The leadership of WOC in EEB was awarded a National Science Foundation (DEB-2317203) grant and the Dartmouth Fannie and Alan Leslie Grant to help support an in-person conference that took place from July 25-27, 2023, at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH.
The purpose of the meeting was twofold. First, we brought together scientists from a variety of career stages, disciplines, and backgrounds to envision pathways to academic leadership for women of color and non-binary people of color working in ecology, evolution, and environmental fields. What do we want and need and how can affinity groups work together to achieve it? Second, we wanted more science collaborations between WOC scientists - too often we come together to discuss DEI issues and not the science questions we love. We spent time working together on deliverables (e.g. commentary article, RCN grant) and came together in community for a recharge.
The purpose of the meeting was twofold. First, we brought together scientists from a variety of career stages, disciplines, and backgrounds to envision pathways to academic leadership for women of color and non-binary people of color working in ecology, evolution, and environmental fields. What do we want and need and how can affinity groups work together to achieve it? Second, we wanted more science collaborations between WOC scientists - too often we come together to discuss DEI issues and not the science questions we love. We spent time working together on deliverables (e.g. commentary article, RCN grant) and came together in community for a recharge.
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Connect with Us
The conference has ended, but our community continues! You can join our Slack group by filling out this Google Form, use #WOCinEEB on Twitter, and join one or both of our mentoring programs on the Mentoring Page!
The conference has ended, but our community continues! You can join our Slack group by filling out this Google Form, use #WOCinEEB on Twitter, and join one or both of our mentoring programs on the Mentoring Page!
Watch our Panel Session:
Pathways to STEM Leadership for Women of Color and Nonbinary People of Color
Resources List
Here is post-conference resources list. This is a living document for us to use long after the conference. Please add any relevant resources as you see fit.
Organizing Committee
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V. Bala Chaudhary, PhD (she/her)
WOCinEEB Founder Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA |
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Lily Khadempour, PhD (she/her)
Mentoring Program Director Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences Rutgers University, Newark, NJ USA |
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Chengyang (Crispy) Su Conference Program Assistant PhD Student in the Graduate Program in Ecology, Evolution, Environment and Society Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA |
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Christine Sit Mentoring Program Assistant EPA Administrative and Science Communications Associate Oak Ridge Associated Universities |