long	Criminal Justice	mass incarceration, history, current issues	Link
13th	Documentary	Long	Criminal Justice	mass incarceration, prison system, history, current issues	Link
NAACP: Criminal Justice	Fact Sheet	Short	Criminal Justice	police brutality, justice system	Link
Communication Disorders and Juvenile Injustice	Journal Article	Short	Criminal Justice	ASHA, juvenile justice system, cognitive disorders, communication disorders	PDF here	SLP
The Drug War, Mass Incarceration and Race	Journal Article	Short	Criminal Justice	mass incarceration	Link
Chronemics: monochronic and polychronic cultures	Blog Post	Short	Cultural Diversity		Link
Monochronic/Polychronic cultures	Video	Short	Cultural Diversity		Link
Milliken v. Bradley	Podcast	Long	Education	segregation, history, current issues	Link
Why black girls are targeted for punishment at school - and how to change that	Video	Short	Education	education policy, gender inequality, justice system, criminal justice	Link		"Around the world, black girls are being pushed out of schools because of policies that target them for punishment, says author and social justice scholar Monique W. Morris. The result: countless girls are forced into unsafe futures with restricted opportunities. How can we put an end to this crisis? In an impassioned talk, Morris uncovers the causes of "pushout" and shows how we can work to turn all schools into spaces where black girls can heal and thrive."
End Adultification Bias	Video	Short	Education	bias	Link
Racially Disparate Discipline in Classrooms and Schools and its Effects on Black and Brown Students	Research Article	Medium	Education	education policy	PDF here
Black Boys Viewed as Older, Less Innocent Than Whites, Research Finds	Scholarly Article	Short	Education	police brutality, criminal justice,	Link
Assessing Speech Sound Disorders in School-Age Children From Diverse Language Backgrounds	Research Article	Long	Education, Clinical Practice	speech sound disorders, multilingual, clinical practice	PDF here	SLP
Julie Washington’s Quest to Get Schools to Respect African-American English	Popular Press Article	Short	Education, Linguistic Diversity	dialect, african-american english	Link
The problem with race-based medicine	Video	Short	Healthcare	public health	Link
How racism makes us sick	Video	Medium	Healthcare	public health, healthcare system	Link
NeuroRacism Panel	Video	Long	Healthcare	history, current issues	Link
The Praxis: connecting theory and practice for health justice	Podcast	Medium	Healthcare	clinical education, public health, healthcare system	Link
The Weight of the Burden They Bear	Podcast	Medium	Healthcare	medical education	Link
The Space We Occupy: Academic Medical Centers and their Neighboring Communities	Podcast	Long	Healthcare	clinical education, health justice, communities	Link
When Race Matters on the Wards: Talking About Racial Health Disparities and Racism in the Clinical Setting	Research Article	Short	Healthcare	health disparities, clinical education	PDF here
How COVID-19 Magnified a Public Health Emergency	Podcast	Short	Healthcare	health disparities, COVID-19	Link
Adults with Communication Disabilities Face Health Care Obstacles	Scholarly Article	Short	Healthcare	communication disorders, health disparities	PDF here
Structural Solutions for the Rarest of the Rare — Underrepresented-Minority Faculty in Medical Subspecialties	Scholarly Article	Short	Healthcare	health disparities, healthcare systems	PDF here
Recruitment of African American adults as research participants for a language in aging study: example of a principled, creative, and culture-based approach	Scholarly Article		Healthcare	research methods	Link	Research
Discrimination Toward Physicians of Color	Scholarly Article	Short	Healthcare	bias, workplace discrimination	PDF here
First African American face transplant	Popular Press Article	Short	Healthcare	health disparities	Link
With Scarce Access To Interpreters, Immigrants Struggle To Understand Doctors' Orders	Popular Press Article	Short	Healthcare	health disparities, language barriers, immigrant health, access to healthcare	Link
Race and Medicine	Collection of Articles		Healthcare	public health	Link
Achieving diversity in Research	Collection of Articles		Healthcare	gender inequality, diversity, career	Link
Addressing Disparities in Alzheimer's Disease and African-American Participation in Research: An Asset-Based Community Development Approach	Research Article	Short	Healthcare	Alzheimer's disease, health disparities, community, research methods	PDF here
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Racial Disparities: a Perspective Analysis	Journal Article	Medium	Healthcare	COVID-19, racial disparities, socioeconomic	Link
Why the Virus Is a Civil Rights Issue: ‘The Pain Will Not Be Shared Equally’	Popular Press Article	Short	Healthcare	COVID-19, racial disparities, health disparities	Link
LA's Nursing Homes Serving Black And Brown Patients Are Hardest Hit By Coronavirus. What's Going On?	Popular Press Article	Short	Healthcare	COVID-19, ethnic disparities, racial disparities, health disparities	Link
