Understanding and Combating Systemic Racism

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Updated June 21, 2023

Understanding Systemic Racism

A racist society is detrimental to your health (article) | Posted 6/21/23

Meika Ejiasi | Vox (2023)

The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards (peer-reviewed scientific article)| Posted 5/23/22

Aysa Gray | Stanford Social Innovation Review (2019)

Access and Equity for African American Students in Higher Education: A Critical Race Historical Analysis of Policy Efforts (peer-reviewed scientific article)| Posted 9/16/21

Shaun R. Harper, Lori D. Patton and Ontario S. Wooden| Journal of Higher Education (2009)

The Psychology of American Racism (peer-reviewed scientific article) | Posted 4/14/21

Steven O. Roberts and Michael T. Rizzo| American Psychologist (2020)

Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life (peer-reviewed scientific article) | Posted 7/23/20

Derald Wing Sue, Christina M. Capodilupo, Gina C. Torino, Jennifer M. Bucceri, Aisha M. B. Holder, Kevin L. Nadal, and Marta Esquilin| American Psychologist (2007)

So You Want to Talk About Race (non-fiction) | Posted 7/23/20

Ijeoma Oluo | Seal Press (2018)

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America (non-fiction) | Posted 7/7/20

Ibram X. Kendi | Nation Books (2016)

Between the World and Me (non-fiction) | Posted 6/18/20

Ta-Nehisi Coates | Spiegel and Grau (2015)

Seeing White (podcast series) | Posted 6/18/20

John Biewen and Chenjerai Kumanyika | Scene on Radio (2017)

The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration (article) | Posted 6/18/20

Ta-Nehisi Coates | The Atlantic (2015)

The Case for Reparations (article) | Posted 6/18/20

Ta-Nehisi Coates | The Atlantic (2014)

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (non-fiction) | Posted 6/18/20

Michelle Alexander | The New Press (2010)

Benefits of Diversity

Science Benefits from Diversity (article) | Posted 10/19/21

Editorial | Nature (2018)

Delivering Growth Through Diversity (peer-reviewed scientific article) | Posted 10/19/21

Vivian Hunt, Lareina Yee, Sara Prince, Sundiatu Dixon-Fyle | McKinsey (2018)

These Labs are Remarkable Diverse — Here's Why They're Winning at Science (article) | Posted 10/19/21

Kendall Powell | Nature (2018)

Collaboration: Strength in diversity (peer-reviewed scientific article) | Posted 9/15/21

Richard B. Freeman and Wei Huang | Nature (2014)

Collaborating with People Like Me: Ethnic Coauthorship within the United States (peer-reviewed scientific article) | Posted 9/15/21

Richard B. Freeman and Wei Huang | Journal of Labor Economics (2015)

Diversity in STEM: What It Is and Why It Matters (article) | Posted 9/15/21

Kenneth Gibbs, Jr. | Scientific American (2014)

Diverse Teams Feel Less Comfortable — and That’s Why They Perform Better (article) | Posted 9/15/21

David Rock, Heidi Grant, and Jacqui Grey | Harvard Business Review (2016)

Groups of diverse problem solvers can outperform groups of high-ability problem solvers (peer-reviewed scientific article) | Posted 9/15/21

Lu Hong and Scott E. Page | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2004)

Opinion: Gender diversity leads to better science (opinion article) | Posted 3/30/21

Mathias Wullum Nielsen, Sharla Alegria, Love Börjeson, Henry Etzkowitz, Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski, Aparna Joshi, Erin Leahey, Laurel Smith-Doerr, Anita Williams Woolley, and Londa Schiebinger | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2017)

The preeminence of ethnic diversity in scientific collaboration (peer-reviewed scientific article) | Posted 3/30/21

Bedoor AlShebli, Talal Rahwan and Wei Lee Woon | Nature Communications (2018)

Barriers in STEM, Geosciences and Ocean Sciences

Meta-Research: Systemic racial disparities in funding rates at the National Science Foundation (peer-reviewed scientific article) | Posted 3/10/23

Christine Yifeng Chen, Sara S Kahanamoku, Aradhna Tripati, Rosanna A Alegado, Vernon R Morris, Karen Andrade, Justin Hosbey | eLife (2022)

Exclusionary Behaviors Reinforce Historical Biases and Contribute to Loss of Talent in the Earth Sciences (peer-reviewed scientific article) | Posted 3/10/23

Erika Marin-Spiotta, Emily J. Diaz-Vallejo, Rebecca T. Barnes, Allison Mattheis, Blair Schneider, Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Meredith G. Hastings, Billy M. Williams, and Vicki Magley | Earth's Future (2022)

Mental anguish and mistreatment are rampant in marine science (article)| Posted 10/10/22

