Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Ichthyology and Herpetology
A Symposium to be held at JMIH 2022 in Spokane, WA, USA
Saturday, July 30, 2022
We are excited to present the list of talks along with information on speakers! For a full program including abstracts, please see the JMIH 2022 website:
https://burkclients.com/JMIH/meetings/2022/program/index.php
This symposium is sponsored by the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH), Herpetologists’ League (HL) and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR), with additional support from the National Science Foundation (award #2016872, $46,586) for several supplemental events and programs, including:
- A mentorship luncheon to be held on Friday, July 29
- A lunchtime workshop to be held on Saturday, July 30
- Funding to cover conference-related costs for ten students from underrepresented groups
Symposium co-organizers:
Itzue Caviedes-Solis, Jennifer Deitloff, Robert Denton, Lori Neuman-Lee, and Jessica Tingle
Introduction to the symposium
Symposium organizers
Finding the great balance: Family and science
Lorin Neuman-Lee | Assistant Professor, Arkansas State University
http://neumanleelab.weebly.com/ | @CheloniaGirl
How can higher education live up to our diversity, equity, and inclusion goals?
Jennifer Deitloff | Associate Professor, Lock Haven University
https://lockhaven.edu/biologydep/faculty/JenniferDeitloff.html | @SalamanderJenn
An ecological approach to disabilities in science
Krista Koeller | Unaffiliated Researcher
https://kkoeller3115.wixsite.com/kristakoeller | @KristaLerista
Zoos, herpetology, and the scientific community: An international perspective
Sinlan Poo, | Senior Research Scientist, Memphis Zoo
sheilapoo.com | @SinlanPoo
Code-switching: Countering identity-based discrimination in fieldwork
Brittany McCall | PhD Candidate, Arkansas State University
www.brittanylatricemccall.weebly.com | @McCallMeB
#FINDTHATLIZARD: Ecology, science outreach, and supporting underrepresented groups in herpetology and natural resources
Earyn McGee | Unaffiliated Researcher
https://earynmcgee.com/
Turtle camp research and education in ecology program
Fredric Janzen | Professor, Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University
https://www.kbs.msu.edu/research/labs/janzen/
Promoting positive experiences in nature through bird education
Jeramie Strickland | Manager of Education and Community Outreach, Openlands
https://openlands.org/about/staff/jeramie-strickland/
Natural history museums as incubators for student engagement and diversifying skills
Michelle Koo | Biodiversity Informatics and GIS Staff Curator, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California Berkeley
https://mkoo.github.io/ | @koomapper
Spheres of influence: Being a queer mentor, advocate, and activator in biology and higher education
M. Rockwell Parker | Associate Professor, James Madison University
https://www.jmu.edu/biology/people/current-people/faculty/faculty-parker.shtml | https://www.jmu.edu/biology/ridge/about.shtml
“It’s completely erasure”: A qualitative exploration of experiences of transgender, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and questioning students in biology courses
Sarah Eddy | Assistant Professor, Florida International University
https://myweb.fiu.edu/seddy/
Global Women in Herpetology Project
Umilaela Arifin | Marie Curie Research Fellow, Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change & the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California Berkeley
https://umilaelaarifin.wixsite.com/homepage | https://de.linkedin.com/in/umilaela-arifin-23138244
Stereotype threat as a barrier to belonging, and what we can do about it
Jessica Tingle | Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Akron
Scientific interests: Evolution, biomechanics, limbless locomotion
jleetingle.com
Concluding remarks
Itzue W. Caviedes-Solis | Assistant Professor, Swarthmore College
https://www.itzuecs.com/