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You are Welcome Here: Considerations of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Embracing New Ecologists

Bonnie M. McGill
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Madison J. Foster
,
Abagael N. Pruitt
,
Samantha Gabrielle Thomas
,
Emily R. Arsenault
,
Janaye Hanschu
,
Kynser Wahwahsuck
,
Evan Cortez
,
Kaci Zarek
,
Terrance D. Loecke
,
Amy J. Burgin
Version 1 : Received: 10 November 2020 / Approved: 12 November 2020 / Online: 12 November 2020 (11:31:22 CET)

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McGill, BM, Foster, MJ, Pruitt, AN, et al. You are welcome here: A practical guide to diversity, equity, and inclusion for undergraduates embarking on an ecological research experience. Ecol Evol. 2021; 00: 1– 10. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7321 McGill, BM, Foster, MJ, Pruitt, AN, et al. You are welcome here: A practical guide to diversity, equity, and inclusion for undergraduates embarking on an ecological research experience. Ecol Evol. 2021; 00: 1– 10. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7321

Abstract

Ecology is working to face its colonial roots and institutional inequities. As we build more diverse, equitable, and inclusive (DEI) institutions we must work to support new ecologists by empowering them with the knowledge and tools to succeed. Undergraduate research experiences (UREs) are critical for a student’s professional and interpersonal skill development and key for recruiting more diverse groups of students to ecology. Here, we highlight DEI dimensions of a URE in ecology, acknowledge safety considerations for field ecology, including harassment and assault, and provide tools to support the URE. This is written primarily for all URE students and secondarily for their advisors. We welcome students from underrepresented groups and encourage allyship from students from non-underrepresented groups. After reading this paper, we hope that all students feel more confident and excited about their URE and that advisors see how to improve DEI in their lab.

Keywords

Undergraduate research experience; diversity; equity; inclusion; science communication

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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