2023 Excellence in JEDI Awardee

The JEDI award recognizes this person or group for their outstanding contribution(s) that may include, but are not limited to, developing both formal and informal activities that promote JEDI in the geosciences, exemplary mentorship of the next generation of diverse geoscientists and geoscience educators, influential communications that promote discussion and actions in support of JEDI, or relevant scholarly contributions.

Dr. Anita Marshall, University of Florida and the International Association for Geoscience Diversity

Dr. Anita Marshall is a Lecturer in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Florida, and the Executive Director of the International Association for Geoscience Diversity (theIAGD.org). Her efforts towards making the geosciences a more welcoming discipline are informed by her own experiences as a disabled geoscientist, as a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, and her non-traditional academic path. Dr. Marshall's projects include the GeoSPACE program – an inclusive field course for students with disabilities and other marginalized identities, the ASCEND research coordination network, and a project exploring the experiences of d/Disabled geoscience career professionals. She wishes to thank all her fellow volunteers at the IAGD who dedicate their time to creating a community for people with disabilities in the geosciences, and the project teams and amazing students who make these program possible.