This catalog of external and internal resources has been collected by the LNO staff and committees and continues to grow each month. Here you’ll find toolkits, references, reports, and videos. It can be filtered by topic, format, and primary audience.
This document is a specific list of recommendations for safer and more inclusive field experiences from the Anti-Racism Action Committee from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, at the University of California, Davis.
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Audience(s): academic institution, educator, manager, mentor, policymaker, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, manager, mentor, policymaker, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
Certain individuals are at higher risk for conflict and violence when they are in the field due to prejudice against their race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, and/or religion. This paper provides strategies for acknowledging and reducing the risk of conflict.
Creators: Amelia-Juliette Claire Demery, Monique Avery Pipkin
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, manager, mentor, policymaker, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, manager, mentor, policymaker, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) has developed a sample code of conduct and bill of rights that can be modified for your field site.
Creators: Association of Polar Early Career Scientists personnel
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, manager, mentor, policymaker, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, manager, mentor, policymaker, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
A codes of conduct is a set of guidelines adopted by an organization to address which behaviors are expected and appropriate. All universities should have personal codes of conduct. This references introduces Codes of Conduct in general and gives instructions and samples for developing a Code of Conduct.
Creators: ADVANCE Geo Partnership personnel
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, event organizer, manager, mentor, policymaker, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, event organizer, manager, mentor, policymaker, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
An example of a fieldwork safety manual from the Department of Biological Sciences at the University Pittsburg.
Creators: Sara Kuebbing, David Clark, Burhan Gharaibeh, Mary Janecka, Kevin Kohl, Rachael Kramp, Michel Ohmer, Castilleja Olmsted, Karen Peralta Martinez, Tessa Rhinehart, Elizabeth Rudzki, Martin M. Turcotte, Corinne Richards-Zawacki
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, event organizer, manager, mentor, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, event organizer, manager, mentor, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
The INTERACT Fieldwork Planning Handbook covers all aspects of fieldwork, from the initial idea, to the actual fieldwork, through to getting safely back home with samples and data to wrap up the project. A particular focus is put on all aspects of planning until you venture into the field and safety aspects when working at INTERACT stations or in the field.
Creators: Fiona Tummon, Andrea Schneider, Julie Bull, Gwenaëlle Gremion, Gabriela Roldan, Morgan Seag, Ruth Vingerhagen Hindshaw
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, event organizer, manager, mentor, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, event organizer, manager, mentor, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
UC Santa Barbara lists key elements of a field safety plan with links to other resources, including a field safety plan template.
Creators: Environmental Health & Safety
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, event organizer, manager, mentor, policymaker, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, event organizer, manager, mentor, policymaker, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
Designed for scouts and scout leaders, outdoor enthusiasts and anyone who works or spends time in remote environments, this course teaches advanced skills to be used in emergencies when help from professional first responders may be far away. Based on the Boy Scouts of America Wilderness First Aid Curriculum and Doctrine Guidelines, this course aligns with OSHA’s Best Practices for Workplace First Aid Training Programs.
Creators: American Red Cross personnel
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, event organizer, manager, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, event organizer, manager, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
Learning and being aware of various social field safety issues that could arise for people who professionally work outdoors — but more specifically — for marginalized and historically excluded individuals is our goal. Social Field Safety Workshops cover the history of minorities in the outdoors, group brainstorming activities, and group discussions about solutions to common social field safety scenarios that could impact certain groups of individuals.
Creators: Field Inclusive, Inc. personnel
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, event organizer, manager, mentor, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, event organizer, manager, mentor, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
More than half of field participants report experiencing sexual harassment while doing fieldwork, and one in five report assault. To combat this, FieldFutures offers a suite of interactive trainings developed by a team of field researchers at UC Santa Cruz.
Creators: FieldFutures personnel
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, event organizer, manager, mentor, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, event organizer, manager, mentor, program facilitator, scientific organization, student
The racial history of scientific progress and the impact of exploitation and non-inclusive research on scientists and society. Plus, why objectivity will not solve the clearly documented (see data references within) problem; alternative solutions are proposed.
Creators: 500 Women Scientists Leadership
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, mentor, policymaker, program facilitator, scientific organization
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, mentor, policymaker, program facilitator, scientific organization
Interesting insights in this review from ADVANCEGeo leaders about how changes have been implemented and measured versus what is known about what is likely to be effective. It suggests some ways to move forward (both in education and measuring the changes/outcomes).
Creators: Allison Mattheis, Megan Murphy, Erika Marin-Spiotta
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, mentor, policymaker, program facilitator, scientific organization
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, mentor, policymaker, program facilitator, scientific organization
A blog post asking academics to focus on creating more inclusive environments instead of focusing on the recruitment of “diverse” candidates alone.
Creators: Terry McGlynn
A short, two-minute video explaining what microaggressions are, using the analogy of insect bites.
Creators: Fusion Comedy
Audience(s): educator, event organizer, manager, mentor, program facilitator, student
Audience(s): educator, event organizer, manager, mentor, program facilitator, student
A 20-minute video detailing the many ways microaggressions show up in university classroom settings but is generalizable to academia in general.
Creators: Carla LynDale Bishop, Director, Dr. Yolanda Flores Niemann, Producer
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, event organizer, manager, mentor, program facilitator
Audience(s): academic institution, educator, event organizer, manager, mentor, program facilitator