Dr. Theo Smith is an assistant professor of anatomy in the Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUCOM) Foundational Biomedical Sciences Department and also serves at the TUCOM Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. As an educational researcher, Dr. Smith has focused on the neuroscience of learning and how educational design and pedagogy can be leveraged to make the classroom more accessible, inclusive, and equitable. They are also a co-PI of the Portfolios of People: Advancing Anatomical Representation Together (POP-AART) project; a national effort to create a depository of diverse and inclusive images for anatomical teaching. Dr. Smith is active nationally in the American Association for Anatomy (AAA) and serves as the AAA representative on the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion Committee.
Website: https://www.theodorecsmith.com