Association for Women in Science-Southern Louisiana Chapter (AWIS-SL) Participates in Girl Scouts STEM Event
Lisa M. Harrison-Bernard, PhD; President of AWIS-SL
Faculty and graduate students from the departments of Physiology, Genetics, Pharmacology,
Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology, Cell Biology & Anatomy, and the Dean's Office
of Diversity & Community Engagement participated in the Association for Women in Science-Southern
Louisiana Chapter’s (AWIS-SL) science exhibit at the 8th Annual Girl Scouts Louisiana
East Believe in Girls (B.I.G.) Event held on Saturday, September 23, 2023. (Image, right: Wema Kibanga demonstrates how to pipette to young Girl Scouts)
This hands-on, in-person event is an exciting and engaging day filled with opportunities
to learn about STEM, life skills, entrepreneurship and outdoor skills from organizations
hosting exhibits and presentations. Over 1,000 Girl Scouts visited exhibits held throughout
the Southern University of New Orleans campus. The AWIS-SL exhibit included the stations:
Dress Like a Scientist, Learn to Pipette, Make a Neuron Using Colored Pipe Cleaners,
and View the Human Brain and Heart. It was a fun day of supporting women and girls
in science. (Image, left: Margaret Larsen demonstrates a human heart and lung to a Girl Scout.
Image, below: Dress Like a Scientist and Table Set Up)
Please contact lharris@lsuhsc.edu if you would like to support AWIS-SL.
Image, below: Drs. Allison Augustus Wallace, Deidre Devier, Lisa Harrison-Bernard (back row), Liz Simon and graduate students Malesa Pereira, Margaret Larsen, and Wema Kibanga (front row) staffed the exhibit during the morning session.
Image below: Sara Melton, Dr. Alicia Baker (back row), Eden Gallegos, Isabel Brassco, and Dr. Lauri Byerley staffed the exhibit during the afternoon session.
