We, the Cossairt lab, are committed to increasing the diversity and inclusiveness of the University of Washington community. We welcome and encourage talented individuals of all racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and disabilities to join us in our pursuit of knowledge and a better world.

We want to acknowledge that the flagrant racist violence and hate crimes inflicted upon the Black and AAPI communities in recent years are symptoms of the long history of systemic and structural racism in the United States. These events have catalyzed us to actively build an anti-racist group culture. We are committed to continuously educating ourselves by unlearning racial biases, acknowledging our position of power and privilege, actively maintaining an inclusive work environment, and providing support and being allies to the larger BIPOC communities.