DEI Resources

Compiled by the NAGT Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. Last updated June 2022. Send corrections, comments, and suggestions to Steve Mattox at mattoxs@gvsu.edu

Resources from NAGT and our sponsored projects

Policies

NAGT ethics policies and codes of conduct

Professional development

Supporting the success of all students, a Traveling Workshops program

Research

Journal of Geoscience Education theme issue: New Developments in Diversity and Inclusiveness in the Geosciences (2019) Volume 67, Issue 4

All JGE articles from 2019 to the present about diversity, equity, and inclusion

Teach the Earth resources

Broadening Participation in the Geosciences

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice Resources for Earth Educators

ADVANCEGeo

Resources on anti-racism, inequity in the time of COVID, field work, and more

Workshops on workplace climate, implicit bias, and more

Science Organizations

500 Queer Scientists: A visibility campaign for LGBTQ+ people and their allies working in STEM and STEM-supporting jobs.

500 Women Scientists: Our mission is to make science more open, inclusive, and accessible, and transform society by fighting racism, patriarchy, and oppressive societal norms.

American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES): A national nonprofit organization focused on substantially increasing the representation of Indigenous peoples of North America and the Pacific Islands in STEM studies and careers.

American Geophysical Union (AGU) Diversity and Inclusion efforts

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Geosciences (AAPIiG): A grassroots, member-driven organization committed to building a community that supports AAPIs within geosciences.

Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG): An international organization devoted to enhancing the quality and level of participation of women in geosciences and to introduce girls and young women to geoscience careers.

Diverse Geologists (@DiverseGeos): This group was created in response to the tremendously lacking diversity that exists both in geoscience fields and in outdoor recreation.

Equity and Inclusion in Geosciences and Environmental Science (Facebook Group)

GeoLatinas: Our mission is to embrace, empower, and inspire Latinas to pursue and thrive in careers in Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Geological Society of America: GSA Statement on Diversity and a Challenge to the Society, Geoscience Departments, and the Geoscience Community at Large by Cramer, Peate, and Saltzman, 2021, GSA Today (geosociety.org)

Geoscience Alliance (GA): A national alliance of individuals committed to broadening the participation of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and people of Native Hawai'ian ancestry in the geosciences.

International Association for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD): Dedicated to creating access and inclusion for persons with disabilities in the geosciences.

Minorities Striving and Pursuing Higher Degrees of Success in Earth System Science (MSPHDS): Developed by and for underrepresented minorities with the overall purpose of facilitating our increased participation in Earth system science.

Mujeres y Geología (Women in Geosciences): Commission of the Geological Society of Spain.

National Association Of Black Geoscientists: A nonprofit organization established in June of 1981 by a group of black geoscientists in the Houston/Dallas area.

Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS): An inclusive organization dedicated to fostering the success of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans, from college students to professionals, in attaining advanced degrees, careers, and positions of leadership in STEM.

SEA Change (aaas.org): SEA Change is a comprehensive initiative from AAAS that implements a proven self-assessment process to effect sustainable change with regard to diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEMM at U.S. institutions of higher education.

URGeoscience – Unlearning Racism in Geoscience: URGE's primary objectives are to(1) deepen the community's knowledge of the effects of racism on the participation and retention of Black, Brown, and Indigenous people in Geoscience, (2) draw on existing literature, expert opinions, and personal experiences to develop anti-racist policies and strategies, and (3) share, discuss, and modify anti-racist policies and strategies within a dynamic community network and on a national stage.

Resources for implementing DEI efforts

ADVANCEGeo Partnership: Partnering to address the problem of sexual harassment and other exclusionary behaviors that lead to hostile working and learning climates in the earth, space and environmental sciences.

AGU Ethics and Equity Center Advancing Workplace Excellence: The AGU Ethics and Equity Center provides resources to educate, promote and ensure responsible scientific conduct and establish tools, practices, and data for organizations to foster a positive work climate in science.

Aspire Alliance's Leveraging Promising Practices: Improving the Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention of Diverse & Inclusive Faculty

Better Letters: Equitable Practices

Cartier, K. M. S. (2020), Geoscience commits to racial justice. Now we've got work to do, Eos, 101, Published on 19 June 2020.

Does Our Vision of Diversity Reduce Harm and Promote Justice?

Duncombe, J. (2021), Seven ways PIs can counteract systemic bias right now, Eos, 102, Published on 12 March 2021.

