Sharbari is a diversity professional working in global organizational diversity, inclusion and engagement. She brings expertise in facilitation, policy impacts on employee lifecycle and designing evidence-based initiatives to advance thriving multicultural environments in the workplace.​ Her areas of interest include gender/racial equity, diversity metrics, professional learning and development of DEI and, development of equitable policies.

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Education

• PhD (Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development) – North Carolina State University, NC

• MSW (Criminology and Correction Administration) – Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India

• BS (Electronic Science) – University of Pune, India

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Professional Roles

• Director for DEI Programs - Geisinger

• Director of Diversity and Inclusion - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

• Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager - Ipas

• Assistant Director, Education and Special Initiatives for Diversity & Multicultural Affairs (Division of Workforce Strategy, Equity & Engagement) -- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Program Coordinator, Women’s Center – Virginia Tech

• Research and Program Assistant, Women’s Center (Office of Equity, Diversity & Community Outreach) – Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

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Other Roles

• Board Member and Facilitator, we are (Working to Extend Anti-Racist Education) – Durham, NC

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Select Publications

Articles (Refereed Articles)

• Parker, P., Dey, S.K., Caldwell, K.  (Forthcoming). Empowering faculty leaders as transformative change agents: A case study of a faculty diversity liaison program. 

• Plummer, C.A.; Ai, A.; Lemieux, C.M.; Richardson, R.; Dey, S.K.; Taylor, P.; Kim, H.; & Spence, S. (2008) Volunteerism Among Social Work Students During Hurricane Katrina and Rita: A report from the Disaster Area. Journal of Social Service Research, 34(3), 55-71.​​

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Book Chapters

• Dey, S.K. (April 2020). Discomforting: The need for culturally relevant professional development for educators. In Caldwell, E.K. & Chavez, E. (Eds.), Engaging the African diaspora in K-12 education. Peter Lang Publishing: New York.

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Workshops

• Dey, S.K., Faison, C., & Boehm, E. (December 2019 & March 2020). Facilitation for Equity in Teaching Institute, Center for Faculty Excellence at UNC Chapel Hill.

• Dey, S.K. & Rubio, A. (June 2018). Why Understanding Intersectionality Matters in the Workplace. Presentation at the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education. San Francisco: California.

• Dey, S.K. (March 2018). Between the Line: Allyship and Appropriation. Presentation at Let’s Talk Racism Conference. Durham: North Carolina.

• Dey, S.K. (June 2017). Culturally Responsive Teaching. Presentation at the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education. Fort Worth: Texas.

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