Workshop: Inclusive field research practices for the 21st century

Friday, June 4. 1-4:30 PM EST / 12-3:30 CST / 11-2:30 MST / 10-1:30 PST

Please register here: https://forms.gle/ijCnJV4rc6HHTReS8

Register by MONDAY 5/17!

Workshop capped at 70 people.

Part 1. Building a better fieldwork future: Preventing and Managing Sexual Harassment and Assault in the field. (2 hrs)

• Curriculum developed by CAMINO (Center to Advance Inquiry-Based Opportunities in Ecology), University of California, Santa Cruz. Facilitator: Jaemin Lee and Tara Lepore, assisted by two moderators.

• Interactive workshop consisting of both scenario-based group discussions and information delivery regarding SVSH prevention in field settings.

30 mins break

Part 2. Building more diverse, equitable, and inclusive fieldwork practices. (1 hr)

• Interactive workshop with discussions of 3 case scenarios involving different identities and situations that may arise in the field.

• Conversations are meant to be starting points for generating fieldwork handbooks or codes of conduct; using such documents is recommended practice for inclusive and equitable fieldwork (https://urgeoscience.org/).

Warning: This workshop will include discussions about sexual harassment and assault. You are welcome to leave or take a break from the workshop if you need to. All participants will be asked to sign a code of conduct prior to the workshop. For small group discussions, students, postdocs and professionals will be placed in different groups.