Reading List for Fieldwork Advocacy and Geoscience EDI
Ali, Hendratta N., Sarah L. Sheffield, Jennifer E. Bauer, Rocío P. Caballero-Gill, Nicole M. Gasparini, Julie Libarkin, Kalynda K. Gonzales, et al. “An Actionable Anti-Racism Plan for Geoscience Organizations.” Nature Communications 12, no. 1 (2021): 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23936-w.
Carlin, Briony, Tina Sikka, Peter Hopkins, Laura Braunholtz, Louise Mair, and Zarah Pattison. “Identifying the Barriers to Inclusion in Field-Based Environmental Sciences Research.” Studies in Higher Education, 2023, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2023.2274378.
Clancy, Kathryn B.H., Robin G. Nelson, Julienne N. Rutherford, and Katie Hinde. “Survey of Academic Field Experiences (SAFE): Trainees Report Harassment and Assault.” PLoS ONE 9, no. 7 (2014): 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102172.
Demery, Amelia Juliette Claire, and Monique Avery Pipkin. “Safe Fieldwork Strategies for At-Risk Individuals, Their Supervisors and Institutions.” Nature Ecology and Evolution 5, no. 1 (2021): 5–9. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01328-5.
Greene, Sarah E, Gwen S Antell, Jake Atterby, Rehemat Bhatia, and M Emma. “Safety and Belonging in the Field : A Checklist for Educators.” EarthArXiv, 2021, 1–34. https://eartharxiv.org/repository/view/2607/.
Hall, Tim, Mick Healey, and Margaret Harrison. “Fieldwork and Disabled Students: Discourses of Exclusion and Inclusion.” Journal of Geography in Higher Education 28, no. 2 (2004): 255–80. doi:10.1080/0309826042000242495.
Harris, L. A., C. Garza, M. Hatch, J. Parrish, J. Posselt, J. P. Alvarez Rosario, E. Davidson, et al. “Equitable Exchange: A Framework for Diversity and Inclusion in the Geosciences.” AGU Advances 2, no. 2 (2021): 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020av000359.
McMonigal, Kay, Natalya Evans, Dani Jones, Jay Brett, Reece C. James, Mar C. Arroyo, A. bel Y. Gong, et al. “Navigating Gender at Sea.” AGU Advances 4, no. 4 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1029/2023AV000927.
Sexton, Julie, Harmony Newman, Cassendra Bergstrom, Kevin Pugh, and Eric Riggs. “Multisite Investigation of Sexist Experiences Encountered by Undergraduate Female Geology Students.” International Journal of Gender 12, no. 3 (2020): 353–76. http://genderandset.open.ac.uk.
Shepherd, J. M., J. Bendix, and M. A. Urban (2024), Increasing racial and ethnic diversity in physical geography, Eos, 105, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EO240043. Published on 2 February 2024.
Simmonds, Anna. “Women Scientists Sexually Harassed While Doing Fieldwork.” Nature, no. July (2014): 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2014.15571.
Snyder, M.E., and Reynolds, M.A., 2024, Feeling Relieved: Creating a Positive Bathroom Field Culture in the Geosciences: GSA Today, v. 34, p. 28–30, https://doi.org/10.1130/GSATG574GW.1
John, Kristen St., Eric Riggs, and Dave Mogk. “Sexual Harassment in the Sciences: A Call to Geoscience Faculty and Researchers to Respond.” Journal of Geoscience Education 64, no. 4 (2016): 255–57. https://doi.org/10.5408/1089-9995-64.4.255.
Viglione, Giuliana. “Racism and Harassment Are Common in Field Research - Scientists Are Speaking Up.” Nature 585, no. 7823 (2020): 15–16. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02328-y.
Willis, Lisa M., Devang Mehta, and Alexandra Davis. “Twelve Principles Trainees, PIs, Departments, and Faculties Can Use to Reduce Bias and Discrimination in STEM.” ACS Central Science 6, no. 12 (2020): 2294–2300. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.0c01120.
Note: these are not organized by theme but alphabetically, if you have something specific you are looking for please reach out.