The Striking Racial Divide in How Covid-19 Has Hit Nursing Homes	Popular Press Article	Short	Healthcare	COVID-19, racial disparities, ethnic disparities, health disparities	Link
How to Be an Anti-Racist Scientist or Clinician	Popular Press Article	Short	Healthcare, Clinical Practice, Workplace	clinical education	Link
Language Based Inequity in Healthcare: who is the "poor historian"	Scholarly Article	Short	Healthcare, Linguistic Diversity	healthcare systems, linguistic inequities	PDF here
Reporter Roundup: Race & Nursing Home Deaths	Video	Short	Healthcare, Race	COVID-19, racial disparities, health disparities	Link
How to better support Black trainees in the biomedical sciences	Journal Article	Short	Healthcare, Workplace	ph.d. mentoring, clinical education	PDF Link	SLP
APOE ε4 and resting-state functional connectivity in racially/ethnically diverse older adults	Research Article	Medium	Healthcare/Medical	Alzheimer's disease, health differences	PDF here
Telling All Americans' Stories - American Latino Heritage Theme Study	Essays		Hispanic Americans	history	Link
American Latino Theme Study: Struggles for Inclusion	Essay		Hispanic Americans	politics, inclusion	Link
Trends and Challenges Facing America’s Latino Children	Report		Hispanic Americans, Education	achievement gap	Link		Article from the Population Reference Bureau that approaches the question of how will Latino children in the U.S. fare in the future from an economics point of view.
The little problem I had renting a house	Video	Short	Housing	police brutality	Link
How Redlining Continues To Shape Racial Segregation In Milwaukee	Popular Press Article	Short	Housing	history, segregation, housing, policy, current issues	Link
Redlining and Neighborhood Health	Research Article, Report	Medium	Housing, Healthcare, Intersectionality	policy, COVID-19, structural racism	Link
The Iroquois History and Legends: The Peacemaker	Podcast	Medium (15 - 30 minutes)	Indigenous People	history	Link
Beyond Blood Quantum	Podcast	Long	Indigenous People	identity, history, current issues	Link
Can a DNA test make me Native American?	Podcast	Long	Indigenous People	identity	Link
Can our ancestors hear us?	Podcast	Long	Indigenous People	language revitalization	Link
Blackhorse: Do You Prefer ‘Native American’ or ‘American Indian’?	Popular Press Article	Short	Indigenous People	identity	Link
Summary of the APA Resolution Recommending Retirement of American Indian Mascots	Scholarly Article	Short	Indigenous People	discrimination	Link
Death by Civilization	Popular press article	Short	Indigenous People	history	PDF here		Atlantic article on "Indian boarding schools" - the author's mother was forced to attend one of these institutions, in Odanah, Wisconsin. The author describes her mother's memories & traumas, along with the larger impact of these assimilation programs.
This land is their land	Popular press article	Short	Indigenous People	history, Madison	PDF here		Isthmus article discussing how Ho-Chunk land was taken to build UW-Madison & recent efforts to recognize and attone for the the land theft.
What We Want to Be Called: Indigenous Peoples' Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Identity Labels	Scholarly article	Medium	Indigenous People	identity, labels	PDF here		Qualitative paper investigating indigenous people's preferred labels, with discussion of self-chosen labels & outsider-chosen labels. Discusses both tribe-specific & overarching identity labels. Great table on page 8.
Lies my teacher told me	Book	Short - Long	Indigenous People	history, education, textbooks, bias	Chapter summaries here, can check out full ebook with madison library card (though you may need to place a hold)		Popular book that calls out white washing & ethnocentric-false narratives that exist in school textbooks. Chapters 3 & 4 focus on indigenous people
Ancient DNA Links Native Americans With Europe	Scholarly Article	Short	Indigenous People	genomes, history	PDF here		Speaks on origins of first people in the Americas.
Excerpt from In Defense of Indians	Historical document	Short	Indigenous People	history	PDF here		Translation of document written by Spanish priest who witnessed horrible treatment of native americans and tried to speak out against it (to be fair he also partook in it at first, and also took the stance of using African slaves instead)
Language of Latin America	Map, image	Short	Indigenous People	languages	Image here		Image of indigenous languages in Latin America with most speakers in present day
We Know Less About the First Thanksgiving Than You Probably Think	Popular Press Article	Short	Indigenous People	history, holidays	Link		Time magazine article discussing the "first thanksgiving" and how little we really know of it
The Suppressed Speech of Wamsutta (Frank B.) James, Wampanoag; To have been delivered at Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1970	Speech	Short	Indigenous People	history rewritten	Link		Speech written by a Wampanoag man that was intended for a Thanksgiving celebration. White organizers invited James to speak, but forbid him from speaking after seeing his speech beforehand. Important Wampanoag perspective on a holiday that is, ostensibly, meant to celebrate that group.
