Dr. Kerrie Wilkins-Yel is an equity-focused scholar, consultant, and community engaged leader who works to advance justice, liberation, and wellness in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Specifically, she 1) examines how institutional agents, such as graduate advisors, can effect transformative change in STEM and, 2) creates culturally sustaining interventions designed to elevate mental health and wellness among STEM students, particularly those with intersecting minoritized identities (e.g., Women of Color). Dr. Wilkins-Yel is an Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston as well as the Executive Director of Radical Investment in Strategic Solutions towards Equity (RISSE) Consulting LLC. She is also the founder and co-director of the I CAN PERSIST STEM Initiative, a liberatory multigenerational counterspace designed to advance STEM persistence among Women and Girls of Color in a manner that centers their thriving. Dr. Wilkins-Yel is an NSF Early CAREER Awardee, and, to date, her work has been supported by more than $8M in grant funding. She is the recipient of the Emerging Leader for Women in Psychology Award, and the Early Career Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Counseling Psychology.