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Seen in Science September 25, 2023 | FIELD INCLUSIVE BY CHRIS SAUNDERS STUDENTS START A NONPROFIT TO ADDRESS CONCERNS OF RESEARCHERS FROM MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. Urban ecologist Murry Burgess studies how factors like light and sound affect songbird nestlings. She can take pretty much anything — from bad weather to snakes — the elements throw at her. But as a Black researcher,…
Field Inclusive Experience Reflection : Sofia Correa “There is little diversity in Wildlife Biology and making diversity visible in this field needs to be addressed. I am happy to be representing the Hispanic community as well as hopefully leveling up the field and diversifying Wildlife Research. Moments like this make you wonder about the access…
Field Inclusive Experience Reflection : María José (Majo) Navarrete Méndez “In my own experience, I have encountered discouraging comments suggesting I could not participate in long expeditions due to concerns about menstruation, which wrongly portrayed me as a burden to the team.” BY MARIA JOSE (MAJO) NAVARRETE MENDEZ I’m María José (Majo) Navarrete, an Ecuadorian…
Field Inclusive Experience Reflection : Derek McFarland Jr. “Some of my interactions with the public are not as straightforward when residents who are local to these outdoor spaces assume the worst of my research activities. As a Black man, carrying these strange “”smoking boxes”” (tick traps!) through the woods, I seem “”out of place.”” BY…
The Nature Conservancy – NC Chapter continues Sponsorship Support with Field Inclusive September 15, 2023 | FIELD INCLUSIVE For immediate release Contact: Field Inclusive; fieldinclusive@gmail.com The Nature Conservancy – NC Chapter’s continued sponsorship continues to show their commitment to marginalized and historically excluded researchers who professionally work outdoors, allowing FI to have a further reach when providing support…
Field Inclusive Names 2023 Fall Travel Award Recipient August 16, 2023 | FIELD INCLUSIVE For immediate release Contact: Field Inclusive; fieldinclusive@gmail.com Jayshaun Talbert (he/him), an undergraduate student at Oregon State University, is the recipient of Field Inclusive’s 2023 Fall Travel Award, sponsored by Wilson Ornithological Society (WOS). This travel award, in the amount of $2000, helps to…