Virginia Gewin | Nature (2022)

Decades of systemic racial disparities in funding rates at the National Science Foundation (Preprint - 2022-07-21)| Posted 8/23/22

Christine Y. Chen, Sara S. Kahanamoku, Aradhna Tripati, Rosanna A. Alegado, Vernon R. Morris, Karen Andrade, Justin Hosbey

Race, Ethnicity, and NIH Research Awards (peer-reviewed scientific article)| Posted 8/23/22

Donna K. Ginther, Walter T. Schaffer, Joshua Schnell, Beth Masimore, Faye Liu, Laurel L. Haak, and Raynard Kington | Science (2011)

Code-Switching and Assimilation in STEM Culture (comment) | Posted 5/23/22

A. Morales, C. L. Walker, D. L. Carroll-Smith and Melissa A. Burt | Eos (2021)

Scientists from historically excluded groups face a hostile obstacle course (comment)| Posted 1/14/22

Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Rebecca T. Barnes, Meredith G. Hastings, Allison Mattheis, Blair Schneider,

Billy M. Williams and Erika Marín-Spiotta (2021)

STEM faculty who believe ability is fixed have larger racial achievement gaps and inspire less student motivation in their classes (peer-reviewed scientific article)| Posted 4/14/21

Elizabeth A. Canning, Katherine Muenks, Dorainne J. Green and Mary C. Murphy| Science Advances (2019)

Why are there so few ethnic minorities in ecology and evolutionary biology? Challenges to inclusion and the role of sense of belonging (peer-reviewed scientific article)| Posted 7/8/20

Laurie T. O’Brien, Henry L. Bart and Donna M. Garcia | Social Psychology of Education (2020)

Barriers to fieldwork in undergraduate geoscience degrees (comment) | Posted 6/18/20

Sam Giles, Chris Jackson and Natasha Stephen | Nature Reviews Earth & Environment (2020)

No progress on diversity in 40 years (comment) | Posted 6/18/20

Rachel E. Bernard and Emily H. G. Cooperdock | Nature Geoscience (2018)

Without inclusion, diversity initiatives may not be enough (peer-reviewed scientific article) | Posted 6/18/20

Chandler Puritty, Lynette R. Strickland, Eanas Alia, Benjamin Blonder, Emily Klein, Michel T. Kohl, Earyn McGee, Maclovia Quintana, Robyn E. Ridley, Beth Tellman, and Leah R. Gerber | Science (2017)

What Can We Do?

General

Advancing Inclusion and Anti-Racism in the College Classroom: A rubric and resource guide for instructors (toolkit) | Posted 02/28/23

Blonder, Benjamin; Bowles, Timothy; De Master, Kathryn; Fanshel, Rosalie Zdzienicka; Girotto, Manuela; Kahn, Alexandra; Keenan, Trevor; Mascarenhas, Michael; Mgbara, Whitney; Pickett, Sarah; Potts, Matthew; Rodriguez, Marisella | Zenodo (2022)

Attracting Diverse Students to Field Experiences Requires Adequate Pay, Flexibility, and Inclusion (peer-reviewed scientific article) | Posted 10/21/21

Alex J Jensen, Sara P Bombaci, Laura C Gigliotti, Stephen N Harris, Courtney J Marneweck, Mike S Muthersbaugh, Blaise A Newman, Shari L Rodriguez, Elizabeth A Saldo, Kyle E Shute, Keifer L Titus, Amanda L Williams, Sze Wing Yu, David S Jachowski | BioScience (2021)

Overcoming & Understanding Implicit Bias in Higher Education & the Workplace (webinar)| Posted 8/31/2020

Alex Madva| Cal Poly Pomona (June 16, 2020) | For CSU personnel only

How to Respond to Racial Microaggressions When They Occur (article) | Posted 7/23/20

J. Luke Wood & Frank Harris III| Diverse Education (2020)

Implicit Association Test (online test) | Posted 7/23/20

Project Implicit | Harvard University (2011)

How To Be An Antiracist (non-fiction) | Posted 3/3/23

Ibram X. Kendi | Random House (2019)

Long-term reduction in implicit race bias: A prejudice habit-breaking intervention (peer-reviewed scientific article) | Posted 6/18/20

Patricia G. Devine, Patrick S. Forscher, Anthony J. Austin and William T. L. Cox | Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (2012)

Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do (non-fiction) | Posted 6/18/20

Claude M. Steele | W. W. Norton & Company (2010)

Higher Education and STEM

Rethinking Committee Work in the Research Enterprise: The Case of Regenerative Gatekeeping (peer-reviewed scientific article) | Posted 4/6/23

