Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Brandeis University
Dr. Bitsóí earned a bachelor of science degree with honors from the University of New Mexico (1995), where he was initiated into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. He holds a master of education degree from Harvard University (1998), where he was initiated into another prestigious honor society, Phi Delta Kappa. Bitsóí earned a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania (2007), where his research focused on access and equity issues for Native Americans in higher education, a subject upon which he continues to publish.
Bitsóí has devoted his career to broadening the participation of underrepresented, underserved, and unmentioned students to become scientists, researchers, and scientifically informed community members. Bitsóí relies on indigenous epistemologies to guide his work and emphasizes that diversity is a constantly evolving, interdependent ecosystem that requires mindful participation by everyone. Bitsóí has been honored and recognized for his diversity and inclusion work by various organizations, including the Navajo Nation, Harvard Medical School, the University of Central Florida, the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Northern Arizona University, and the North American Indian Center of Boston.