2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH
5/22/2019 | 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM | STRIVING TOWARDS A MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY: PROGRESS MADE IN THE SOCIETY FOR FRESHWATER SCIENCE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT | 251 AB
STRIVING TOWARDS A MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY: PROGRESS MADE IN THE SOCIETY FOR FRESHWATER SCIENCE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT
Discussions about diversity and inclusivity are becoming more common within scientific societies. However, concerted effort is needed to increase diversity and minimize discrimination, thus providing minoritized and marginalized scientists the space to benefit from and contribute to scientific societies as fully as their colleagues from the demographic majority. Here, we evaluate the strengths and opportunities to improve diversity and inclusivity efforts within the Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) as a model for how scientific societies can make progress towards a more inclusive environment. In 2017, demographic information, (e.g., age, gender, race, and sexuality) was collected from members of SFS. Survey respondents were also offered the opportunity to anonymously share comments regarding diversity and inclusivity within SFS. Using this information, we developed a guide for SFS and similar scientific societies to aid efforts to create a more welcoming space for all scientists. We argue that scientific societies should strive to maximize recruitment and retention of minoritized and marginalized scholars to better represent the communities they serve and to generate higher impact and more innovative science.
- Assessment
- Education
- Biodiversity
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Erin Abernethy
(), Florida International University, efabernethy@gmail.com;
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Ivan Arismendi
(), Oregon State University, Department of Fisheries & Wildlife, ivan.arismendi@oregonstate.edu;
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Anna Boegehold
(), Wayne State University, az1079@wayne.edu;
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Checo Colon-Gaud
(), Georgia Southern University, jccolongaud@georgiasouthern.edu;
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Matthew Cover
(), California State University, Stanislaus, mcover@csustan.edu;
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Erin Larson
(), Alaska Pacific University, ern.larson@gmail.com;
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Eric Moody
(), Iowa State University, erickmoody@gmail.com;
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Brooke Penaluna
(), PNW Research Station, US Forest Service, brooke.penaluna@oregonstate.edu;
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Arial Shogren
(), Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Michigan State University, shogrena@msu.edu;
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Alex Webster
(), University of California Davis, ajwebster@ucdavis.edu;
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Megan Woller-Skar
(), Grand Valley State University, wollerm@gvsu.edu;
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