How a Scientific Society Built Multicultural Diversity: A 25-Year-Long Journey

Cuker, Benjamin E.; Haxton, Clarisse; Martínez, Carmen María Fajardo

doi:10.1093/biosci/biw001

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“…As part of this experience, students are paired with a mentor at the conferences. Evaluations indicate this helps make students feel part of limnology and oceanography community and the networking and contacts obtained also support careerbuilding opportunities (Cuker, Haxton, and Martinez 2016).…”

Section: Sprinkle Relevant Programs and Stir In The Fundingmentioning

confidence: 97%

Cultural consciousness about marine conservation: The multiracial experience as an emerging ecosystem

Roberts¹

2020

Parks Stewardship Forum

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Section: Sprinkle Relevant Programs and Stir In The Fundingmentioning

confidence: 97%

Cultural consciousness about marine conservation: The multiracial experience as an emerging ecosystem

Roberts¹

2020

Parks Stewardship Forum

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“…Professional development can catalyze an undergraduate's self-efficacy and growth in STEMM disciplines (Cuker, et al, 2016;Doerschuk, et al, 2016;Abernethy, et al, 2020;Helm, et al, 2013). Annual society meetings provide an opportunity for undergraduate students to enhance their professional development.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Student chapters can contribute to a society establishing a welcoming environment to its discipline's scientists-in-training. This type of environment has been shown to be vital to undergraduate persistence in STEMM fields (Bruthers & Matyas, 2020;Cuker, et al, 2016;Graham, et al, 2013;Chemers, et al, 2011;Gopalan, et al, 2018). Student chapter membership can also allow entry into prestigious academic fraternities such as ASBMB's Chi Omega Lambda which recognizes undergraduate upperclassmen seeking degrees in molecular life sciences.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Scientific societies can help navigate the barriers to success in STEMM but, oftentimes, UR students who are members of societies still experience marginalization, isolation, and identity stereotypes within the society (Morales, et al, 2020). Specific inclusivity and diversity programs within scientific societies can counteract the marginalization and isolation UR members may experience (Segarra, et al, 2020;Ahern-Dodson, et al, 2020;Cuker, et al, 2016;Maton, et al, 2000;Casad, et al, 2016;Bruthers & Matyas, 2020;Womack, et al, 2020). The heightened sense of community and self-efficacy undergraduates can feel from involvement in societies can lead to higher retention rates for UR undergraduates (Graham, et al, 2013;Doerschuk, et al, 2016;Ahern-Dodson, et al, 2020;Russell, 2017;Casad, et al, 2016;Gopalan, et al, 2018;Bruthers, et al, 2021).…”

Section: Scientific Societies As a Tool To Retain Undergraduate Scientist Talentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Scientific societies fostering inclusivity in the life sciences through engagement of undergraduate scientists

Primus¹,

Zimmerman²,

Terovolas³

et al. 2022

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Scientific societies serve as communities of practice in which scientists develop many of the skills and connections required for the progression of their careers. For example, scientific societies offer a range of opportunities to attend career development programs, gain experience in communicating science, and receive recognition for achievements within their discipline. Programming for undergraduate student members has recently been increasing, both in prevalence and in its range of offerings. The Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success, ACCESS, a meta-organization seeking equity and inclusivity in life sciences fields, has examined programs and opportunities focused on undergraduates across its member scientific societies to identify common themes, promising practices and challenges. In this article, we share and discuss our findings.

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“…Each society's program has a unique flavor, but common to all are mentors who help students navigate scientific sessions, career mixers, and other networking events. These initiatives have succeeded in attracting and retaining scientists with diverse identities to careers in ocean and aquatic sciences and receive high marks from past mentees as being crucial to their professional development and persistence in STEM (Cuker et al 2016;Johnson et al 2016).…”

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A Socio-ecological Imperative for Broadening Participation in Coastal and Estuarine Research and Management

Harris

Grayson

Neckles

et al. 2021

Estuaries and Coasts

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For most of the scientific disciplines associated with coastal and estuarine research, workforce representation does not match the demographics of communities we serve, especially for Black, Hispanic or Latino, and Indigenous peoples. This essay provides an overview of this inequity and identifies how a scientific society can catalyze representational, structural, and interactional diversity to achieve greater inclusion. Needed changes go beyond representational diversity and require an intentional commitment to build capacity through inclusivity and community engagement by supporting anti-racist policies and actions. We want to realize a sense of belonging on the part of scientists in society at large and enable research pursuits through a lens of social justice in service of coastal communities. Minimally, this framework offers an avenue for increased recruitment of individuals from more diverse racial and ethnic identities. More broadly, the mechanisms described here aim to create a culture in scientific societies in which social justice, driven by anti-racist actions, produces systemic change in how members of scientific societies approach, discuss, and address issues of inequity. We have written this essay for members of the coastal and marine science community who are interested in change. We aim to call in new voices, allies, and champions to this work.

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How a Scientific Society Built Multicultural Diversity: A 25-Year-Long Journey

Cited by 13 publications

References 4 publications

Cultural consciousness about marine conservation: The multiracial experience as an emerging ecosystem

Cultural consciousness about marine conservation: The multiracial experience as an emerging ecosystem

Scientific societies fostering inclusivity in the life sciences through engagement of undergraduate scientists

A Socio-ecological Imperative for Broadening Participation in Coastal and Estuarine Research and Management

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