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DOUBLE-BLIND PROPOSAL REVIEWS IN ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS

To mitigate bias in the allocation of scarce research resources I have long been a strong advocate for double-blind reviews. I chaired the committee that allocates time on the Hubble Space Telescope convened by the Space Telescope Science that conducted the first double-blind review in the physical sciences in the United States. How this first round of dual anonymous reviews was conducted has been written about widely, here in Physics Today and reported in this article in The Atlantic. Given the success of the process, most granting agencies here and in Europe including NASA, NSF, DoE, ESA and ESO have moved to double-blind reviews.

WOMENS FACULTY FORUM AT YALE

I served as the chair of the Womens Faculty Forum (WFF) from 2011 – 2014 at Yale and have been on the Steering Committee of the  from 2003 to the present time. I am is deeply interested in Institutional Change and building a more equitable environment for doing research, teaching and learning.

EDGE CERTIFIED FOUNDATION

I currently serve as the President of the Edge Certified Foundation Board . The Foundation is a non-profit that holds the intellectual property of Edge Certified that offers a global business certification setting the standard for equity in the work sphere. The Foundation aspires to create a world of equal opportunities, a world where the opportunities for career advancement are abundantly available to all.