Equity, Culture, and Place in Paleontology Student-Centered Pedagogy for Broadening Participation (Visaggi, 2020)

#notimeforsilence

A Call to Action for an Anti-Racist Science Community from Geoscientists of Color: Listen, Act, Lead: "We are concerned with the lack of leadership in the sciences to address the prevalence of racism and inequity. Accordingly, we offer a challenge to action and a list of actionable strategies."

https://academic-sexual-misconduct-database.org/

Science Votes the Future: Science is essential to understand and craft solutions for today's urgent societal challenges. See who and what is on your ballot, know your rights to engage in advocacy, understand why your vote matters, and give your candidates science-based facts to make informed decisions for a better future.

Silence Comes at a Cost: Sexual Harassment Reporting in STEM (Douglas and Bruno, 2020)

The Challenges of Fieldwork for LGBTQ+ Geoscientists

Using Mobile Technologies to Enhance Accessibility and Inclusion in Field-Based Learning (Whitmeyer and others, 2020)

University of Arizona's AISES Geoscience Outreach Program

University of Minnesota Manoomin Project: (this project ended in 2014 but there are related publications/abstracts that discuss the outcomes)

Volcanic Massive Sulfide Group Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Panel Events 2020

Terms and language

40 Alternatives to These Ableist and Oppressive Words Ms. Vixen

BBC "The harmful ableist language you unknowingly use"

Lydia X.Z. Brown: A resource for ableism/language

Indigenous Corporate Training Inc. "Use these culturally offensive phrases, questions at your own risk"

Teaching resources

Develop Students' Science Identity

EER 2021 Developing Inclusive Teaching Strategies Workshop compilation

Picture a Scientist A documentary about harassment and discrimination in STEM

Scientist Spotlight Initiative empowers middle/high school, college, and university science educators to implement inclusive curricula that help ALL students see themselves in science. They provide access to easy-to-implement assignments/activities that link course content to the stories of counter-stereotypical scientists.

Social Justice Mathematics and Science Curricular Resources for K-12 Teachers by Kari Kokka

Teaching Geoscience History in Context - GeoConText

Here we present a resource to assist educators in integrating topics on racism, colonialism, imperialism, environmental damage, and exploitation of natural resources into subjects commonly taught within geoscience departments.

Articles and reports

Editorials, opinions, and perspectives

Bumpus, Namandjé. Too many senior white academics still resist recognizing racism Nature World View, 28 July, 2020

Johnson, Tre When Black People Are in Pain, White People Just Join Book Clubs. Washington Post, June 11, 2020

Miller, Casey, and Stassun, Keivan. A Test That Fails Nature, 11 June 2014

Roberts-Crew,s, Jasmine. White Academia - Do Better. The Faculty, June 8, 2020

Spychala, Yvonne T. About the (In)value of Field Work Journal of Sedimentary Research (2020) 90 (1): 102–103

Starr, G.G. Black Scholars Are Not 'Rare Creatures'. The New York Times. December 4, 2019

News articles

Cartier, K. M. S. (2021), Teaching geoscience history in context, Eos, 102, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EO155621. Published on 09 March 2021.

Elbein, Asher, Decolonizing the Hunt for Dinosaurs and Other Fossils. The New York Times. March 22, 2021.

Gewin, Virginia US geoscience programmes drop controversial admissions test. Nature Career News, 20 July 2020

Howley, K. D. R. (2020), Deep Biases Prevent Diverse Talent From Advancing, Eos, 101. Published on 03 June 2020.

Ledford, S. H., M. M. Monteagudo, A. N. Flores, J. B. Glass, and K. M. Cobb (2020), #GeoGRExit: Why geosciences programs are dropping the GRE, Eos, 101,https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EO145223. Published on 04 June 2020.

Lee, Robert and Ahtone, Tristan Land Grab Universities. High Country News, March 30, 2020

Tolan, Casey High Ground, High Prices: How climate change is speeding gentrification in some of America's most flooding-vulnerable cities. CNN, March 3, 2021

Reports and statistics

Burek, C.V. and Higgs (eds), 2007, The Role of Women in History of Geology Geological Society of London Special Publication 281.

