Nature Communications (Jun 2021)
An actionable anti-racism plan for geoscience organizations
- Hendratta N. Ali,
- Sarah L. Sheffield,
- Jennifer E. Bauer,
- Rocío P. Caballero-Gill,
- Nicole M. Gasparini,
- Julie Libarkin,
- Kalynda K. Gonzales,
- Jane Willenbring,
- Erika Amir-Lin,
- Julia Cisneros,
- Dipa Desai,
- Maitri Erwin,
- Elisabeth Gallant,
- Kiara Jeannelle Gomez,
- Benjamin A. Keisling,
- Robert Mahon,
- Erika Marín-Spiotta,
- Leiaka Welcome,
- Blair Schneider
Affiliations
- Hendratta N. Ali
- Fort Hays State University
- Sarah L. Sheffield
- University of South Florida
- Jennifer E. Bauer
- University of Michigan
- Rocío P. Caballero-Gill
- GeoLatinas, George Mason University, Brown University
- Nicole M. Gasparini
- Tulane University
- Julie Libarkin
- Michigan State University
- Kalynda K. Gonzales
- National Institute of Health
- Jane Willenbring
- Stanford University
- Erika Amir-Lin
- American Water Works Association
- Julia Cisneros
- University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
- Dipa Desai
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Maitri Erwin
- Microsoft
- Elisabeth Gallant
- University of Cambridge
- Kiara Jeannelle Gomez
- University of Texas at Austin
- Benjamin A. Keisling
- Columbia University
- Robert Mahon
- The University of New Orleans
- Erika Marín-Spiotta
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Leiaka Welcome
- Colorado School of Mines
- Blair Schneider
- University of Kansas
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23936-w
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 6
Abstract
Racism thrives in geoscience. We present an antiracism plan to support the recruitment, retention and success of Black, Indigenous, and other people of color in geoscience. Our action plan can be adapted by any organization to remove barriers to participation for all marginalized geoscientists.