Jonathan C. Lewis, Aixa Alemán-Díaz, Mona Behl, Sarah Kolesar, Lisa White, Brandon Jones, Corey Garza, Sharon Cooper | AGU Advances (2022)

People Like Me: Providing relatable and realistic role models for underrepresented minorities in STEM to increase their motivation and likelihood of success (conference paper) | Posted 4/6/23

Nir Aish, Philip Asare, Elif Eda Miskioglu| Bucknell University (2018)

Be a Gate Opener, Not a Gatekeeper (opinion article) | Posted 3/10/23

Michael A. Hunt| Inside Higher Ed (2022)

Supporting Historically Underrepresented Groups in STEM Higher Education: The Promise of Structured Mentoring Networks (peer-reviewed scientific article) | Posted 1/19/23

Robert S. Markle, Tyrslai M. Williams, Kristen S. Williams, Karin H. deGravelles, Diola Bagayoko and Isiah M. Warner | Frontiers in Education (2022)

Undergraduate Research Experiences Broaden Diversity in the Scientific Workforce (peer-reviewed scientific article) | Posted 1/8/23

Paul R Hernandez, Anna Woodcock, Mica Estrada, P Wesley Schultz | BioScience (2018)

How an Early, Inclusive Field Course can Build Persistence in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (peer-reviewed scientific article) | Posted 1/8/23

Alexandra Race, Roxanne S Beltran, Erika S Zavaleta | Integrative and Comparative Biology (2021)

Language Matters: Considering Microaggressions in Science (peer-reviewed scientific article) | Posted 9/27/22

Colin Harrison and Kimberly D. Tanner | Life Sciences Education (2018)

How Implicit Bias and Lack of Diversity Undermine Science (blog article)| Posted 5/3/22

Kuheli Dutt | Scientific American (2018)

Who are we? Highlightnuances in Asian American experiences in ecology and evolutionary biology (peer-reviewed scientific article)| Posted 11/16/21

K. H. Nguyen, A. K. Akiona, C. C. Chang, V. B. Chaudhary, S. J. Cheng, S. M. Johnson, S. S. Kahanamoku, A. Lee, E. E. de Leon Sanchez, L. M. Segui, R. L. Tanner | Ecological Society of America (2021)

The Equity Ethic: Black and Latinx College Students Reengineering Their STEM Careers toward Justice (peer-reviewed scientific article)| Posted 10/19/21

Ebony Mcgee and Lydia Bentley | American Journal of Education (2017)

Making Physics More Inclusive (article)| Posted 10/19/21

Nature (2018)

How to Provide a Multicultural Education (article)| Posted 9/30/21

Baylor University - Baylor's EdD online in Learning and Organizational Change (2020)

Best Practices for Diversity and Inclusion in STEM Education and Research: A Guide By and For Federal Agencies (report)| Posted 9/21/21

Interagency Working Group on Inclusion inSTEM Federal Coordination in STEM Education of the National Science and Technology Council (2021)

Anti-racist interventions to transform ecology, evolution and conservation biology departments (peer-reviewed scientific article)| Posted 8/31/21

Melissa R. Cronin et al. | Nature Ecology & Evolution (2021)

How Field Courses Propel Inclusion and Collective Excellence (peer-reviewed scientific article)| Posted 4/14/21

Erika S. Zavaleta, Roxanne S. Beltran, and Abraham L. Borker| Trends in Ecology & Evolution (2020)

Field courses narrow demographic achievement gaps in ecology and evolutionary biology (peer-reviewed scientific article)| Posted 4/14/21

Roxanne S. Beltran, Erin Marnocha, Alexandra Race, Donald A. Croll, Gage H. Dayton, Erika S. Zavaleta| Ecology and Evolution (2020)

Ten Simple Rules for Building an Anti-Racist Research Lab (peer-reviewed scientific article)| Posted 3/30/21

Danielle Venton and Asmeret Asefaw Berhe| PLOS Computational Biology (2020) | KQED interview with Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe

10 Ways to Tackle Linguistic Bias in Our Classrooms (opinion)| Posted 2/2/21

Catherine Savini | Insider Higher ED (2021)

Geosciences and Ocean Sciences

Co-Creating Ethical Practices and Approaches for Fieldwork (peer-reviewed scientific article)| Posted 4/6/23

Juliet Ryan-Davis, Daniella Scalice | AGU Advances (2022)

Championing inclusive terminology in ecology and evolution (peer-reviewed scientific article)| Posted 3/10/23

Susan J. Cheng, Kaitlyn M. Gaynor, Alex C. Moore, Kathy Darragh, Cesar O. Estien, J.W. Hammond, Christopher Lawrence, Kirby L. Mills, Marcella D. Baiz, Danielle Ignace, Lily Khadempour, Matthew A. McCary, Mallory M. Rice, Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila, Justine A. Smith | ScienceDirect (2023)