Johnson, Beth (ed) 2018, Women and Geology: Who Are We, Where Have We Come From, and Where Are We Going? GSA Memoir 214, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/MEM214

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. The Impacts of Racism and Bias on Black People Pursuing Careers in Science, Engineering, and Medicine: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25849.

National Science Foundation, Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering Special Reports

Research articles

Abeyta et al. (2021) "The True Cost of Field Education is a Barrier to Diversifying Geosciences"

Bernard, R. E., & Cooperdock, E. H. (2018). No Progress on Diversity in 40 Years. Nature Geoscience, 11(5), 292-295. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0116-6.

Dutt, K. (2020). Race and Racism in the Geosciences. Nature Geoscience, 13(1), 2-3. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-019-0519-z

Grabowski (2018) Impact of Holistic Review on Student Interview Pool Diversity

Hofstra, B., Kulkarni, V. V., Galvez, S. M. N., He, B., Jurafsky, D., & McFarland, D. A. (2020). The diversity–innovation paradox in science. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(17), 9284-9291. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1915378117

Minthorn, R. S. & Nelson, C. A. (2018). Colonized and racist Indigenous campus tour. Journal of Critical Scholarship on Higher Education and Student Affairs, 4(1), 73-88.

Petersen and others (2018) Multi-institutional Study of GRE Scores as predictors of STEM PhD degree completion: GRE gets a low mark

Reano, Daryl and Ridgway, Kenneth D. (2015). Connecting Geology and Native American Culture on the reservation of Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, USA. GSA Today. 26-28. 10.1130/GSAT-G235GW.1.

Schell et al., 2020, The ecological and evolutionary consequences of systemic racism in urban environments. Science 369 (6510) DOI: 10.1126/science.aay4497

Williams-Stroud, Sherilyn, 2021, Seeking Diversity in the Geosciences When Black Lives Matter, GSA Today.

Reading lists

A (Partial) Reading List of Papers & Perspectives Relevant to Geology & Colonialism from the Bryn Mawr Mineral Collection

Decolonizing Science: A reading list developed initially to address the controversy surrounding the establishment of a new telescope on Mauna Kea.

Georeading for Equity: A repository that includes the background of inequity in STEM higher education, a focus on particular Geoscience/Earth Science equity issues, and strategies and resources for facilitating hard conversations.

Books

Non-fiction

Ahmed, Sara (2012) On Being Included: Racism and Diversity in Institutional Life Duke University Press, 256 p.

Finney, Carolyn (2014) Black Faces White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors UNC Press, 194 p.

Stewart, Abigail J. and Valian, Virginia (2018) An Inclusive Academy: Achieving Diversity and Excellence MIT Press, 528 p.

Biography and memoirs

Felt, Hali (2013) Soundings: The Story of the Remarkable Woman Who Mapped the Ocean Floor Macmillan, 368 p.

Jahren, Hope (2017) Lab Girl Penguin Random House, 304 p.

Profiles of diverse scientists

The Bearded Lady Project: A documentary film and photographic project celebrating the work of female paleontologists and highlighting the challenges and obstacles they face.

IF/THEN® Collection: A digital asset library of women STEM innovators, for educational and other noncommercial use.

Meet the Scientists - Time Scavengers: Exploring what individual geoscientists do.

SACNAS Biography Project: An online archive of first-person stories by and about Chicano/Hispanic and Native American scientists with advanced degrees in science.

Blogs and Podcasts

#Black In Geoscience

SAGE Musings: Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

Creating Inclusive Spaces for Women of Color in the Workplace and in Society - Part One

Creating Inclusive Spaces for Women of Color in the Workplace and in Society - Part Two

Protecting international participation in US STEM research

Episode 139: Chasing Space on Earth - Dr. Sian Proctor (She Explores: Women in the outdoors)

Eradicating White Supremacy

Webinars

Promoting Diversity in the Geosciences: Meet the Geoscience Women in STEM

AGI, Diversity in the Geosciences: A Look at the Data and the Actions of the Community, 2020

JGE Articles on DEI 2019-Spring 2022

The following is a list of JGE articles related to DEI starting in 2019. They are divided into categories (two theme issues, plus papers related to institutional (or departmental) transformation, broadening participation (mostly NSF-funded programs that included DEI goals as part of undergrad research, internships, field programs, and programs aimed at 2YC students), teaching and research practices aimed at improving DEI, and research on geoscience practices and attitudes related to DEI. Each section is mostly organized by publication date (because that was easiest to do while going through the online issues).

