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Shaila Kotadia
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Dr. Shaila Kotadia is the Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) for the Stanford School of Medicine Human Resources Group.12 She provides guidance on building JEDI principles into institutional systems and structures.35 Dr. Kotadia's role focuses primarily on staff, implementing institution-wide JEDI strategic plans, conducting education and facilitation on JEDI topics, leading institutional assessments, reviewing HR policies, and building communication processes.1
Background and Experience
Dr. Kotadia has a Ph.D. in Genetics and Development from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and completed a postdoc at the University of California, Santa Cruz.1 Before joining Stanford, she led the STEM Equity and Inclusion Initiative at the University of California, Berkeley.1
Current Role and Responsibilities
At Stanford, Dr. Kotadia:
- Leads an office and team for staff JEDI efforts across Stanford School of Medicine4
- Helps build the School's capacity for JEDI work and aims to dismantle bias in systems, processes, and procedures2
- Provides strategic support to departments and teams, as well as individual support to staff2
- Creates connections with Stanford University and Stanford Medicine's JEDI efforts to ensure collaboration and resource sharing2
Notable Work
Dr. Kotadia has presented on various JEDI-related topics, including:
- "An Institution in Crisis: Reacting and Responding to the National Reckoning on Racial Justice" at the NADOHE 2021 Annual Conference1
- "Understanding of Social Identity and Positionality" at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research DEI Speaker Series1
- "A Values-Based Approach to Exploring JEDI Principles" at the Employee Assistance Professionals Association1
