Department of Biological Sciences

The Department of Biological Sciences at 青青草app State University offers a comprehensive 青青草app that spans the contemporary biological sciences. With more than 800 students pursuing degrees in biology, faculty and students work in close collaboration in the classroom, in the field, and in research laboratories. Upper-division classes are small, and many biology courses have hands-on laboratory sections that provide inquiry-based learning and 青青草appal experiences that benefit students professionally.

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Please note: The content in the DBS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Learning Opportunities section is directly from the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research and is not hosted by 青青草app State University. To view these presentations, please visit their website:

DBS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Learning Opportunities

Part 1

Mica Estrada, PhD, UC San Francisco

Thursday, March 4th, 9 am PT

Abstract: African Americans, Latinas/Latinos, and Native Americans are people historically excluded because of their ethnicity and race (PEER) in academia and underrepresented among Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) degree earners and career
pathways. Why do we stay and why do we go? Viewed from a perspective of social influence, the pattern suggests that PEER students do not become part of STEM communities at the same rate as non-PEER students. Building on Kelman鈥檚 (1958, 2006) tripartite integration model of social influence (TIMSI), Dr. Estrada will talk about how this model has been used to understand how PEER students orient to their discipline communities and how this relates to persistence in those career pathways years after completing their college degree. By longitudinally tracking and examining psychosocial variables, we are better able to see what types of STEM training programs and mentorship are more likely to result in students persisting in STEM career pathways. Further, she will talk about how institutional policies and climate that provide kindness cues that affirm social inclusion may impact the integration experience for HU college students, faculty and administrators.

Original presentations from the : “A call to action: Striving toward inclusion in academic biology.”

Visit the following SABER link to attend more upcoming virtual sessions this spring!

Part 2

Erin Cech, PhD, University of Michigan

Thursday, March 18th, 9 am PT

Abstract: Researchers have documented race and gender bias in STEM for decades, but there has been little parallel examination of LGBTQ status as an axis of inequality. How do LGBTQ-identifying STEM professionals fare in STEM? Drawing on the NSF-funded STEM Inclusion Study data of over 25,000 STEM workers, Dr. Cech will discuss her recent study of LGBTQ inequality among STEM professionals. Her research is the first to document persistent and systemic disadvantages for LGBTQ STEM professionals, compared to their non-LGBTQ peers, and she documents these disadvantages along numerous dimensions: day-to-day workplace experiences, career limitations, professional devaluation, marginalization and harassment, turnover intentions, and health and wellness issues. This research reveals LGBTQ status as a clear axis of inequality in STEM and underscores the need for organizational and cultural shifts to address these patterns.

Original presentations from the : “A call to action: Striving towards inclusion in academic biology.”

Visit the following SABER link to attend more upcoming virtual sessions this spring!

Part 3

Anjali Forber-Pratt, PhD, Vanderbilt University

Thursday, April 1st, 9 am PT

Cancelled

(unfortunately this event has been cancelled)

Abstract:The purpose of this discussion is to share insights about disability culture and disability identity and highlight lived academic ableism experiences and potential solutions related to aspects of physical access, the job market, teaching, and conferences pertinent to the academy.

Original presentations from the : “A call to action: Striving toward inclusion in academic biology.”

Visit the following SABER link to attend more upcoming virtual sessions this spring!

Part 4

Katie Hinde, PhD, Arizona State University

Thursday, April 15th, 9 am PT

Abstract: Leveraging insights gained from the Survey of Field Experiences (SAFE) in 2014 and the follow-up interviews reported in SAFE2 (2017), Dr. Hinde will discuss experiences and contexts of gender and sexual harassment within research teams during fieldwork. Further, Dr. Hinde will explore different approaches, cognizant of positionality, to confront and sustainably reshape professional cultures.

Original presentations from the : “A call to action: Striving toward inclusion in academic biology.”

Visit the following SABER link to attend more upcoming virtual sessions this spring!

Part 5

Megan Bang, PhD, Northwestern University

Thursday, April 29th, 9 am PT

Abstract: In this talk, Dr. Bang will present research that examines how cross-cultural variation in core cognitive
models and relational construals of humans with the natural world impact reasoning and sense-making.
For example, these models impact how people frame questions or make observation or even what people think is important to study. Further, she will explore how cultural ways of knowing and experience shape these processes. Dr. Bang will extend these experimental studies to the design of learning environments and explore key pedagogical practices that 青青草app improved science learning. Her work has implications for the study of biological phenomena, even for expert scientists.

Original presentations from the : “A call to action: Striving toward inclusion in academic biology.”

Visit the following SABER link to attend more upcoming virtual sessions this spring!

Part 6

Mays Imad, PhD, Pima Community College

Thursday, May 13th, 9 am PT

Abstract: Desmond Tutu reminds us that our 鈥渉umanity is caught up and is inextricably bound up in others.” In this seminar, we will build on the previous seminars in this series to examine the work of social justice using the lens of our interconnectedness and interdependence. Together, we will consider why we must strive to move beyond ally-ship and statements of solidarity toward truth, reconciliation, and liberation. Specifically, how can we take what we have learned in this seminar series and move towards action.

Original presentations from the : “A call to action: Striving toward inclusion in academic biology.”

Visit the following SABER link to attend more upcoming virtual sessions this spring!

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