Theme issue: In Our VOICES: Voices Integrating Culture in the Earth Sciences (full issue expected 2023)

Jasmin Graham, Gina Hodsdon, Aly Busse & Michael P. Crosby (2022) BIPOC voices in ocean sciences: A qualitative exploration of factors impacting career retention, Journal of Geoscience Education, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2022.2052553

Theme issue: New Developments in Diversity and Inclusiveness in the Geosciences (2019)

Jill L. Karsten (2019) Insights from the OEDG program on broadening participation in the geosciences, Journal of Geoscience Education, 67:4, 287-299, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1565982

John R. McDaris, Ellen R. Iverson, Cathryn A. Manduca & Cailin Huyck Orr (2019) Teach the Earth: Making the connection between research and practice in broadening participation, Journal of Geoscience Education, 67:4, 300-312, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1616272

Julie R. Posselt, Jason Chen, P. Grady Dixon, Jerlando F. L. Jackson, Robert Kirsch, Anne-Marie Nuñez & Brian J. Teppen (2019) Advancing inclusion in the geosciences: An overview of the NSF-GOLD program, Journal of Geoscience Education, 67:4, 313-319, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1647007

Gary S. Weissmann, Roberto A. Ibarra, Michael Howland-Davis & Machienvee V. Lammey (2019) The multicontext path to redefining how we access and think about diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM, Journal of Geoscience Education, 67:4, 320-329, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1620527

R. Heather Macdonald, Rachel J. Beane, Eric M. D. Baer, Pamela L. Eddy, Norlene R. Emerson, Jan Hodder, Ellen R. Iverson, John R. McDaris, Kristin O'Connell & Carol J. Ormand (2019) Accelerating change: The power of faculty change agents to promote diversity and inclusive teaching practices, Journal of Geoscience Education, 67:4, 330-339, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1624679

Lorena Medina Luna, Beth Bartel, Michael Hubenthal & Rebecca Haacker (2019) Bilingual science communication: A call for a geoscience community of practice, Journal of Geoscience Education, 67:4, 340-344, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1578580

Nicholas P. Lang & Lyman P. Persico (2019) Challenges and approaches for creating inclusive field courses for students with an autism spectrum disorder, Journal of Geoscience Education, 67:4, 345-350, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1625996

Solomon Bililign (2019) Programs to build capacity in geosciences at HBCUs and MSIs: Examples from North Carolina A&T State University, Journal of Geoscience Education, 67:4, 351-365, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1636337

Emily Fairfax & Megan R. M. Brown (2019) Increasing accessibility and inclusion in undergraduate geology labs through scenario-based TA training, Journal of Geoscience Education, 67:4, 366-383, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1602463

Lixin Jin, Diane Doser, Vanessa Lougheed, Elizabeth J. Walsh, Lina Hamdan, Maryam Zarei & Guadalupe Corral (2019) Experiential learning and close mentoring improve recruitment and retention in the undergraduate environmental science program at an Hispanic-serving institution, Journal of Geoscience Education, 67:4, 384-399, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1646072

Linda A. Reinen & Karen M. Kortz (2019) "Geologic issues: Community impacts and science communication"—An introductory geoscience assignment designed to help underrepresented minority students see value in the geosciences, Journal of Geoscience Education, 67:4, 400-416, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1630885

Alexander Gates (2019) The protégé effect in the retention of underrepresented minority undergraduate teaching assistants in geoscience: Preliminary indications from Newark, New Jersey, Journal of Geoscience Education, 67:4, 417-426, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1661760

Rachel Beane, Karen S. McNeal & R. Heather Macdonald (2019) Probing the National Geoscience Faculty Survey for reported use of practices that support inclusive learning environments in undergraduate courses, Journal of Geoscience Education, 67:4, 427-445, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1621714

Kathleen Sherman-Morris, Idamis Del Valle Martinez, Cheryl A. Justice & Kimberly R. Hall (2019) School counselor perceptions of the geosciences and career exploration activities used in their schools, Journal of Geoscience Education, 67:4, 446-458, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1627854

Kathleen Quardokus Fisher, Eric Kaufman, Oriana Calagna, LaToya Myles, Carolyn Brinkworth, Denise R. Simmons & P. Grady Dixon (2019) Developing scientists as champions of diversity to transform the geosciences, Journal of Geoscience Education, 67:4, 459-471, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1618692

