The University of Iowa Postdoctoral Association (UIPDA) curated this resource in collaboration w/ Carver College of Medicine (CCOM) Office of Health Parity & the Association for Multicultural Scientists.
CAMPUS RESOURCES
Campus Support Units
- UI Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Center for Diversity & Enrichment
- Office of Diversity Resources
- Disability Services
- Office of Institutional Equity
- First Gen@Iowa
- International Students and Scholar Services
- Multicultural and International Programs
- Rape Victim Advocacy Program (RVAP)
- Women’s Resource & Action Center
Organizations
UI Diversity Councils
- UI African American Council
- UI Council on Disability Awareness
- UI Council on the Status of Women
- UI LGBTQ+ Council
- UI Native American Council
- UI Pan Asian Council
- UI Latinx Council
Campus Resource Guides
- Hardin Library Cultural Competency Resources
- UI DEI Style Guide
- UI Anti-Racism Resource Guide: Becoming an Inclusive Leader
- CCOM DEI Health Resources (by community)
- Campus advocates for First-Generation Students
College/Department DEI resources
- Graduate College
- College of Dentistry
- College of Engineering
- College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- College of Medicine
- College of Nursing
- College of Pharmacy
- College of Public Health
DEI STEM SPOTLIGHT
THE COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS @CommOfScholars
“The Community of Scholars is a group of Persons Excluded because of their Ethnicity or Race (PEER) composed of postdoctoral fellows, early-stage investigators, instructors, and consultants with a common passion to advance scientific discovery while innovating diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.”
Read more: https://crosstalk.cell.com/blog/author/the-community-of-scholars
Founding members: Antentor O. Hinton, Jr., PhD*** (@phdgprotein86); Haysetta D. Shuler, PhD; Zer Vue, PhD (@ZerVue); Brittany L. Taylor, PhD (@BLT_BME); Christina M. Termini, PhD (@cterminiPHD); Melanie R. McReynolds, PhD (@dr_ohsopretty); ReAnna S. Roby, PhD (@DrRSRoby)
Associate members: Caroline Palavicino-Maggio, PhD (@fly_crimson); Elsie Spencer EdD; Angela Pack, PhD*** (@abiochick); Andrea Marshall, PhD*** (@DrDreNeuroWay); Daphney Chery, PhD (DaphneyChery4); Ricardo Correa, MD (@drricardocorrea); Sarah A. Owusu, PhD (; Daniel L. Gonzales, PhD (@donzales1990); Chantell S. Evans, PhD (@channyskye); Florentine U.N. Rutaganira, PhD (@Frutag33); Lillian Brady, PhD (@DrLJBrady); Jamaal L. James, PhD (@DrJKingJames); Edgar Garza Lopez, PhD***; Calvin S. Carter, PhD***; Sunny Huang*** (@huangsunnyc)
***current or former UI trainee
COLLABORATIVE ARTICLES
- McReynolds et al., “The art of virtual mentoring in the twenty-first century for STEM majors and beyond” (2020) Nature Biotechnology 38, 1477-1482.
- Hinton et al., “Mentoring minority trainees: Minorities in academic face specific challenges that mentors should address to instill confidence” (2020) 21(10): e51269. doi: 10.15252/embr.202051269.
- Hinton et al., “Mentoring minority trainees” (2020) EMBO Reports, 21:e51269.
- Hinton et al., “The power of saying no” (2020) EMBO Reports, 21:e50918.
- Hinton et al., “Patching the Leaks: Revitalizing and Reimagining the STEM Pipeline” (2020) 183, 568-575.
- Termini et al., “Building diverse mentoring networks that transcend boundaries in cancer research” (2021) Trends in Cancer 7(5): 385-388.
- Termini et al., “Mentoring during uncertain times” (2021) Trends in Biochemical Sciences 46(5): 345-348.
- Rolle et al., “Toxic stress and burnout: John henryism and social dominance in the laboratory and STEM workforce”, (2021) Pathog Dis. Aug 19;ftab041. doi:10.1093/femspd/ftab041.
- Marshall et al., “Responding and navigating racialized microaggressions in STEM” (2021) Pathog Dis. Volume 79, Issue 5, July 2021, ftab027,
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
TWITTER ACCOUNTS TO FOLLOW:
See our DEI Twitter accounts list (+website links)
Submit websites/accounts to be added to the list here
TWITTER LISTS:
VISIBILITY LISTS - RESOURCES CELEBRATING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FROM DIVERSE SCHOLARS:
- “100 inspiring Black scientists in America”, Cell Mentor
- “1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America”, Cell Mentor
- “An addendum to 1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America”, Cell Mentor
- “100 inspiring Hispanic/Latinx scientists in America”, Cell Mentor
- “Short Wave Celebrates Black Excellence in Science” February 2020, Blog post, NPR.
ARTICLES & BLOG POSTS:
- “Group dynamics: A lab of their own” (2016) Nature, 531, 264-265.
- “Ten simple rules for building an antiracist lab” (2020) PLOS Computational Biology, 16(10): e1008210.
- “The hashtags that brought Black scientists together” August 2021, Blog post, Nature Careers Feature.
- “Communicating your support for #blacklivesmatter: Dos, don’ts, and resources” June 2020, Blog post, 500 Women Scientists website.
- “Save the Tears: White Woman’s Guide” April 2020, Blog Post, Tatiana Mac website.
- “What Can We Do to Combat Anti-Black Racism in the Biomedical Research Enterprise?” June 2020, Blog post, NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog-National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
- “How to Actually Promote Diversity in STEM” November 2019, The Atlantic.
- “Will I be safe applying for a job at your school” August 2021, Blog Post, ASCB Careers, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
- “Making the undergraduate biology classroom inclusive of LGBTQ+ students” August 2021, Blog Post, ASCB Careers, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
- “Six ways to speed up inclusion and positive change in higher education faculty culture NOW” August 2020, Medium.
REPORTS & GUIDES:
- “Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering” 2021 formal report, National Science Foundation.
- “Parents in the Pipeline: Retaining Postdoctoral Researchers with Families”, 2017 The Center for WorkLife Law in partnership with The Pregnant Scholar and National Postdoctoral Association.
- “Title XI Basics Online Toolkit”
- “Parental Leave for Postdocs”
- Related article: “Many postdocs face challenges securing parental leave, new report highlights”, July 2017, blog post, Science Careers.
- “Small Town, Big Talent: Identifying and Supporting Academically Promising Students in Rural Areas” September 2019, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.
- “Collaboration & Team Science: A Field Guide” August 2010, National Institutes of Health
- “Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty” 2006, Burroughs Wellcome Fund & Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
- “Strategies for Cultivating Inclusive Classrooms; Understanding Implicit Bias and Stereotype Threat; and STEM Outcomes at UCLA” UCLA Center for Education Innovation & Learning in the Sciences
- Also, just look at UCLA Center for Education Innovation and Learning in the Sciences.
- “Recruiting New Faculty: Developing a Diverse Pool and an Equitable Search Process” (2018) Achieving Diversity and Excellence, Book Chapter
- Article: “Recruiting Diverse and Excellent New Faculty” July 2018, Blog post, Inside Higher Ed Career Advice.
- “International Postdoc Survival Guide” National Postdoctoral Association.
- “Mentoring International Post Docs” Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.