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Bredella MA, Olson L, Patel KA, Levy AS, Leyne M, Sylvia LG. Caring for Dependents Travel Awards to Promote Career Advancement of Early Career Faculty with Caregiver Responsibilities. J Gen Intern Med 2023; 38:2852-2853. [PMID: 37256527 PMCID: PMC10231282 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-023-08247-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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- Miriam A Bredella
- Center for Faculty Development, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Center for Faculty Development, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Faculty Development, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Faculty Development, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Faculty Development, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Faculty Development, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Segarra VA, Etson CM. Editorial: Professional and scientific societies impacting diversity, equity and inclusion in STEMM. FRONTIERS IN SOCIOLOGY 2023; 8:1232770. [PMID: 37469956 PMCID: PMC10352937 DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2023.1232770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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- Verónica A. Segarra
- Department of Biological Sciences, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Leveraging, Enhancing and Developing Biology Research Coordination Network, Rockville, MD, United States
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- Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Leveraging, Enhancing and Developing Biology Research Coordination Network, Rockville, MD, United States
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, United States
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Nolde-Lopez B, Bundus J, Arenas-Castro H, Román D, Chowdhury S, Amano T, Berdejo-Espinola V, Wadgymar SM. Language Barriers in Organismal Biology: What Can Journals Do Better? Integr Org Biol 2023; 5:obad003. [PMID: 36844390 PMCID: PMC9952051 DOI: 10.1093/iob/obad003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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In the field of organismal biology, as in much of academia, there is a strong incentive to publish in internationally recognized, highly regarded, English-language journals to promote career advancement. This expectation has created a linguistic hegemony in scientific publishing, whereby scholars for whom English is an additional language face additional barriers to achieving the same scientific recognition as scholars who speak English as a first language. Here, we surveyed the author guidelines of 230 journals in organismal biology with impact factors of 1.5 or greater for linguistically inclusive and equitable practices and policies. We looked for efforts that reflect first steps toward reducing barriers to publication for authors globally, including the presence of statements that encouraged submissions from authors of diverse nationalities and backgrounds, policies regarding manuscript rejection based on perceived inadequacies of the English language, the existence of bias-conscious reviewer practices, whether translation and editing resources or services are available, allowance for non-English abstracts, summaries, or translations, and whether journals offer license options that would permit authors (or other scholars) to translate their work and publish it elsewhere. We also directly contacted a subset of journals to verify whether the information on their author guidelines page accurately reflects their policies and the accommodations they would make. We reveal that journals and publishers have made little progress toward beginning to recognize or reduce language barriers. Counter to our predictions, journals associated with scientific societies did not appear to have more inclusive policies compared to non-society journals. Many policies lacked transparency and clarity, which can generate uncertainty, result in avoidable manuscript rejections, and necessitate additional time and effort from both prospective authors and journal editors. We highlight examples of equitable policies and summarize actions that journals can take to begin to alleviate barriers to scientific publishing.
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- B Nolde-Lopez
- Biology Department, Davidson College, Davidson, NC 28035, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Department of Curriculum & Instruction, School of Education, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
- Institute of Biodiversity, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Dornburger Straße 159, 07743 Jena, Germany
- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Department of Ecosystem Services, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Puschstr. 4, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Biology Department, Davidson College, Davidson, NC 28035, USA
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Fuentes-Afflick E, García P, Friedli AB, Johnson B, Binder R. An Innovative Faculty Travel Award Program to Support Child, Elder, or Dependent Care. JAMA Pediatr 2022; 176:1148-1149. [PMID: 35969414 PMCID: PMC9379820 DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.2852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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This study observes how a travel award program that supports child, elder, or dependent care affected university faculty members.
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García-Ojeda ME, Nishiguchi MK. The Metamorphosing Professor: Adapting Teaching to Fulfill the Promise of Biology Education. Integr Comp Biol 2022; 62:1519-1527. [PMID: 36175168 PMCID: PMC9801978 DOI: 10.1093/icb/icac149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Revised: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Teaching students at all levels of education has undergone extensive changes, particularly in the past decade. Our present student population has transformed dramatically in the 21st century due to the changing demographics of the nation, an increasing use of technology both inside and outside the classroom, along with an expectation to have information instantaneously available to peruse and utilize as a source of material. Today's instructors also need to adapt to these changes by assessing how well students are learning new concepts, as well as how much material students retain for future coursework. Here, we explore the recent history of science education, and the progress that has been made to overcome multiple learning obstacles, particularly relevant to PEERs (persons excluded because of their ethnicity or race) in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). We hope to provide insight into how educators are restructuring the way they design their teaching portfolios to provide better outcomes for the students of today's educational system.
