Kaitlin Lauridsen

The Collective 1.0
Written By Shift Lab

Kaitlin is a passionate systems-thinker and anti-racism educator. She has worked for the non-profit, the Centre for Race and Culture, since 2012 in different roles, starting as a practicum student while completing her Master’s degree in Public Health in the area of social inequities. Her research looked at strategies for exploring and acknowledging institutional racism in schools and the connection between racism and education and health outcomes. Kaitlin has experience not only in academic research, but also in on-the-ground facilitation and program development with community grassroots organizations. Kaitlin has been a facilitator of anti-racism, cultural competency, bias, diversity and inclusion training to hundreds of adults and youth in organization across Alberta.

KAITLIN'S CONTRIBUTION

  • Frame the lab’s work through an anti-racism lens

  • Help drive systems-level change

  • Encourage all people to see a shared responsibility in addressing racism

Kaitlin Lauridsen
Lab Advisor

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