Allison Avery, MA, is the Director of The Office of Diversity Affairs at NYU School of Medicine. In this position, she develops and oversees programming and initiatives aimed at promoting cultural competency, reducing health disparities, and the recruitment and retention of under-represented minorities in medicine. Previously, Ms. Avery worked in organizational development of long-term care facilities. She has designed and facilitated a range of workshops, including: An Introduction to Race and the Unconscious, Fostering Understanding through Reminiscence and Life Narrative, and Triple Invisibility: The Intersection of Race, Gender, and Age. Allison is a returned Peace Corps volunteer; her work in Morocco addressed rural health disparities, women’s health issues and gender inequalities. In addition to her role at NYU, Allison is a Psychoanalytic Candidate at the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association.