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Chapter 7: The Role of Professional Societies. In Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research.

National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine (2005).  Chapter 7: The Role of Professional Societies.  In  Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research.  (https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/11153/chapter/9 pp. 137-146). Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. 

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Scientific Societies Fostering Inclusivity through Speaker Diversity in Annual Meeting Programming: a Call to Action

Segarra, V. A., Primus, C., Unguez, G. A., Edwards, A., Etson, C., Flores, S. C., et al. (2020b).
Mol. Biol. Cel 31 (23), 2495–2501. doi:10.1091/mbc.E20-06-0381

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Beyond Ticking Boxes: Holistic Assessment of Travel Award Programs Is Essential for Inclusivity.

Etson, C., Block, K., Burton, M. D., Edwards, A., Flores, S., Fry, C., et al. (2021).
Charlottesville, VA: OSF Preprintsdoi:10.31219

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Refining a DEI Assessment Tool for Use in Optimizing Professional STEM Societies for Gender Equity Frontiers in Sociology, 7

Leibnitz Gretalyn M., Peters Jan W., Campbell-Montalvo Rebecca, Metcalf Heather, Lucy Putwen Andrea, Gillian-Daniel Donald L., Sims Ershela L., Segarra Verónica A. DOI=10.3389/fsoc.2022.755372 ISSN=2297-7775

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Inclusive Professional Framework for Societies

1) Leibnitz Gretalyn M., Peters Jan W., Campbell-Montalvo Rebecca, Metcalf Heather, Lucy Putwen Andrea, Gillian-Daniel Donald L., Sims Ershela L., Segarra Verónica A. (2022). Refining a DEI Assessment Tool for Use in Optimizing Professional STEM Societies for Gender Equity.
Frontiers in Sociology, 7. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2022.755372
DOI=10.3389/fsoc.2022.755372 ISSN=2297-7775

2) Etson, C., Block, K., Burton, M. D., Edwards, A., Flores, S., Fry, C., et al. (2021). Beyond Ticking Boxes: Holistic Assessment of Travel Award Programs Is Essential for Inclusivity. Charlottesville, VA: OSF Preprintsdoi:10.31219/osf.io/fsrpb

3) Segarra, V. A., Primus, C., Unguez, G. A., Edwards, A., Etson, C., Flores, S. C., et al. (2020b). Scientific Societies Fostering Inclusivity through Speaker Diversity in Annual Meeting Programming: a Call to Action. Mol. Biol. Cel 31 (23), 2495–2501. doi:10.1091/mbc.E20-06-0381
4) Segarra, V. A., Vega, L. R., Primus, C., Etson, C., Guillory, A. N., Edwards, A., et al. (2020a). Scientific Societies Fostering Inclusive Scientific Environments through Travel Awards: Current Practices and Recommendations. CBE Life Sci. Educ. 19 (2), es3. doi:10.1187/cbe.19-11-0262

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UNH ADVANCe: IncludeU Implicit Bias Training

Beyond Just Words: Moving from Bystander to Ally in the Academic Workplace

October 11th, 2022 Beyond Just Words: Moving from Bystander to Ally in the Academic Workplace Presenters Christine Shea, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor, PI Kate Siler, Program Director, Co-PI Institution/ADVANCE Website University of New Hampshire ADVANCE Description NSF-funded research by the UNH ADVANCE program has shown that bias incidents are common, are rarely addressed, and negatively affect academic workplace climate, lowering job satisfaction, and increasing turnover.  We have also found that bystander intervention when bias incidents occur mitigates their negative effect on […]

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Building Gender Equity in the Academy: Institutional Strategies for Change

Building Gender Equity in the Academy: Institutional Strategies for Change (Published Nov 24, 2020) Website AAAS SEA Change Building Gender Equity in the Academy: Learning Series In Building Gender Equity in the Academy, Sandra Laursen and Ann E. Austin offer a concrete, data-driven approach to creating institutions that foster gender equity. Focusing on STEM fields, where gender equity is most lacking, Laursen and Austin begin by outlining the need for a systemic approach to gender equity. Looking at the successful […]

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An Inclusive Academy: Achieving Diversity and Excellence

An Inclusive Academy: Achieving Diversity and Excellence (Published July 17, 2019) Website “Most colleges and universities embrace the ideals of diversity and inclusion, but many fall short, especially in the hiring, retention, and advancement of faculty who would more fully represent our diverse world—in particular, women and people of color. In this book, Abigail Stewart and Virginia Valian argue that diversity and excellence go hand in hand and provide guidance for achieving both.”

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Fair Play: The Hidden Cost of Women Doing It All

Fair Play (Published January 5, 2021) Website Fair Play: The Hidden Cost of Women Doing It All The Fair Play Documentary “With her acclaimed New York Times bestseller (and Reese’s Book Club pick) Fair Play, Eve Rodsky began a national conversation about greater equality on the home front.”

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