Diversity Luncheon

Thursday, August 10, 2023

11:45 AM – 1:15 PM PDT

Location: Hyatt Regency, Deschutes Ballroom

Organizer(s)

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Teresa M. Mourad

Director, Education and Diversity Programs
Ecological Society of America
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Co-organizer(s)

Carmen R. Cid, PhD, ESA Certified Senior Ecologist

Professor of Ecology/Dean Emerita
Eastern CT State University
Wethersfield, Connecticut, United States

Moderator(s)

Priyanga Amarasekare, PhD

Professor
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States

Event

Description:

Title: Power of Networks and Stories
Networks and stories are critical in the role they play in offering support to those who are marginalized and leading the way to creating positive environments so they may thrive. Join our panelists who have pioneered new networks and collected powerful stories as they seek to expand the inclusion and full participation of people with disabilities and scientists underrepresented by racial, ethnic or cultural identities in ecology education, research, and practice.
Speakers will include:
Nikki Traylor-Knowles, Founder and Director of Black Women in Ecology, Evolution and Marine Science, EEE Scholar

Skylar Bayer, ESA Diversity Committee, author of Uncharted: How Scientists Navigate Their Own Health, Research, and Experiences of Bias

Natasha Woods, UNIDE -- Steering Committee member, UNIDE

Moderator: Priyanga Amarasekare, UC Los Angeles

We will arrange special seating for those who are not purchasing lunch tickets and would like to join the session to listen to the panel.

Group Name: ESA Diversity Committee and ESA Office of Education and Diversity Programs