INS 12 - Decolonizing and Diversifying Ecology

Organizer(s)

• BS

  Bruno Soares

  Postdoctoral researcher
  University of Toronto, Scarborough
  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Moderator(s)

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  Ana Carolina Lacerda de Matos

  Federal University of Lavras, Brazil

In this session, we will discuss the struggles of minoritized groups in science. Specifically, we will focus on how the legacy of colonialism and the lack of diversity in science affects ecologists and their research. We will also reveal how people and institutions are working towards a more decolonial and diverse way of performing science. Our Inspire session will be guided by two main questions: 1) What are the challenges of decolonizing/diversifying knowledge production given our colonialist/unequal historical context? 2) How can we approach decolonization/diversification in ecological research? Each talk will present a specific problem and/or actions towards decolonizing/diversifying science. Specific topics include support and mentorship to LGBTQIA+, Black and Latinx researchers, and practices to decolonize ecological science.

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

  Building local networks to support 2SLGBTQIA+ people through their academic journey
  

  Presenting Author: Bruno E. Soares – University of Toronto, Scarborough

  Co-author: Fernando Costa Coletinha – Universidade de Santa Cecilia

  Co-author: Beatriz Marinho Hormänseder – Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

  Co-author: Levi Fernando Lopes Vieira Pinto – Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho

  Co-author: Lucy Gomes de Souza – Universidade Federal do Amazonas

  Co-author: Luisa Maria Diele-Viegas – Kunhã Asé network of Women in Science; Universidade Federal de Alagoas
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

  Club Eco-Evo Latinoamérica: a new space for science communication in Spanish
  

  Presenting Author: Winer Daniel Reyes Corral – McGill University

  Co-author: Luis Y. Santiago-Rosario – Louisiana State University

  Co-author: Ana L. Salgado – Louisiana State University

  Co-author: Diego F. Paredes Burneo – Louisiana State University

  Co-author: Ixchel Gonzalez Ramirez – University of california, Berkeley
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

  Decolonizing ecology beyond the Global North
  

  Presenting Author: Adriana Romero-Olivares, PhD – New Mexico State University

  Co-author: Prakash Kashwan, Political Science – University of Connecticut
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

  The cost of the inclusion in ecological research
  

  Presenting Author: Gabriel Nakamura – Texas A&M University
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

  Research and Conservation in a U.S. Colony
  

  Presenting Author: Ann Marie Gawel – Iowa State University - Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology Dept.
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

  Enhancing diversity & inclusion in Ecology: An acknowledgement towards underrepresented groups in STEM
  

  Presenting Author: Jordan Rodriguez – Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

  Championing Inclusive Terminology in Ecology and Evolution (CITEE)
  

  Presenting Author: Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila – Harvard Forest

  Co-Author: Marcella Baiz – Pennsylvania State University

  Co-Author: Susan J. Cheng – University of Michigan

  Co-Author: Kathy Darragh – University of California, Davis

  Co-Author: Cesar Estien – University of California, Berkeley

  Co-Author: Kaitlyn M. Gaynor – National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

  Co-Author: Danielle Ignace – The University of British Columbia

  Co-Author: Lily Khadempour – Rutgers University-Newark

  Co-Author: Christopher Lawrence – Princeton University

  Co-Author: Matt McCary – Black Ecologists Section

  Co-Author: Kirby Mills – University of Michigan

  Co-Author: Alex Moore – University of British Columbia

  Co-Author: Mallory M. Rice – San Francisco State University

  Co-Author: Justine A. Smith – University of California Davis
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

  Using openly accessible surname-publication data to infer diversity and meritocracy in academia
  

  Presenting Author: E. W. Tekwa – University of British Columbia

  Co-Author: Rachel K. Giles – University of Toronto

  Co-Author: Alexandra C.D. Davis – University of Alberta
• 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

  Discussion (until session ends)