U Matter, We Care | Team

PURPOSE STATEMENT

The purpose of the Bias Education and Response Team (BERT) is to provide impacted parties of bias incidents opportunities to be heard and supported; understand and respond to situations that effect the University of Florida; educate and inform the community; and create awareness of ignorance and intolerance. The BERT provides services to witness(es), bystander(s), targeted individual(s), offender(s), or a member(s) of the community. It is not the purpose of the Bias Education and Response Team to investigate, adjudicate, or to take the place of other University of Florida processes or services; rather, the aim is to complement and work with campus entities to connect impacted parties and communities with appropriate support and resources.

TEAM MEMBERS

Mary Kay Carodine, Ph.D. (Co-Chair) ~ MaryKayS@ufsa.ufl.eduAnthony DeSantis, Ph.D. (Co-Chair) ~ anthonyd@dso.ufl.eduAshleigh Wade ~ AshleighW@dso.ufl.eduBarbara Welsh, Ph.D. ~ psychvet@ufl.eduHannah Frei - HannahF@housing.ufl.eduLeah Dupuie ~ LeahD@recsports.ufl.eduNancy Chrystal-Green, Ph.D. ~ ncg@studentinvolvement.ufl.eduReggie Lane ~ rlane@studentinvolvement.ufl.eduVee Smith ~ vees@multicultural.ufl.eduZully Rivera-Ramos, Ph.D. ~ zriverara@ufl.edu