Know Before You Go: A Community-Derived Approach to Planning for and Preventing Sexual Harassment at Oceanographic Field Sites (peer-reviewed scientific article)| Posted 3/10/23

Abby Ackerman, Kristen Yarincik, Stephanie Murphy, Ivona Cetinić, Allison Fundis, Allison Miller, Emily Shroyer, Aly Busse, Qu’Derrick Covington, Annette DeSilva, Alison Haupt, Leah Johnson, Craig Lee, Laura Lorenzoni, Brandi Murphy, Jennifer Ramarui, Brad Rosenheim, and Deborah Steinberg | Oceanography (2023)

Highlighting altruism in geoscience careers aligns with diverse US student ideals better than emphasizing working outdoors (peer-reviewed scientific article)| Posted 4/6/23

Samantha C. Carter, Elizabeth M. Griffith, Theresa A. Jorgensen, Karin G. Coifman & W. Ashley Griffith | Communications Earth and Environment (2021)

Changing the Culture of Coastal, Ocean, and Marine Sciences: Strategies for Individual and Collective Actions (peer-reviewed scientific article) | Posted 9/17/21

Mona Behl, Sharon Cooper, Corey Garza, Sarah E. Kolesar, Sonya Legg, Jonathan C. Lewis, Lisa White and Brandon Jones | Oceanography (2021)

Diversifying the Ocean Sciences: Thoughts on the Challenge Ahead (Commentary) | Posted 9/2/21

Corey Garza | Oceanography (2021)

Equitable Exchange: A Framework for Diversity and Inclusion in the Geosciences (Commentary) | Posted 9/2/21

Lora Harris, Corey Garza et al. | AGU Advances (2021)

A Socio-ecological Imperative for Broadening Participation in Coastal and Estuarine Research and Management (Commentary) | Posted 9/2/21

Lora Harris et al. | Estuaries and Coasts (2021)

Reaching Out to Underserved Communities (Commentary)| Posted 8/31/21

Corey Garza | Marine Technology Society Journal (2015)

Combating Racism in the Geosciences: Reflections From a Black Professor (Commentary)| Posted 4/14/21

Vernon R. Morris| AGU Advances (2021)

Promoting inclusion in ecological field experiences: Examining and overcoming barriers to a professional rite of passage (peer-reviewed scientific article)| Posted 3/30/21

Nia Morales, Kari Bisbee O’Connell, Stacy McNulty, Alan Berkowitz, Gillian Bowser, Michael Giamellaro, Maria N. Miriti| The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America (2020)

Hostile climates are barriers to diversifying the geosciences (peer-reviewed scientific article)| Posted 1/27/21

Erika Marín-Spiotta, Rebecca T. Barnes, Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Meredith G. Hastings, Allison Mattheis, Blair Schneider, and Billy M. Williams| Advances in Geosciences (2020)

Call for a Robust Anti-Racism Plan for The Geosciences (petition)| Posted 6/30/20

Strategies for Increasing Diversity in the Ocean Science Workforce Through Mentoring (peer-reviewed scientific article)| Posted 6/23/20

Johnson, A., M.J. Huggans, D. Siegfried, and L. Braxton | Oceanography (2016)

Field Safety

Field Operations Safety Manual (manual) | Posted 10/6/21

University of California, Office of the President Risk Services (2019)

Safe fieldwork strategies for at-risk individuals, their supervisors and institutions (peer-reviewed scientific article)| Posted 10/6/21

Amelia-Juliette Demery and Monique Pipkin | Nature Ecology & Evolution (2021) | (pre-print)

Ten Steps to Protect BIPOC Scholars in the Field (opinion article) | Posted 11/16/20

Joshua Anadu, Hendratta Ali, and Christopher Jackson | Eos, Science News by AGU (2020)

Additional Resources

Stillman Lab Anti-racist Resources | Posted 10/19/21

Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Resources California Water Quality Monitoring Council | Posted 10/19/21

ADVANCEGeo Partnernship, Empowering geoscientists to transform workplace climate | Posted 4/7/21

Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research's Diversity & Inclusion Efforts | Posted 3/17/21

InclusifieED Who? Promoting equity through inclusive teaching practices | Posted 11/30/20

Being Human in Stem (HSTEM) Initiative | Posted 10/22/20

Anti-racism resources for white people | Posted 8/4/20

Diversity in Academia | Posted 8/4/20

Faculty Resource Guide on Equity, Inclusion, Justice and Anti Racism | Posted 8/4/20

Mentoring and Advising Resources for Racial Injustice | Posted 8/4/20

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