A guide to Indigenous land acknowledgment	Guide	Short	Indigenous People	land, considerations	Link		Guide to land acknowledgements; discusses importance of land acknowledgements & the difference between meaningful & performative acknowledgement
The true story of Sacajawea	Video	Short	Indigenous People	history	Link
Relearning the Star Stories of Indigenous Peoples	Popular Press Article	Short	Indigenous People	culture, science, history	Link		Just for fun, increase your knowledge of star maps beyond the more commonly known Greek legendary figures. Neat introduction to some Native stories behind constellations, as told by Cree story teller Wilfred Buck
Tree of Peace	Place to visit on UW campus - on Observatory Hill		Indigenous People	history, Madison	Unfortunately not marked as a place of interest on Google Maps!		The Tree of Peace on campus is a white pine, a symbol for the great law of peace of the Iroquois. It was planted with the intention of providing its visitors with comfort and support, and its presence encourages unity and environmental stewardship as well.
14 Latinx People on What Winged Eyeliner Means to Them	Popular Press Article	Short	Indigenous People	history, culture, Latinx	Link		Latinx people who wear a makeup style that is both culturally significant and popular across the world articulate their hesitations behind wearing it.
Living Language	Video	Short	Indigenous People, Bilingualism	language revitalization	Link
Language Revitalization	Other	Short	Indigenous People, Bilingualism	language revitalization, history, legislation	Link
16 maps that Americans don't like to talk about	Popular press article, map	Short	Indigenous People, Black History, Education	history, current issues, maps, segregation, inequality	Link		Series of maps; the first three describe land theft & other atrocities committed by the US against indigenous folks
Waadookodaading: language immersion school	Video	Short	Indigenous People, Education, Bilingualism	language revitalization	Link
Language Apprentice	Video	Short	Indigenous People, Education, Bilingualism	language revitalization	Link
Native Americans Feel Invisible In U.S. Healthcare System	Popular Press Article, Podcast	Short	Indigenous People, Healthcare	public health, healthcare policy	Link
Fed Up With Deaths, Native Americans Want to Run Their Own Health Care	Popular Press Article	Short	Indigenous People, Healthcare	healthcare policy	Link
Indian Health Service Disparities	Fact Sheet	Short	Indigenous People, Healthcare	disparities	Link
Native Americans Feel Devastated by the Virus Yet Overlooked in the Data	Popular press article	Short	Indigenous People, Healthcare	health disparities, COVID-19	PDF here		NY Times article on health disparities in native communities, focusing on the impact of covid.
Native Students Languish in Public Schools	Popular Press Article	Short	Indigenous People. Education	education policy, achievement gap	Link
What is intersectionality, and what does it have to do with me?	Blog Post	Short	Intersectionality	Basic information	Link
The Urgency of Intersectionality	Video	Medium	Intersectionality	race, gender, police violence	Link
Black disabled women in media	Podcast	Medium	Intersectionality	race, disability, racism, media	Link
Race and Disability: From Analogy to Intersectionality	Journal Article	Medium	Intersectionality	race, disability	PDF here
The Fatal Intersection of Racism & Ageism In the Time of Coronavirus	Podcast	Long	Intersectionality	ageism, racism, COVID-19	Link
For LGBTQ People Of Color, Discrimination Compounds	Podcast/Article	Long	Intersectionality	LGBTQ+, race	Link
Socioeconomic Status Mediates Racial Differences Seen Using the AT(N) Framework	Research Article	Medium	Intersectionality, Healthcare	Alzheimer's disease, race	PDF here
What Are Your Pronouns? CSD Faculty Members Share Theirs	Blog post	Short	LGBTQ+ Community	ASHA, pronouns	Link		ASHA blog post on importance of pronouns that mentions use of pronouns in assessments & questionnaires as a bit of food for thought
He, She, They: Workplaces Adjust As Gender Identity Norms Change	Popular press article, podcast	Short	LGBTQ+ Community	Pronouns, workplace, nonbinary	Link		NPR article that focuses on pronoun use in professional setting
What are Gender Pronouns? Why Do They Matter?	blog post	Short	LGBTQ+ Community	NIH, pronouns, visual aid	Link		NIH blog post on pronouns - very short; nice graphic
A guide to how gender-neutral language is developing around the world	Popular press article	Short	LGBTQ+ Community	Pronouns; Multilingualism	Link		article from wapo on non binary pronouns in English & many other languages
the abc's of lgbtqia+	Popular press article	Short	LGBTQ+ Community	Basic information	Link		nytimes article that explains lgbt+ acronyms with a bit more "storytelling" than most guides
GLAAD Media Reference Guide - Lesbian / Gay / Bisexual Glossary Of Terms	fact sheet	Short	LGBTQ+ Community	Basic information	Link		GLAAD guide to lgbt+ acronyms that includes information on slurs and their substitutes
support trans youth	fact sheet	Short	LGBTQ+ Community	transgender community, visual aid	Link		TSER infographic with statistics on mental health etc. in trans youth; conveys importance of supporting trans youth
Strange Fruit: Are You A Transgender Ally Even When It’s Not Easy?	Podcast	Long	LGBTQ+ Community	allyship, transgender, sexuality, coming out	Link
Working towards gender inclusivity in the language classroom	other	Short	LGBTQ+ Community, Bilingualism	Pronouns, multilingualism, classroom	PDF here		Guide from grinnell college language departments on non-binary pronouns in languages besides English
The AIDS Epidemic: Then and Now:	Podcast	Long	LGBTQ+ Community, Healthcare	health disparities, structural discrimination, AIDS, conversations	Link		“'Inequality directly affected the scope of the epidemic.' Historian Jennifer Brier and CAARAC founder Shakita Jones discuss the history and structural discrimination surrounding AIDS, and how to approach these difficult conversations in the classroom."
