RCN: LEAPS: Leveraging, Enhancing and Developing Biology (LED-BIO) Scientific Societies Shedding Light on Persistent Cultural Challenges

RCN：LEAPS：利用、增强和发展生物学 (LED-BIO) 科学协会揭示持续存在的文化挑战

• 批准号: 2134725
• 负责人: Veronica Segarra
• 金额: $ 70.14万
• 依托单位: American Society For Cell Biology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-01-15 至 2024-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2134725&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RCN; LEAPS; Leveraging; Enhancing; Developing

Each field in the sciences has historically been represented by its own scientific society, bringing together individual researchers for regular meetings where they can network, share discoveries, and collaborate. While it is rare for multiple distinct scientific societies to interact, they often perform similar functions, such as promoting the professional development of their members and promoting diversity among the next generation of researchers in their respective fields. This project will establish a collaborative network of experts to identify evidence-based inclusion strategies to accomplish the following: (1) collect consistent demographic data of society memberships, (2) better integrate scientists in transitional career stages into scientific society activities, and (3) diversify the ranks of scientific society leaders. By fulfilling these goals, this project aims to overcome persistent challenges that frequently undermine diversity efforts within independent communities of scientists and to broadly share this information for the benefit of all scientific communities.Scientific societies predominantly approach diversity and inclusion efforts by supporting the professional development of individual members who are from historically underrepresented groups in STEM. Unfortunately, data is lacking to evaluate the efficacy of these efforts, and additional approaches are likely to be required to address the systemic inequities underpinning skewed demographics among STEM practitioners. Fortunately, scientific societies that function as communities of practice (CoPs) are uniquely positioned to lead cultural change and promote inclusive environments to foster a diverse STEM workforce. This Research Coordination Network (RCN) project will use virtual town halls and in-person think tanks to expand and strengthen a cross-disciplinary network of CoPs. This network will collaborate to identify evidence-based strategies to address three persistent challenges that scientific societies face as identified by members of the Alliance to Catalyze Change for Equity in STEM Success (ACCESS): (1) lack of data to track scientific society membership demographic composition, (2) lack of integration of scientists in transitional stages of their careers into disciplinary CoPs, and (3) lack of diversity among highly visible thought leaders, including speakers in scientific programs. This RCN is coordinated by ACCESS and its member societies in the life sciences (the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the American Society for Cell Biology, the American Society for Pharmaceutical and Experimental Therapeutics, the Endocrine Society, and the Biophysical Society), the Quality Education for Minorities Network, the Marine Biological Laboratories at Woods Hole, and the NSF INCLUDES Aspire Alliance. The resulting strategies and standards will be reported and disseminated through open access training materials and publications.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

历史上，科学的每个领域都有自己的科学协会，将各个研究人员聚集在一起定期举行会议，在那里他们可以建立联系、分享发现和协作。虽然多个不同的科学团体很少进行互动，但它们经常发挥相似的功能，例如促进其成员的专业发展并促进各自领域的下一代研究人员的多样性。该项目将建立一个专家协作网络，以确定基于证据的包容性策略，以实现以下目标：(1) 收集一致的学会会员人口统计数据，(2) 更好地将处于职业转型阶段的科学家融入科学学会活动，(3) 使科学学会领导者队伍多样化。通过实现这些目标，该项目旨在克服持续存在的挑战，这些挑战经常破坏独立科学家群体内的多样性努力，并广泛分享这些信息，以造福所有科学界。科学协会主要通过支持来自 STEM 历史上代表性不足群体的个人成员的专业发展来实现多样性和包容性努力。不幸的是，缺乏数据来评估这些努力的有效性，并且可能需要采取额外的方法来解决 STEM 从业者人口统计数据倾斜的系统性不平等问题。幸运的是，作为实践社区 (CoP) 的科学协会在引领文化变革和促进包容性环境以培养多元化的 STEM 劳动力方面具有独特的优势。该研究协调网络 (RCN) 项目将利用虚拟市政厅和面对面智囊团来扩大和加强 CoP 的跨学科网络。该网络将合作确定基于证据的策略，以解决科学协会面临的三个持续挑战，正如促进 STEM 成功公平变革联盟 (ACCESS) 成员所确定的那样：(1) 缺乏数据来跟踪科学协会成员人口构成；(2) 处于职业生涯过渡阶段的科学家缺乏融入学科 CoP；(3) 引人注目的思想领袖（包括科学领域的演讲者）缺乏多样性。 程序。该 RCN 由 ACCESS 及其生命科学成员学会（美国生物化学和分子生物学学会、美国细胞生物学学会、美国制药和实验治疗学会、内分泌学会和生物物理学会）、少数民族素质教育网络、伍兹霍尔海洋生物实验室和 NSF 包括 Aspire 联盟协调。由此产生的战略和标准将通过开放获取培训材料和出版物进行报告和传播。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

Editorial: Professional and scientific societies impacting diversity, equity and inclusion in STEMM

社论：影响 STEMM 多样性、公平性和包容性的专业和科学协会

• DOI: 10.3389/fsoc.2023
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: Frontiers in Sociology
• 影响因子: 2.5
• 作者: Segarra, Verónica A.;Etson, Candice M.
• 通讯作者: Etson, Candice M.

Scientific Societies Team Up to Foster a Diverse STEM Workforce.

科学界联手培养多元化的 STEM 劳动力。

• DOI: 10.33548/scientia786
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Scientia
• 作者: Segarra, Verónica A.