There is increasing recognition of the significance of traditional knowledges (TKs) in relation to climate change. And yet there are potential risks to indigenous peoples in sharing TKs in federal and other non-indigenous climate change initiatives. These guidelines are intended to examine the significance of TKs in relation to climate change and the potential risks… Read more »
Researchers from Native American and Indigenous communities explain how colleagues and institutions can help them to battle marginalization.
Report of the Workshop to Promote Safety in Field Sciences that was organized by CSU Desert Studies and the Consortium for Ocean Leadership on 24-26 March 2021. The workshop resulted in 52 recommendations targeted at improving field science culture change, as well as misconduct accountability, policy, and reporting. The recommendations focus on improving experiences for… Read more »
Written primarily for undergraduates considering a research experience, the paper recommends practical strategies for dealing with three common sources of anxiety: imposter syndrome, communicating with mentors, and safety in fieldwork.
This short paper in Ecology and Evolution outlines strategies for turning field experiences from exclusive experiences into channels for inclusion. A handy graphic and short video are also provided.
This article examines the demographic gaps in ecology and evolutionary biology and their findings indicate retention rather than recruitment drives disparities in representation. . The study also found that underrepresented students were less likely to enroll in field courses, but that field courses were associated with higher retention.
Responding to hostile behaviors requires a community effort and strong leadership to send a clear message that these types of behaviors are not acceptable. Here you will find strategies to address incidents when they happen through bystander intervention as well as resources for changing the culture so that these behaviors do not continue to be… Read more »
This page defines prejudice, provides data on who is affected most, and gives advice on helping yourself and others experiencing prejudice.
An article outlining ten rules to develop a lab-specific expectations documents to provide a mechanism for prospective and current mentees to evaluate if the lab is a good fit for their needs.
Research mentor training (RMT), based on the published Entering Mentoring curricula series, has been shown to improve the knowledge and skills of research mentors across career stages, as self-reported by both the mentors engaged in training and their mentees. This paper describes the train-the-trainer workshop program at CIMER.
