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From Impostor to Impresser: Expressing Complex Identities in STEM

Known as @drdre4000 on TikTok and Instagram, Dr. André Isaacs (he/him/his) is an Associate
Professor of Chemistry at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. and brings his
multiple identities to the forefront of his career, his social media expression, and to Michigan
Tech’s campus virtually with his campus dialogue, From Impostor to Impresser: Expressing
Complex Identities in STEM!

The Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) invites you to join Dr. Dre and our virtual
community in engaging in meaningful campus dialogue around topics of diversity, equity, and
inclusion.

If you’re part of the dialogue, you’re part of the solution.
https://www.mtu.edu/diversity-center/

Bio: Dr. André Isaacs (he/him/his) moved to the U.S. upon finishing high school in Kingston,
Jamaica and received his B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross and his PhD from the
University of Pennsylvania. He then worked as a postdoctoral research associate at the
University of California, Berkeley before accepting his current faculty position. In addition to
teaching courses in Organic Chemistry, he conducts and publishes research in the area of copper-
mediated organic reactions and synthesis. He is a faculty advisor to numerous student groups
including the Caribbean African Students’ Assemblage and is a member of the college’s GLBTQ
Faculty and Staff Alliance.