U006
Building Safe, Supportive and Effective Field Research Teams
Session ID#: 249036
Session Description:
Fieldwork is a cornerstone of geoscience and related disciplines that often requires working and living in team-based, non-traditional or remote environments. Exposure to new or adverse situations can introduce risks and challenges related to safety, harassment, and interpersonal dynamics. This session brings the science community together to share tools, insights and experiences related to field safety training, risk assessment, and team culture development. We welcome contributions including, but not limited to: case studies and best practices for risk management approaches including support strategies in field environments for all identities; practical tools for improving field safety and group dynamics, reducing interpersonal risk and harassment, and promoting a welcoming field space; broadening participation in field-based research through team culture-building strategies; assessing effectiveness of field safety and anti-harassment training programs. By convening voices from across the geosciences, we will facilitate discussions and knowledge exchange to drive positive change in fieldwork environments.
Index Terms:
0840 Evaluation and assessment [EDUCATION]
0845 Instructional tools [EDUCATION]
0850 Geoscience education research [EDUCATION]
9820 Techniques applicable in three or more fields [GENERAL OR MISCELLANEOUS]
Primary Convener: Alice Frances Hill, Department of Conservation New Zealand, Nelson, New Zealand; University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, United States
Conveners: Anne U Gold, University of Colorado Boulder, Center for Education, Engagement and Evaluation; Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, United States, Mariama C Dryák-Vallies, Polar Science Early Career Community Office, University of Colorado Boulder, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, United States and Blair Schneider, University of Kansas, Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence, United States
Gear Sharing for Cryosphere Scientists; an Initiative Supported by CryoCommunity and PSECCO (Invited) (1850931)
Marion McKenzie, Colorado School of Mines, Geology and Geological Engineering, Golden, CO, United States, Jessica Mejia, University at Buffalo, Geology, Buffalo, United States, Jeremy N Bassis, University of Michigan, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, Ann Arbor, United States, Leigh A Stearns, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Lauren Miller, University of Virginia, Department of Environmental Sciences, Charlottesville, United States and Mariama C. Dryák-Vallies, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, United States
Research stations as active players in fostering safe and supportive field research: lessons from Alaska’s Toolik Field Station (Invited) (1851225)
Haley Dunleavy1, Scott Filippone2, Amanda Young1, Marin Kuizenga2, Brian Barnes3, Marion Syndonia Bret-Harte4 and Toolik Field Station management and staff, (1)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Toolik Field Station, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (2)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Toolik Field Station, Fairbanks, United States, (3)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Arctic Biology, Fairbanks, United States, (4)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Arctic Biology, Fairbanks, AK, United States
The University of New Hampshire Research Fieldwork Safety Program: Supporting Physical, Psychological, and Interpersonal Safety in the Field (Invited) (1853341)
Elizabeth Burakowski, University of New Hampshire, Earth Systems Research Center, Durham, United States, Kate Gladstone, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, SHARPP Center for Interpersonal Violence Awareness, Prevention, & Advocacy, Durham, United States, Andy Glode, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Environmental Health and Safety, Durham, United States, Cheristy Jones, University of New Hampshire, Durham, United States and Jane Stapleton, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Prevention Innovations Research Center, Durham, United States
STEMSEAS works to create a welcoming environment for up-and-coming seagoing scientists and the marine workforce (Invited) (1853631)
Sharon K Cooper, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, U.S. Science Support Program, Palisades, United States, Lisa D White, University of California Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley, CA, United States, Jonathan C Lewis, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Main Campus, Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences, Indiana, PA, United States and Shondricka Burrell, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, United States
“Nothing About Us Without Us” - On Upending Status Quo Hierarchies and Safety-by-Exclusion Frameworks, Toward the Creation of Truly Safe Field Programs (Invited) (1855315)
Michael J MacFerrin, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, United States; Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, Boulder, United States, Erika Marin-Spiotta, University of Wisconsin Madison, Department of Geography, Madison, United States, Blair Schneider, University of Kansas, Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence, United States, Margaret Price, Ohio State University, Columbus, United States and Lillian Dove, Georgia Tech University, Atlanta, United States
Fostering Belonging and Cultural Change in Cryospheric Science Through Peer-Based Virtual Communities (Invited) (1856578)
Jessica Z Mejia, Syracuse University, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Syracuse, United States, Jeremy N Bassis, University of Michigan, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, Ann Arbor, United States, Leigh A Stearns, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Lauren Miller Miller, University of Virginia, Department of Environmental Sciences, Charlottesville, United States and Marion McKenzie, Colorado School of Mines, Geology and Geological Engineering, Golden, CO, United States
Building a Safe and Welcoming Antarctic Research Community: Reflections from the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (Invited) (1859304)
Betsy Sheffield, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, United States, Leilani Raashida Henry, Being & Living Enterprises, LTD., International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration, Conifer, United States, Marianne S. Karplus, The University of Texas at El Paso, Department of Earth, Environmental, and Resource Sciences, El Paso, TX, United States, Erin C Pettit, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, United States, Julia Wellner, University of Houston, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Houston, United States and International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration (ITGC) Positive Work Culture Team