Making Gay History - Episode 04: Dr. Evelyn Hooker	Podcast (includes a transcript)	Medium	LGBTQ+ Community, History	research	Link		Interviews Dr. Evelyn Hooker who "started work on a first-of-its kind psychological study that demonstrated gay men were no different from straight men when it came to their sanity."
History is Gay Podcast - Episode 34: Queers in the Civil Rights Movement	Podcast	Long	LGBTQ+ Community, History, Intersectionality	social justice, social movements	Link		The hosts "commemorate Black History Month by telling the stories of some folks who made contributions to the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s whose queerness has been overlooked or erased, and the ways in which the work done by Black activists was absolutely essential to the evolution of LGBTQ rights actions."
America’s Hidden H.I.V. Epidemic	Popular press article	Medium	LGBTQ+ Community, Intersectionality, Healthcare, History	health disparities, policies, socioeconomic status, AIDS	Link		NYT article about why America’s black gay and bisexual men have a higher H.I.V. rate than any country in the world.
A Preliminary Study Examining Parent Perceptions and Practices in Heritage Language Transmission in Texas	Research Article (Abstract)	Short	Linguistic Diversity	language, parents, perspectives	Link
Vertical Literacy: Reimagining the 21st-Century University	Blog Post	Medium	Other	theories	Link
The Essentials of Theory U	Blog Post	Short	Other	theories	Link
SLP Graduate Programs w/ GRE Requirement	Other	Short	Other	academics, graduate programs, DEI efforts, anti-racism initiative	Link	SLP
White People, Please Stop Declaring Yourself Allies	Popular press article	Short	Other	allyship, social justice, black lives matter	Link
How to be an anti-racist	Podcast	Long	Race	policies, allyship	Link
Black People Are Not Coming to Save You	Blog Post	Medium	Race	allyship, politics	Link
How to talk about race with white parents and family	Video	Short	Race	anti-racist, conversations	Link
Want to have better conversations about racism with your parents? Here's how	Podcast	Medium	Race	racism, conversations	Link		Ijeoma Oluo shares her advice on how to talk to parents and elders about racism.
Let's talk about Race, Baby	Journal Article	Short	Race	white privilege, racism	Link		Journal article on how a white teacher teaches his white students about racism and white privilege.
‘Health equity tourists’: How white scholars are colonizing research on health disparities	Popular press article	Short	Research	colonizing, white "tourists" in DEI research	Link	Medical Research
SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach	Other	Medium	Trauma-Informed Care	framework of care	PDF Link
Being Informed to Trauma	Video	Short	Trauma-Informed Care, Criminal Justice	at-risk youth	Link
Just in TIME: Trauma-Informed Medical Education	Scholarly Article	Short	Trauma-Informed Care, Education, Healthcare	implicit bias, racism, discrimination, racial bias	PDF Link
Stories of success: African American speech-language pathologists' academic resilience	Research Article	Medium	Workplace	academics	PDF here	SLP
What Lies Beneath: What It Means to be a Black SLP	Article	Short	Workplace	diversity	Link	SLP
Why I Stay — The Other Side of Underrepresentation in Academia	Op-ed	Short	Workplace	academia	PDF here
How to be the Change You Want to See at Work	Podcast	Long	Workplace	empowerment, black women, leadership, allyship, structural changes	Link
Stop telling URMs to wait for change	Op-ed	Short	Workplace	allyship, leadership, structural changes	Link
The problem with implicit bias training	Op-ed	Short	Workplace	structural changes, allyship	Link
Title of Resource	Media Type	Time commitment	Topic(s)	Keywords / Tags	Link	Sub-discipline	Description (Optional)