An ever-present challenge for the oral health profession is to reduce the extent of oral
disease among racial and ethnic minority populations. Adding to this complex dilemma is …

Abstract The Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department at Rowan University is
part of a growing and expanding college at Rowan University. The overwhelming majority of …

Objectives Institutions with a positive cultural climate make community members from all
backgrounds valued and included, and treated equitably. Such an environment is optimally …

Purpose: Culturally competent health care providers understand cultural attitudes, values,
beliefs and practices and are able to use this knowledge to guide patient care. Rising oral …

Dental education has, in recent years, focused renewed attention on diversity, equity, and
institution at the institution level (CODA, 2016). However, despite recruitment and …

There is limited representation of minority groups in the OT workforce and a dearth of
research on factors influencing minority groups to pursue and successfully complete OT …

First-generation college students face considerable obstacles to college success, including
a lack of role models in the family, a lack of familial mentoring and support, a lack of …

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to investigate the experiences and
reflections of African American/Black dental hygienists regarding recruitment and retention …

Interactions between diversity and inclusion have been incompletely studied on US college
campuses. Previous researchers have also demonstrated an incomplete understanding of …

Objectives: Institutions with a positive cultural climate make community members from all
and specifically from diverse backgrounds valued and included, and treated equitably. Such …