Jamie L. Ricci & Eric M. Riggs (2019) Making a connection to field geoscience for Native American youth through culture, nature, and community, Journal of Geoscience Education, 67:4, 487-504, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1616273

Broadening participation/DEI discussed in context of undergrad research, internships, field experiences, programs for 2YC students

Corene J. Matyas, Kathryn A. Stofer, Heidi J. L. Lannon, Jasmeet Judge, Bobby Hom & Brandan A. Lanman (2022) Despite challenges, 2-year college students benefit from faculty-mentored geoscience research at a 4-year university during an extracurricular program, Journal of Geoscience Education, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2022.2037403

Evelyn Abagayle Boyd & Kelly Best Lazar (2022) "It's not just a picture": The effects of an international two-week field experience on student geoscience involvement and persistence, Journal of Geoscience Education, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2022.2036045

Kusali Gamage, James McCall, Hugh Daigle & Chammi Miller (2021) Supporting STEM transfer students through cross-institutional undergraduate research experiences, Journal of Geoscience Education, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2021.2005510

Jabari C. Jones & Susan Washko (2021) More than fun in the sun: The pedagogy of field trips improves student learning in higher education, Journal of Geoscience Education, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2021.1984176

Donna J. Charlevoix, Aisha R. Morris, Kelsey Russo-Nixon & Heather Thiry (2021) Engaging two-year college students in geoscience: Summer Pre-REU internships and professional development to prepare students for participation in research, Journal of Geoscience Education, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2021.1977770

Philip Halliwell, Sarah Whipple & Gillian Bowser (2021) Learning to love protected areas: Citizen science projects inspire place attachment for diverse students in United States National Parks, Journal of Geoscience Education, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2021.1947115

J. K. Haschenburger, Walter Gray, Alexis Godet, Marina B. Suarez & Anne-Marie Núñez (2021) Recruiting all the talent into undergraduate STEM student success programs using an invitational approach, Journal of Geoscience Education, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2021.1918971

Lily S. Pfeifer, Michael J. Soreghan, Kelly K. Feille, Gerilyn S. Soreghan, Gary S. Weissmann, Robert A. Ibarra & Wesley A. Stroud (2021) Activation of the Multicontext model in a field-based program for traditionally underserved students, Journal of Geoscience Education, 69:1, 85-95, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2020.1838850

Jill L. Karsten (2019) Insights from the OEDG program on broadening participation in the geosciences, Journal of Geoscience Education, 67:4, 287-299, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1565982

Allison Mattheis, Megan Murphy & Erika Marin-Spiotta (2019) Examining intersectionality and inclusivity in geosciences education research: A synthesis of the literature 2008–2018, Journal of Geoscience Education, 67:4, 505-517, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1656522

Institutional/departmental transformation

Carol J. Ormand, R. Heather Macdonald, Janet Hodder, Debra D. Bragg, Eric M. D. Baer & Pamela Eddy (2021) Making departments diverse, equitable, and inclusive: Engaging colleagues in departmental transformation through discussion groups committed to action, Journal of Geoscience Education, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2021.1989980

Effective teaching and research practices to improve DEI

Viranga Perera, Chris Mead, Katrien J. van der Hoeven Kraft, Sabine Stanley, Regupathi Angappan, Shannon MacKenzie, Ankit Barik & Sanlyn Buxner (2021) Considering intergroup emotions to improve diversity and inclusion in the geosciences, Journal of Geoscience Education, 69:3, 248-252, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2021.1881863

Cole G. Kingsbury, Elizabeth C. Sibert, Zachary Killingback & Christopher L. Atchison (2020) "Nothing about us without us:" The perspectives of autistic geoscientists on inclusive instructional practices in geoscience education, Journal of Geoscience Education, 68:4, 302-310, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2020.1768017

Anne-Marie Núñez, Jessica Rivera & Tyler Hallmark (2020) Applying an intersectionality lens to expand equity in the geosciences, Journal of Geoscience Education, 68:2, 97-114, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1675131

Research on geoscience practices and attitudes related to DEI

Paige Bush & Stephen Mattox (2020) Decadal review: How gender and race of geoscientists are portrayed in physical geology textbooks, Journal of Geoscience Education, 68:1, 2-7, DOI: 10.1080/10899995.2019.1621715

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