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- Marcos E García-Ojeda
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, 5200 Lake Rd, Merced, CA 95343, USA
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Leibnitz GM, Peters JW, Campbell-Montalvo R, Metcalf H, Lucy Putwen A, Gillian-Daniel DL, Sims EL, Segarra VA. Refining a DEI Assessment Tool for Use in Optimizing Professional STEM Societies for Gender Equity. FRONTIERS IN SOCIOLOGY 2022; 7:755372. [PMID: 35774108 PMCID: PMC9237367 DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2022.755372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Historic science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplinary cultures were founded in a system that was predominately male, white, heterosexual, and able-bodied (i.e., "majority"). Some societal norms have changed, and so has demand for inclusive STEM engagement. However, legacy mental models, or deeply held beliefs and assumptions, linger and are embedded in the STEM system and disciplinary cultures. STEM reform is needed to maximize talent and create inclusive professions, but cannot be achieved without recognizing and addressing norms and practices that disproportionately serve majority vs. minoritized groups. As leading voices in disciplinary work and application, disciplinary and professional societies (Societies) are instrumental in shaping and sustaining STEM norms. We, leaders of the Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+) project, recognize the need to provide Society diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) change leaders with tools necessary to foster systemic change. In this Perspectives article, we present the Equity Environmental Scanning Tool (EEST) as an aid to help Society DEI change leaders elucidate legacy mental models, discern areas of strength, identify foci for advancement, and benchmark organizational change efforts. We share our rationale and work done to identify, and, ultimately, adapt a Society DEI self-assessment tool from the United Kingdom. We share background information on the UK tool, content and structural changes made to create the EEST, and an overview of the resulting EEST. Ultimately, we seek to increase awareness of a Society-specific DEI self-assessment tool designed to help Society DEI change leaders advance inclusive reform.
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- Gretalyn M. Leibnitz
- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Washington, DC, United States
- ProActualize Consulting, LLC., Moscow, ID, United States
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- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Washington, DC, United States
- Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut, Mansfield, CT, United States
- Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN), Washington, DC, United States
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- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Washington, DC, United States
- Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN), Washington, DC, United States
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- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Washington, DC, United States
- Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN), Washington, DC, United States
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- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Washington, DC, United States
- Wisconsin Center for Education Research, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
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- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Washington, DC, United States
- Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN), Washington, DC, United States
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- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Washington, DC, United States
- Center for Natural Sciences, Biological Sciences and Chemistry, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, United States
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Campbell-Montalvo R, Lucy Putwen A, Hill L, Metcalf HE, Sims EL, Peters JW, Zimmerman AN, Gillian-Daniel DL, Leibnitz GM, Segarra VA. Scientific Societies Integrating Gender and Ethnoracial Diversity Efforts: A First Meeting Report from Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+). JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOLOGY EDUCATION 2022; 23:e00340-21. [PMID: 35340448 PMCID: PMC8941930 DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.00340-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Professional STEM societies have been identified as an important lever to address STEM diversity, equity, and inclusion. In this Perspectives article, we chronicle the highlights of the first Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+) convening held in September 2021. Here, we introduce the three-part ACCESS+ approach using a model that entails (i) completion of a DEI self-assessment known as the equity environmental scanning tool, (ii) guided action plan development and iteration, and (iii) sustained participation in a community of practice.
