Early career researchers benefit from inclusive, diverse and international collaborations: Changing how academic institutions utilize the seminar series

被引：2

作者：

Febria, Catherine M. ^{[1
]}

Kashian, Donna R. ^{[2
]}

Bertrand, Kory R. T. ^{[1
]}

Dabney, Brittanie ^{[2
]}

Day, Matthew ^{[1
]}

Dugdale, Madison ^{[1
]}

Ekhator, Kate O. ^{[3
]}

Esparra-Escalera, Hector J. ^{[2
]}

Graham, Ryan ^{[1
]}

Harshaw, Keira ^{[1
]}

Hunt, Darrin S. ^{[2
]}

Knorr, Savannah ^{[1
]}

Lewandowski, Katrina ^{[2
]}

Linn, Colleen ^{[4
]}

Lucas, Allison ^{[5
]}

Mundle, Scott O. C. ^{[1
]}

Raoufi, Gelareh ^{[6
]}

Salter, Chelsea ^{[1
]}

Siddiqua, Zoha ^{[8
]}

Tyagi, Smita ^{[7
]}

Wallen, Megan M. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Windsor, Tradit Terr Three Fires Confederacy Nations 1, 401 Sunset Ave, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada

[2] Wayne State Univ, Dept Biol Sci, 5047 Gullen Mall, Detroit, MI 48202 USA

[3] Wayne State Univ, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, 5050 Anthony Wayne Dr, Detroit, MI 48202 USA

[4] Wayne State Univ, Dept Anthropol, 656 West Kirby, Detroit, MI 48202 USA

[5] Wayne State Univ, Dept Commun, 585 Manoogian Hall, Detroit, MI 48202 USA

[6] Wayne State Univ, Dept Educ, 5425 Gullen Mall, Detroit, MI 48202 USA

[7] Univ Windsor, Sch Environm, 401 Sunset Ave, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada

[8] Wayne State Univ, Dept Pharmaceut Sci, 259 Mack Ave, Detroit, MI 48201 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH | 2022年 / 48卷 / 03期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

Great Lakes; Seminar series; Early career researchers; Interdisciplinarity; Collaboration; Education;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jglr.2022.03.017

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Efforts to make research environments more inclusive and diverse are beneficial for the next generation of Great Lakes researchers. The global COVID-19 pandemic introduced circumstances that forced graduate programs and academic institutions to re-evaluate and promptly pivot research traditions, such as weekly seminar series, which are critical training grounds and networking opportunities for early career researchers (ECRs). While several studies have established that academics with funded grants and robust networks were better able to weather the abrupt changes in research and closures of institutions, ECRs did not. In response, both existing and novel partnerships provided a resilient network to support ECRs at an essential stage of their career development. Considering these challenges, we sought to reframe the seminar series as a virtual collaboration for ECRs. Two interdisciplinary graduate programs, located in different countries (Windsor, Canada, and Detroit, USA) invested in a year-long partnership to deliver a virtual-only seminar series that intentionally promoted: the co-creation of protocols and co-led roles, the amplification of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion throughout all aspects of organization and representation, engagement and amplification through social media, the integration of social, scientific and cultural research disciplines, all of which collectively showcased the capacity of our ECRs to lead, organize and communicate. This approach has great potential for application across different communities to learn through collaboration and sharing, and to empower the next generation to find new ways of working together. (c) 2022 International Association for Great Lakes Research. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：849 / 855

页数：7