PA003
Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Hydrologic Sciences: Where Do We Want to Be and How Do We Get There?

Session ID#: 80035

Session Description:
There has been a lack of improvement in representation in the geosciences in the past 40 years. The underlying data is not sufficiently refined to draw specific inferences about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the hydrologic sciences, but nevertheless serve as background for the geosciences as a whole. This session seeks contributions from researchers, educators, and administrators outlining: (1) efforts to characterize the state of DEI in the hydrologic sciences, (2) key cultural, social, and programmatic barriers to DEI in the hydrologic sciences and strategies to overcome them, and (3) case studies of efforts to increase DEI in programs that might include the hydrologic sciences. Particularly welcome are contributions outlining roles that domain-specific organizations can play in effectively improving DEI.
Index Terms:

0855 Diversity [EDUCATION]
1899 General or miscellaneous [HYDROLOGY]
6699 General or miscellaneous [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Primary Convener:  Elizabeth Tran, Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrological Science, Cambridge, MA, United States
Conveners:  Alejandro N Flores, Boise State University, Boise, ID, United States, Holly A Michael, University of Delaware, Geological Sciences, Newark, DE, United States and Christina Bandaragoda, University of Washington Seattle Campus, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Seattle, WA, United States
Primary Liaison:  Elizabeth Tran, Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrological Science, Cambridge, MA, United States
 
Increasing Diversity in Hydrologic Sciences Through Stories (496480)
Lynn Mayo, RePicture Engineering, Bethesda, MD, United States
 
Designing a critical zone research coordination network to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (Invited) (527048)
Pamela L Sullivan, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, Corvallis, OR, United States, Nicole M Gasparini, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, United States, Nicole West, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, United States, Kamini Singha, Colorado School of Mines, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Golden, United States and Li Li, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University Park, PA, United States
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