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Dianndra Roberts is a publishing professional, writer and public speaker who is passionate about equity, diversity and inclusion. As well as how we can make change in our sphere of influence. Dianndra is the Scholarly Kitchen DEIA Associate Editor and a member of both the Society for Scholarly Publishing DEIA Committee and Education sub-committee.

Dianndra was honoured with the Society for Scholarly Publishing Emerging Leader Award in 2023 and was featured in The Bookseller Rising Star Class of 2022. She was the co-Chair of the inaugural ISMTE DEI Advisory Council (2021-2023) and founded the RCPsych African and Caribbean Forum in 2019.

Articles by Dianndra Roberts

Building a Neuro-inclusive Workplace

Organizations that do not actively include and support neurodivergent individuals risk missing out on exceptional talents and undermining employees’ ability to work to their full potential.

Revisiting Mental Health Mondays

A look back, highlighting posts with helpful information on supporting workplace mental wellbeing

Chefs’ Selections: Best Books Read and Favorite Cultural Creations During 2024, Part 3

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read (and other cultural creations experienced) during the year. Part 3 today.

Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Ask the Mental Health Editors: Part Two

Part Two in this series of posts where editors within the mental health and psychiatry sector offer their thoughts on the current landscape of scholarly publishing and how it is impacting our discussions and actions around mental health.

Mental Health Awareness Mondays — Ask the Mental Health Editors: Part One

We asked Editors within the mental health and psychiatry sector their thoughts on the current landscape of scholarly publishing and how it is impacting our discussions and actions around mental health. Part One of Two.

Point/Counterpoint on the Framing of DEIA Efforts: Should We Separate the Personal from the Professional?

Today we offer a double-post, with a proposal and a response concerning how we frame our efforts toward Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility as a community.

Looking Forward, Looking Back: Mental Health Awareness Mondays on The Scholarly Kitchen

The Scholarly Kitchen’s Mental Health Awareness Working Group has been active for around six months now. With May designated as Mental Health Awareness Month, we wanted to take a look back at what we’ve achieved, and a look forward to what we are planning for the rest of 2024.

The Impact of Stereotypes on Mental Wellbeing

When we discuss systemic racism and the impact it has had to date, we must consider the stereotypes that have been put upon Black women for centuries and how that affects mental wellbeing.

Chefs’ Selections: Best Books Read and Favorite Cultural Creations During 2023, Part 1

The beginning of the holiday season means it’s time for our annual list of our favorite books read (and other cultural creations experienced) during the year. Part 1 today.

Leading in a Space of Social Equality: A Personal Trajectory

Accountability is at the center of leadership. We must hold people, policies and structures to account and if we are struggling with tackling the hard questions, are we really doing the work?

The Post-Covid Work Environment — We Can’t Go Back to “Normal”

The COVID pandemic brought changes in what was acceptable to working life. Should we give up those benefits for the sake of returning to the office? How does each individual person’s experience differ, and how can we create conditions that allow all to thrive?

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