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- Rebecca Campbell-Montalvo
- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Women in Engineering ProActive Network, Washington, DC, USA
- Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Women in Engineering ProActive Network, Washington, DC, USA
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- Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Women in Engineering ProActive Network, Washington, DC, USA
- ADVANCE Resource and Coordination Network (ARC Network), Women in Engineering ProActive Network, Washington, DC, USA
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- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Women in Engineering ProActive Network, Washington, DC, USA
- ADVANCE Resource and Coordination Network (ARC Network), Women in Engineering ProActive Network, Washington, DC, USA
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- School of Engineering and Innovation, Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
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- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Women in Engineering ProActive Network, Washington, DC, USA
- Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Women in Engineering ProActive Network, Washington, DC, USA
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- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Women in Engineering ProActive Network, Washington, DC, USA
- Department of Biology, High Point University, High Point, North Carolina, USA
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Leibnitz GM, Gillian-Daniel DL, Greenler RMCC, Campbell-Montalvo R, Metcalf H, Segarra VA, Peters JW, Patton S, Lucy-Putwen A, Sims EL. The Inclusive Professional Framework for Societies: Changing Mental Models to Promote Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive STEM Systems Change. FRONTIERS IN SOCIOLOGY 2022; 6:784399. [PMID: 35265700 PMCID: PMC8900615 DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2021.784399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professional societies (ProSs) are uniquely positioned to foster national-level diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) reform. ProSs serve broad memberships, define disciplinary norms and culture, and inform accrediting bodies and thus provide critical levers for systems change. STEM ProSs could be instrumental in achieving the DEI system reform necessary to optimize engagement of all STEM talent, leveraging disciplinary excellence resulting from diverse teams. Inclusive STEM system reform requires that underlying "mental models" be examined. The Inclusive Professional Framework for Societies (IPF: Societies) is an interrelated set of strategies that can help ProSs change leaders (i.e., "boundary spanners") and organizations identify and address mental models hindering DEI reform. The IPF: Societies uses four "I's"-Identity awareness and Intercultural mindfulness (i.e., equity mindset) upon which inclusive relationships and Influential DEI actions are scaffolded. We discuss how the IPF: Societies complements existing DEI tools (e.g., Women in Engineering ProActive Network's Framework for Promoting Gender Equity within Organization; Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success' Equity Environmental Scan Tool). We explain how the IPF: Societies can be applied to existing ProS policy and practice associated with common ProS functions (e.g., leadership, membership, conferences, awards, and professional development). The next steps are to pilot the IPF: Societies with a cohort of STEM ProSs. Ultimately, the IPF: Societies has potential to promote more efficient, effective, and lasting DEI organizational transformation and contribute to inclusive STEM disciplinary excellence.
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- Gretalyn M. Leibnitz
- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Washington, DC, United States
- ProActualize Consulting, LLC, Moscow, ID, United States
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- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Washington, DC, United States
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
- INCLUDES Aspire Alliance, Madison, WI, United States
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
- INCLUDES Aspire Alliance, Madison, WI, United States
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- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Washington, DC, United States
- University of Connecticut, Mansfield, CT, United States
- Women in Engineering, ProActive Network, Washington, DC, United States
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- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Washington, DC, United States
- Women in Engineering, ProActive Network, Washington, DC, United States
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- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Washington, DC, United States
- High Point University, High Point, NC, United States
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- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Washington, DC, United States
- Katalytik, Christchurch, United Kingdom
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States
- INCLUDES Aspire Alliance, Madison, WI, United States
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- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Washington, DC, United States
- Women in Engineering, ProActive Network, Washington, DC, United States
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- Amplifying the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS+), Washington, DC, United States
- Women in Engineering, ProActive Network, Washington, DC, United States
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Chou JY, Camerlink I. Online conferences as an opportunity to enhance inclusiveness in animal behaviour and welfare research: A case study of the ISAE 2020 virtual meeting. Appl Anim Behav Sci 2021; 241:105369. [DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2021.105369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Segarra VA, Primus C, Unguez GA, Edwards A, Etson C, Flores SC, Fry C, Guillory AN, Ingram SL, Lawson M, McGee R, Paxson S, Phelan L, Suggs K, Vega LR, Vuong E, Havran JC, Leon A, Burton MD, Lujan JL, Ramirez-Alvarado M. Scientific societies fostering inclusivity through speaker diversity in annual meeting programming: a call to action. Mol Biol Cell 2021; 31:2495-2501. [PMID: 33119460 PMCID: PMC7851875 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e20-06-0381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Scientific societies aiming to foster inclusion of scientists from underrepresented (UR) backgrounds among their membership often delegate primary responsibility for this goal to a diversity-focused committee. The National Science Foundation has funded the creation of the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS), a meta-organization bringing together representatives from several such STEM society committees to serve as a hub for a growing community of practice. Our goal is to coordinate efforts to advance inclusive practices by sharing experiences and making synergistic discoveries about what works. ACCESS has analyzed the approaches by which member societies have sought to ensure inclusivity through selection of annual meeting speakers. Here we discuss how inclusive speaker selection fosters better scientific environments for all and identify challenges and promising practices for societies striving to maximize inclusivity of speakers in their scientific programming.
