Collaborative Research: Implementation Grant: Leading Inclusive Transformation in Geoscience via an Intercultural Network of Learning Ecosystems - LIT GEO

通过领先的地球科学包容性转型（LIT GEO）计划，来自北卡罗来纳州中央大学、波多黎各-阿雷西博大学和东卡罗莱纳大学的地球科学家将开发一个研究和学习生态系统的跨文化网络。通过利用不同学术机构的优势，LIT GEO将制定提高认识的战略，以促进地球科学的文化变革实践。该项目将深入了解能力建设计划如何有助于创造包容性的环境，使不同的研究生和博士后学者能够在地球科学领域从事长期职业。LIT GEO的研究机会将集中在北卡罗来纳州和波多黎各的社区地球科学上。LIT GEO将通过以下方式支持研究，培训和指导：（一）学士后（PB）桥梁课程进入研究生学习，（二）硕士（MS）课程，（三）博士后（PD）和教师培训在教学，指导和研究中的文化相关方法，以及（四）社区成员的专业发展。LIT GEO将支持：35 PB，16 MS学生，和来自不同背景的4 PD学者和20教师参加培训和研究与社区。每年，队列将包括17名学生和PD学者，共有55名非教师参与者超过5年。围绕社区需求的地球科学研究将为居民提供切实的成果，同时展示地球科学的社会价值。LIT GEO将支持社区组织的能力建设，通过公平的伙伴关系模式将社区和学术研究人员联系起来。该网络将在各机构和社区之间建立持久的合作和包容性辅导环境结构。LIT GEO将建立在5个能力（多样性，社区科学，沟通，领导力和数据素养）的基础上，以提供能力建设。北卡罗来纳州和PR的跨文化峰会将提供培训，研讨会和与面临环境挑战的社区合作的实地经验。全年的活动将包括通过新兴地球科学学者研讨会系列与来自不同文化和背景的演讲者进行专业发展，应用核心能力的研讨会，以及扩大参与者体验并建立信任环境和文化归属感的队列建设活动。机构协议将产生文化转型过程，使实习计划，导师，研究，并建立研究生课程与访问网络中的课程，最大限度地提高机构之间的教师贡献。这个奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得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的支持。

Through the Leading Inclusive Transformation in the Geosciences (LIT GEO) program, geoscientists from North Carolina Central University, University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo, and East Carolina University will develop an Intercultural Network of research and Learning Ecosystems. By leveraging the strengths of different academic institutions, LIT GEO will develop awareness strategies to contribute to culturally transformative practices in geoscience. This project will provide insight into how capacity building programs contribute to creating inclusive environments enabling diverse graduate students and post-doctoral scholars to pursue long-term careers in geoscience. Research opportunities in LIT GEO will center on community-based geoscience in North Carolina and Puerto Rico. LIT GEO will support research, training, and mentoring via: (i) a post-baccalaureate (PB) bridge program into graduate study, (ii) Master’s (MS) programs, (iii) post-doctoral (PD) and faculty training in culturally relevant methodologies in teaching, mentoring, and research, and (iv) professional development for community members. LIT GEO will support: 35 PB, 16 MS students, and 4 PD scholars from diverse backgrounds and 20 faculty participating in training and research with communities. Yearly, cohorts will consist of 17 students and PD scholars, with a total of 55 non-faculty participants over 5 years. Geoscience research centered around community needs will provide tangible outcomes to residents while demonstrating the societal value of geoscience. LIT GEO will support capacity building of community organizations to connect communities and academic researchers via equitable models of partnership. The network will create long-lasting structures of cooperative and inclusive mentoring environments across institutions and with communities. LIT GEO will build upon 5 competencies (diversity, community science, communication, leadership, and data literacy) to provide capacity building. Intercultural Summits in NC and PR will provide training, workshops, and field experiences in partnership with communities facing environmental challenges. Activities throughout the year will include professional development with speakers from diverse cultures and backgrounds via an Emerging Geoscience Scholars Seminar Series, workshops that apply the core competencies, and cohort building activities that expand participant experiences and build trusting environments and cultural belonging. Institutional agreements will generate cultural transformational processes to enable internship programs, mentorship, research, and building graduate curriculum with access to courses across the network, maximizing faculty contributions among institutions.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.