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- Verónica A Segarra
- Department of Biology, High Point University, High Point, NC 27268.,American Society for Cell Biology, Bethesda, MD 20852
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- Department of Biology, High Point University, High Point, NC 27268.,American Society for Cell Biology, Bethesda, MD 20852
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- New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003.,Society for Developmental Biology, Rockville, MD 20852
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- Biophysical Society, Rockville, MD 20852.,Department of Physics, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06495
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- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rockville, MD 20852.,Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, CO 80045
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- American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Rockville, MD 20852
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- American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Rockville, MD 20852.,Department of Physician Assistant Studies, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77555
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- American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Rockville, MD 20852.,Department of Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239
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- Department Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093.,Endocrine Society, Washington, DC 20036
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Faculty Affairs, Chicago, IL 60611
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- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rockville, MD 20852
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- American Society for Cell Biology, Bethesda, MD 20852.,Department of Biology, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL 33161
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Campbell University, Buies Creek, NC 27506.,Association of Southeastern Biologists, Buies Creek, NC 27506
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- Association of Southeastern Biologists, Buies Creek, NC 27506.,Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Miami Dade College, Miami, FL 33167
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- Endocrine Society, Washington, DC 20036.,Department of Neuroscience, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas 75082
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- Departments of Neurologic Surgery and Physiology and Biomedical Engineering and
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- Biophysical Society, Rockville, MD 20852.,Departments of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Immunology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905
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Segarra VA, Vigoreaux J, Zavala ME, Edwards A. Accomplishing Career Transitions 2019: facilitating success towards the professoriate. BMC Proc 2021; 15:13. [PMID: 34158051 PMCID: PMC8217970 DOI: 10.1186/s12919-021-00220-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The Minorities Affairs Committee of the American Society for Cell Biology through its Accomplishing Career Transitions (ACT) program aims to ease critical transitions for postdocs and junior faculty from underrepresented backgrounds in STEM or from minority-serving institutions as they work towards promotion and tenure at a wide range of academic institutions. The ACT program is a 2-year cohort-based professional and skills development program that kicks off with a summer workshop and continues with additional online training sessions on selected topics, forging the creation of a permanent mentoring community for the participants. In this BMC Proceedings Supplement, we highlight selected content from the first ACT summer workshop held in 2019 at the Rizzo Center in Chapel Hill, NC. The goal of this BMC Proceedings Supplement is to amplify impact of ACT programming in a way that transcends the ACT Fellow community to benefit an increased number of scientists.
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- Verónica A Segarra
- American Society for Cell Biology, Bethesda, MD, 20814, USA. .,Department of Biology, High Point University, High Point, NC, 27268, USA.
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- American Society for Cell Biology, Bethesda, MD, 20814, USA.,Department of Biology and Office of the Provost, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 05405, USA
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- American Society for Cell Biology, Bethesda, MD, 20814, USA.,Department of Biology, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, 91330, USA
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Termini CM, Pang A. Beyond the bench: how inclusion and exclusion make us the scientists we are. Mol Biol Cell 2021; 31:2164-2167. [PMID: 32924843 PMCID: PMC7550699 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e20-06-0374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Recent events encompassing social injustices, healthcare disparities, and police brutality against Black citizens highlight the continued need to strive toward unbiased and inclusive practices in all realms of the world. Our voices as cell biologists are powerful tools that can be used to combat inequities in the scientific landscape. In this inaugural Voices essay, we discuss how exclusion and inclusion events have contributed to our scientific journeys and how scientists can work to create an inclusive environment for our trainees and colleagues. As underrepresented minority scientists in the early and late stages of our scientific training, we frame the trainee experience to provide insight from unique perspectives. This essay also provides actionable items that the cell biology community can implement to promote inclusivity. We anticipate that initiating an open dialogue focused on diversity and inclusion will promote growth in the field of cell biology and enable scientists to assess and assume their role in creating welcoming environments. We believe that scientists at all stages in their careers can make meaningful and habitual contributions to supporting inclusivity in cell biology, thereby creating a future where diversity, equity, and inclusion are expected, not requested.
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- Christina M Termini
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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Quintana DS, Heathers JAJ. How Podcasts Can Benefit Scientific Communities. Trends Cogn Sci 2020; 25:3-5. [PMID: 33158756 DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2020.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Podcasts are emerging as popular fora for discussing science. Here, we describe how podcasts can benefit scientific communities by disseminating career-specific information that is often unwritten and hidden to those outside academic social knowledge networks. We also provide practical advice on how scientists can launch their own podcasts.
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- Daniel S Quintana
- Norwegian Centre for Mental Disorders Research (NORMENT), Division of Mental Health and Addiction, University of Oslo, and Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway; KG Jebsen Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway; Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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- Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA; Cipher Skin, Denver, CO, USA
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